
The brain is primed to acquire
language by the age of 4. If you live in certain areas
of Switzerland, chances are good that your child speaks
several languages. And, if you live in China, learning
a tonal language comes naturally. The brain focuses
on sounds, then syntax, then vocabulary in the language
it's bathed in. We want to give your child's brain a
nice bath, and make language learning natural.
Learning a second language has
been shown to be good for the brain. Studies have found
higher math scores, higher verbal scores, higher social
studies scores and higher SAT scores for children who
study another language. It's even been shown that bilingual
adults suffer less dementia than their monolingual counterparts!
Around the age of 10, children
go through a developmental stage where they accept what
is familiar and turn away from what is different. By
making other language and culture a part of your child's
life from a young age, you're more likely to get a teenager
who embraces it, too.
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