How Babies sort out language

I found a great article in the New York Times about the importance of raising kids bilingual starting very early, even in infancy.

Hearing Bilingual: How Babies Sort Out Language

 Once, experts feared that young children exposed to more than one language would suffer “language confusion,” which might delay their speech development. Today, parents often are urged to capitalize on that early knack for acquiring language. Upscale schools market themselves with promises of deep immersion in Spanish — or Mandarin — for everyone, starting in kindergarten or even before.

Yet while many parents recognize the utility of a second language...continue reading here