There is said to be 'windows' of learning opportunites for humans and when we catch them it is easier to teach a new skill, for example, eating, talking, walking etc etc...if we miss that window, it is more labour intensive to teach a new skill. I can totally understand this and view learning a new language as an adult (when you have grown up mono-lingual) as a perfect illustration of this point. The trick is knowing when that window is open. I am currently anticipating the 'learn to eat independently' window for Pei. I am totally enjoying watching him learn something new and enjoy himself at the same time. Learning should be this fun. I must remember this joy when sweating over long forgotten Chinese and Japanese vocab/sentence structure/tone etc etc etc...
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