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EARLY LEARNING / Teaching Your Child to Read / Re: about to give up teaching my son to read!!!help
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on: July 24, 2009, 04:15:10 AM
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Liz79,
There was a time, I was feeling so overwhelmed trying to do everything right for my baby that I was getting frustrated, tired and sometimes a little bit bitter because I couldn't do it. So a friend told me that the most important thing my baby needed was a happy mom and that I needed to pick my battles. Lets say for example you don't have enough time to prepare your material, well buy them o get them on internet for free. For example, if you can't afford at this moment YBCR or LR or Doman's material(which I recommend them because they save you time and time is gold) you can go to target and get a set of sight cards on the one dollar section for 1$!. Also, you can label your house, go to monkisee.com and print the free labels and stick them all over your house so when you are walking around the house with your baby you can read to him and teach him the names of the objects, rooms, etc.
Getting healthier is more important, so take care of your self and your baby first and don't feel bad that you couldn't teach him to read at that moment all of us go through moments in our lives that we need to stop because of one reason or another. Enjoy being a mom and having a healthy and beautiful son.
Good Luck!!!
p.s.: I know we read in this website about what other amazing moms (granmas,dads) are doing with their kids and how much their kids are learning and sometimes I wish I could do all the programs they are doing or for ex. my daughter loving LM like their kids but I have to pick my battles and do the best I can. This website is great to get tips, advices, ideas.
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EARLY LEARNING / Early Learning - General Discussions / Re: How do you teach a very active baby?
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on: July 13, 2009, 02:40:38 AM
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Saniso,
Reading your post reminds me a lot of my daughter. She walked when she was 9 months old and crawled very early too, she was so active. I bought YBCR and she didn't want to wach it. She didn't like to watch T.V. So, what I'm doing is I play it when she is having breaksfast and luch in her highchair. She didn't like me to read the books and the flashcards at the beginning but I started doing the actions words as hipatia also suggested to you, the animals sounds and looking for the object in the house that was in the book. I remember also kissing every page and having her also kiss every page as a game after I read the word and that was so funny for her. Now, she quite enjoys me reading her books or YBCR flash cards. The LR 6 months program she doesn't care much for the part that is only words but she enjoys the pictures and the videos so she watch the words before them. I bought the Baby signing time and signing time, and those DVDs have been a hit. So, now when we read a word we know I also sign to her.
My daughter has slow down a bit, so now things are a little bit easier, but I am still struggling with math. I haven't found a way for her to get interest on it.
Good luck to you and keep your great work.
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EARLY LEARNING / Early Learning - General Discussions / Re: Don't Bother -- Little Vent
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on: June 27, 2009, 05:04:51 AM
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Dear Kappasweet,
I have been there too. I have been questioned so much by my friends.
Lately, I have found some friends that they are interested in helping their kids to learn so I can share with them some information. I think there are more people like us but they don't say what they do with their kids.
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