Me and my husband moved to Singapore last year, we both are English. I have a 4 year old kid, he has Mandarin as language subject in school. Now I know Mandarin is one of the most spoken languages in Singapore, but is it necessary for him to learn Mandarin? I mean is it really worth it?

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If anything, China's economy is on the rise and children who know more languages tend to be more empathetic. Moreover, since you already know that Mandarin is commonly spoken over here, it would definitely help your son if he knows how to speak it. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/sifter/children-who-speak-multiple-languages-may-be-more-empathetic

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Home Toddler me and my husband moved to singapore next year we both are english i have a 4 year old kid he has mandarin as language subject in school now i know mandarin is one of the most spoken languages in singapore but is it necessary for him to learn mandarin i mean is it really worth it