And the first thing we notice, if we listen to them very early on – at around one month of age, say – is that the noises they make don’t sound anything like language at all. They aren’t speaking. They’re just vocalizing – using t...

I like to say, ‘‘Too many people follow the crowd, even if the crowd is going in the wrong direction.’’ That is said, I encourage you to decide that you will not willingly participate or commiserate, and the definitive word in this ...