http://www.parentingideas.org/articles/education/should-your-child-learn-a-second-language/ To Inspire with Ideas and Practical Tips on Parenting Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:31:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.parentingideas.org/articles/education/should-your-child-learn-a-second-language/#comment-418 Ask Metafilter: How many languages should my kid have to learn? - Parenting Ideas Mon, 08 May 2006 14:21:30 +0000 http://www.parentingideas.org/articles/education/should-your-child-learn-a-second-language/#comment-418 [...] Research shows there are many benefits of learning a second language. Over at Ask Metafilter, there’s an interesting lead posted on learning languages. Many responses are very positive, for example, “I’ve never heard a downside. Go for it.”, and “I have a friend whose mother was Russian and father Belgian. He grew up speaking English, Russian and French and was no worse off for it. He’s a pilot now.” What is your thought? What languages would you like your child to learn? Tags: Parenting, Languages [...] […] Research shows there are many benefits of learning a second language. Over at Ask Metafilter, there’s an interesting lead posted on learning languages. Many responses are very positive, for example, “I’ve never heard a downside. Go for it.”, and “I have a friend whose mother was Russian and father Belgian. He grew up speaking English, Russian and French and was no worse off for it. He’s a pilot now.” What is your thought? What languages would you like your child to learn? Tags: Parenting, Languages […]

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