Bilingualism might help children develop Theory of Mind, but the evidence is mixed. To
address the disagreement in the literature, a meta-analysis was conducted on studies that …

The possibility and nature of bilingual advantage for theory of mind (ToM), that is, young
bilingual children outperforming their monolingual peers, have been discussed increasingly …

Bilingual preschoolers often perform better than monolingual children on false‐belief
understanding. It has been hypothesized that this is due to their enhanced executive …

Bilingual children often show advanced executive functioning (EF) and false belief (FB)
understanding compared to monolinguals. The latter has been attributed to their enhanced …

Previous developmental studies reported bilinguals' Theory of Mind (ToM; the ability to take
on another's perspective) develops differently than monolinguals. We conducted a scoping …

Findings across studies investigating the impact of bilingualism on Theory of Mind (ToM) in
children have been mixed, potentially due to methodological differences, including …

Most assessments of cognitive abilities are language bound (eg, directions presented orally
or written), even when not assessing linguistic ability. Understanding the relationship …

Abstract In standard Theory of Mind tasks, such as the Sally-Anne, children have to predict
the behaviour of a mistaken character, which requires attributing the character a false belief …

Reports suggest that the development of a child's understanding of the mind (ToM) is
enhanced in bilingual children. This is usually ascribed to different features of executive …

This study examined the concurrent relations of English (EL) and heritage language (HL)
proficiency to executive functions (EF) among low-income dual language learners (DLLs) …