Here we are. The baby is there, as you no doubt know, and she is being talked to. With all the good advice from the books (see biblio section) in mind, my first word to her was in German. (No, I won’t tell what it was, that’s just between the two of us.) I also […]

A few weeks ago, via various sources, I came across a study that said already at birth, babies cry in their mother’s language (their mother being the one person they will always hear, once they can hear). The study compared German and French babies in particular since the difference is so obvious in the spoken […]