Children, babies and language

Can you learn a language with children’s songs on YouTube?
Yes, if you are a child.  It will help if you expose your child to sounds of different languages starting from age zero to two years old. In fact, parents that say at seven they will start their child with Spanish lessons for example, well, its [...]

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Proof of residency
Why do I need to prove my residency? I have a daughter that I am trying to get confirmed as a US citizen. The process is actually easy but a lot of paperwork.  One of the requirements is to prove that you have lived in the USA for at least 5 years.
What documents [...]

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Babies learn a language by listening
Babies listen to a language for about a year.  They are actively listening before they even speak their first real word.  One year.  If you also listened to your target language you are trying to learn, actively for a year, you would be surprised how fast and how well you [...]

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Baby brain
I am not going to restate obvious facts that about how your interaction with your baby from 0 to 8 will influence how your baby’s brain develops. Instead here is a list of things you can do to help your baby’s brain. Starting as early as you think.  Some people start these at 3 [...]

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My neighbor’s baby |Learn a language early.
My neighbor is a rich guy and has one child. He asked me when he thinks his daughter should start English.  I said today. Why?
Infants have a unique ability to discriminate speech-sound (phonetic) differences, but over time they lose this skill for differentiating sounds in languages other than their [...]

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I have always not translated baby names in the USA. For example, if someone has a baby name like Lucja, I would think in the USA Lucja is what people would call her.  But Many Europeans or people learning English translate the name to Lucy.  Which is fine.  But I perfer to keep names if [...]

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How do babies learn a language? or more important how can you help your baby learn a language? I have a list of ideas that might help your child or baby learn.

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How your baby starts to develop language in the first three months of life. How your baby develops listening and speaking skills. What can you do to help your baby’s language development.

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Can your baby learn a language by music or sound or singing? I think your baby will respond most to singing a language to him or her.

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When not to start to teach Children languages
The truth is all times and ages are good to start a child with a language. However, the question is do you want them to speak like a native or like a foreigner. I live in Krakow, and many parents say they will start their children young [...]

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