WHY SHOULD THE PARENTS TEACH THE CHILD TO SECOND LANGUAGE ?

Actually when things come to being a parent and raising up a child things are very complicated. However, when things come to the teaching methods of your child, then things get much more complicated. Everyone wants to have well-rounded, educated, intelligent and smart children, however it is not that easy to reach. It is extremely difficult to make the child study something, as not many children are really into studies. When the children are younger they still want to have fun and play with mates outdoors, instead of studying a foreign language. This can really be stressful for the child. However, learning foreign languages is always good and necessary. So there are some ways by the help of which your child will want to study languages and will be really enthusiastic about it.

First of all when you want to teach the second language to the child, you should start it as soon as possible. Once the child is very young, she or he will perceive new knowledge better and quicker. On the other hand, do not start earlier than 5 or 6, because the child’s brain is not developed enough to perceive so much new information. However, you can start doing some minor language exercises even at the age of 5. Just do it as a fun game. I am sure nowadays you can find lots of find and cheerful ways on how to teach a language as a game. While you are concerned with the methods of teaching, let us concentrate on why you should basically teach the child to the second language. Why is it so important?

• The very first reason why you should teach your child a foreign and a second language is that the child is still a child. She or he is young, the brain is fresh and open to new kind of knowledge better than any time ever. So do not waste your child’s golden chance. He or she has brilliant chances of learning a new language quicker and better when being in childhood. This will make things much easier for your child, and when he or she gets a little but older she will do better than mates. Besides, in older years she will spend time on other useful things, while mates will be still working on second language. This will make the child more perspective and developed as well as intelligent and well-rounded.
• The more languages you have in your language collection, the easier it will be to learn some other languages. This is really true and not just a flying idea. Basically teaching the child the second language will help a lot in learning some other new languages. While you child is still a child he or she already somehow knows 2 languages, the native one and the second one you are teaching. Later on in life, she or he will start learning the third language which is truly awesome and cool.
• The child will also have a better career future even from the early age. This will affect her personal courage and will give her more confidence still as a child.
• On the other hand, learning a second language for the child can be the start of love for languages which is always welcoming. The child may want to become a polyglot.
• At the same time the child may also want to travel to the countries where people speak the second language. This will broaden her or his vision of life and will definitely make the child more intelligent, especially being compared to mates.
• Knowing the second language will make the child more communicative. He or she will understand others easier, no matter which language they speak. Besides that the child will grow up being international, which is also very important, especially in 21^st century, when we live an era of globalization.

Actually these were the reasons why you should teach your child a second language and even more languages later on. There are many ways thanks to which you can make your child learn the second language and even love it, and want to learn more and more. Languages are always fun to know, they will make your child more intelligent and will help her to have a sharper mind than he or she would have without the knowledge of the second knowledge.  Besides, even from early ages the child will have better future chances, so as you see there are many pluses in learning a second language. Thus if you are interested in it, just be aware that teaching the child to second language can be just brilliant decision.