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Importance of teaching your child Filipino language at a young age

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According to a study in psychology, by Lenneberg, 1967, language is best learned and acquired in childhood than in adolescence. Childhood is a critical period for language acquisition. Image: Jed Gerona and her family (Cybelle Diones)


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According to a study in psychology, by Lenneberg, 1967, language is best learned and acquired in childhood than in adolescence. Childhood is a critical period for language acquisition. Image: Jed Gerona and her family (Cybelle Diones)


Jed Gerona is the owner of a Filipino bookstore for kids in Australia. She started the business because she wanted to teach her 2 year-old daughter how to speak Filipino.

 

Here is Cybelle's interview with Jed Gerona.

 


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