Do you think it’s important that your child knows more than one language? You could be right!

Learning a second language could improve cognitive development, creativity and academic performance, is indicated on the site of the University of Tennessee in Martin, USA. But what language should they learn?

Besides being the most talked about in the world, according to the Ethnologue publication, Mandarin Chinese is the most chosen by millionaires.

Some examples:

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos: The founder of Amazon and his wife have four children. According to her in dialogue with Vogue magazine, one of the activities that children do is to learn Mandarin Chinese.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan: Inspired by his wife, the Facebook founder would have learned Chinese Mandarin self-taught, he reports on the Business Insider site. In addition, in 2016 he uploaded a video to his social network in which he sees how a personal assistant with artificial intelligence helps his daughter Max to practice that language:

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner: In an interview with the Hong Kong newspaper, South China Morning Post, the daughter of the current president of the United States said her daughter had a Chinese nanny who taught her Mandarin.

Prince William and Kate Middleton: The eldest son of the royal couple, Prince George, is expected to learn Mandarin at the school he attends in London, Business Insider reports.

Why choose mandarin

Are you already considering Mandarin language for your child? In addition to the millionaires, several experts endorse the decision.

“The tone of the language makes it sound like a song, which is a tool that is used when teaching young children other topics.” The written characters look like images, which is attractive to children, who usually learn in a visual way “, says Nicole St. Leger, a mandarin teacher, in dialogue with Parents magazine. And that’s not all!

“Learning Mandarin provides a key understanding of one of the oldest civilizations in the world, which is also one of the fastest growing economies globally,” explains Corinne Dillon, founder of the site to learn the language. Discover Mandarin.

“Employers need people to speak Mandarin in order to carry on their business, this is not a trend that is going to change soon,” adds St. Leger.

Finally, keep in mind some of the additional benefits extracurricular activities can bring for your children, such as learning a language:

1. Flexible thinking
2. Best investment for your child both from education and
3. Chinese is the business language of the future. And learning it, will make you child more employable and give an added advantage in the ever increasing competitive world. China being the second largest economy in the world and biggest trading partner to the world’s biggest economy i.e. United States (in fact many other countries), every company wants a Chinese speaker to assist in their business.