SINGAPORE - Toddler Amelie Chua knows how to say three words: "mama", "dada" and "cat". But the 13-month-old understands and communicates far more than that.
When her mother, Ms Applie Wan, 31, makes a gesture indicating "bath" - moving her fists in front of her chest - Amelie runs to the bathroom to have a wash.
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