Perhaps nowhere in the world is English education more stressed than in Asia. With English skills key to academic and professional success, more and more parents have their children begin studying English at the earliest of ages. Preschools offering English instruction have become almost standard, and many parents even begin teaching English to their infants. For some educators, this is a worrying trend. They question whether or not such early introduction of a foreign language will have a harmful effect on the native language. Others argue that children naturally learn languages better at younger ages, so parents are wise to take advantage of this opportunity.