Growing Up Brainy

If you're about to have a baby and you and/or your partner happens to be bilingual, you've likely heard the age-old suggestion that it is best for each parent to speak one (and only one) of the two...

​ Your baby is born ready to acquire language. We say acquire rather than learn because language development is different from other types of knowledge learning (e.g. math, music). We don’t need to...

It’s no secret that trying to learn a new language as an adult can be quite an uphill battle. But hearing that it would be easier if only you were younger can be frustrating. It can feel like an...

The more you learn about a baby’s development, the more you will see how little they actually need in terms of toys and entertainment--how the world around them is a playground of discovery all on...

Have you ever stopped and pondered how animals like bees and birds can communicate through fixed repetitive patterns, but they do not have language? And how unique is it that human language is not...

Babies are the best language learners on the planet. Their brains are primed to develop language skills right from birth in ways that adult brains are not.   For instance...   Your newborn...

So you just had your first baby. You’re tired. You’ve been wearing the same clothes for days. You’re longing to take a vacation to the shower. And you’re likely questioning your every move.  ...

Exposing your baby to a foreign language will, of course, help your child learn that language later in life, but there are many other benefits that come when interacting with a second language...

How you talk to your baby can have a big impact on their language and cognitive development.    Did you know that there is a scientific, evolutionary reason you may find yourself speaking in a...

“Foreign Language for Babies.”   This simple statement is how we draw attention to smallTalk, but it begs the question... “Why?”   Why in the world has smallTalk taken the time to design...