Bilingual homes may give babies a learning lift

Regularly hearing two languages linked to mental advantage by age 6 months

HELLO, STRANGER  In a new study, 6-month-olds from bilingual homes who had become familiar with images of either of these two stuffed animals were quicker to recognize the previously seen toy than those from homes where only one language was spoken.

Neurocognitive Development Lab/Singapore Inst. for Clinical Sciences

Months before starting to talk, babies receive a thought-provoking gift from the gab heard in bilingual homes.