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TIME AND TIMING YOUR CHILD FUTURE

A 1000 / REASON WHY YOUR CHILD SHOULD LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE

It’s good for brain development. One of the main reasons experts support getting kids into foreign languages as soon as possible, rather than waiting until they’re tweens and teens, is based on how it affects brain development. “Studies have shown that the brain of a young child has several areas active in language acquisition, a capacity that is significantly diminished as he or she grows older,” says Bob Hershberger, a professor of Spanish at DePauw University and the father of two soon-to-be-bilingual children. “In other words, young children (ages 2 to 6) are very active receptors of the languages that surround them,” a factor that means they can pick up a new language much easier than they will out of a high school textbook.