![]() Chinese lessons only from ages 2 to 4 will not make your child proficient at 18. Your child is also far more likely to retain the second language if continuously exposed to it as he grows. Tapes or weekly classes are less effective, because it's the face-to-face observations and repetition that help the brain most. The catch is that the best way for your child to learn a language now is through conversation with a native speaker. ![]() Kids who grow up in a bilingual household are thought to have a combined vocabulary that is equivalent to or greater than that of monolingual children, and being bilingual has been shown to have lasting cognitive benefits. They can literally hear all the unique sounds of a foreign tongue better than a teenager or an adult. There's evidence that children learn languages more easily in the early years because their brains are so feverishly making new neural connections. Since your child is picking up English so rapidly, you might wonder if now's also the time to expose him to other languages. It's harder to lift up, and your child may soon lose interest in trying. If you've got a merry stripper, try fastening the diaper with duct tape. For example, better fine motor skills often lead diaper-wearers to undo the tabs that keep the diaper on. ![]() Necessity is the mother of invention when your wily 2-year-old constantly comes up with new "problems" for you to solve. "What does it look like on the grass? On the pavement? If I hold the hose high? If I hold it low?") Diaper stripper And that's just what she's up to when she pulls off her shoes over and over, stacks, unstacks, and restacks blocks, or seems endlessly fascinated with water dripping from a garden hose. Experimenting is one way your 2-year-old figures out how the world works. ![]() Another developmental benefit of repetitive play is to build the brain. ![]()
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