Early Childhood Education

Starting Early Isn't Enough — What a 25-Country Review Says About Foreign Language Education for Young Children

A systematic review of studies across 25+ countries finds that what matters most in early foreign language programs isn’t when you start — it’s how the program is delivered, whether the child enjoys it, and whether the first language remains protected.

Does Talking More to Your Child Really Accelerate Language Development? — What a 4-Year Longitudinal Study Found

A study tracking 296 Australian families from 6 months to age 4 reveals the causal relationship between parent-child conversation and language development.

The Book You Choose Changes How Your Child Speaks — What a 6-Week Experiment Revealed

A Max Planck Institute study shows that reading complex stories — where characters hold false beliefs — dramatically increases preschoolers’ use of subordinate clauses, mental verbs, and longer sentences.