Hi,
The other day my husband and I had a conversation about our son's schooling (even though we have a few more years to go -he's not even three yet). I am positive that I don't want to home school him (don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with that), but it also came up what to do with his advanced reading. I don't want him to be bored in class.  Can he just attend a higher class only for reading? Or can we choose a language class instead of reading? I have no idea about our options.
I would love to read about your experience, ideas, advice.
Thanks

Karma to you Stodd for such a great topic and karma to everybody who is sharing their ideas and experience.
We are in a similar situation and in addition to that my DD was born end of Sept and by Florida laws the cut off is Sept 1, so she will actually go to a kindergarden when she is almost six years old!!!!

Have you tried Doman's Teach your Baby To Swim?  I also like the uswim.com website. 
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Good Luck.

Karma to you for mentioning uswim.com. It looks like a great website, will take a closer look at it tomorrow. Thanks again.

Thank you DadDude and Aangeles for sharing. You two are just amazing, I've learnt so much from you.  And thank you Krista G for this great topic. Karma to all.

DadDude, my daughter loves your "Pigs in Mud" , and "Things you find in medical bag" got her ready for a trip to the doctor. Thanks a lot.

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Thanks nhockaday and Mela1 for your replies. I'll keep my eyes open from now on. Karma to both of you.

I'm with you ladies!!! Every evening the same story: please, don't skip the words. And I really hope it is because of fast reading  Glad to know that we are not alone. Oh, and I do notice, that sometimes when she points with her finger she still skips the words she is reading but then she realizes that something is wrong and reads the word that she has just skipped because her finger is still pointing at it 

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I missed it    nhockaday, could you, please, let us know when they are recruiting again? And how often do they recruit: once a year, twice  a year? Thank you. Karma for sharing.

Ой, спасибо огромное!!!! Начала обучать дочку чтению и просто голову сломала (много времени потратила) на поиск инфо. И как я сразу не додумалась на этом форуме поискать? Карма вам обеим.

Thank you so much KL for the link. Just today a librarian (we go to a story time) told us that we shouldn't use workbooks untill the child goes to a kindergarden, as the child will burn out by the time he needs to go to school. All they need to know is how to use potty, how to ties their shoes and 13 letters and their sounds. Every time our librarian comes from a conference she tells us that small children unable to read and we shouldn't teach them untill at least 4 years old.  It sounded like I was commiting a crime by teaching my child.
I felt really bad that my 2.5 year old is now step 2 in reading English.

Thx, KL, for this wonderful website and thanks to everybody who is sharing info here. I don't contribute much due to lack of time but I always give karma to everybody who shares here and keeps me going. 

Looks like it was a one day deal. The price of Tag is showing as $29.99 now. But the map is still $9.99.

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While you are making a purchase the USA LeapFrog Tag Maps is $9.99 (regular $19.99) down to $8.99 with the same coupon code.
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If you you are buying both both items, you are eligible for a free super saver shipping. So all in all both items will cost $26.98!!! And you are getting them right before Christmas 

My son who is turning 8mo old is not sleeping well through the night. He wakes up every 1-2 hrs and cries a lot. Its quite difficult for us to sleep as well. We feed him enough right before his bedtime but still wakes up and asks for milk (I still breastfeed). Sometimes even breastfeeding doesnt calm him down.

My little one did the same thing to me (every 1-2 hours she was crying and only nursing could calm her down), so I had to introduce a pacifier. It didn't solve the problem, but at least I didn't have to nurse her that often. There is a good book that can help you http://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Sleep-Habits-Happy-Child/dp/0449004023. I got this book from the library. Lots of people on this forum recomend it. It did work for me but not for long 1-2 months only and then things went back to "normal". For no apparent reason, no changes in the schedule, she started getting up once or twice at night again. She is 26 months old and even now she will sleep through the night once-twice a week. I read 2 books about sleeping habbits and tried them on my child, both technics worked but only for a month or two and I didn't have enough energy to go through the "training"again.
I gave up. Just let it go as it goes. I have a friend and 2 of her kids were bad sleepers but her baby #3 started sleeping through the night being 2 weeks only. She didn't do anything different with this child, she says she is just getting rewarded for all the sleepless night with 2 elder kids.
So I would recommend you to read that book and follow the instructions. It should help you. My PCP told me to just let the child cry out, because as soon as they start solids they shouldn't cry for food. Good luck, you really need one.

OMG! She is so cute!!! You are doing an amazing job, aangeles!!! I love your videos and your posts. You are setting a good example for everybody here. I don't have LR but will make a Power Point for my little one, I know she will love it. Thank you so much, aageles, for sharing. Karma to you for a great job.

My daughter is 26 months old and once-twice a week she has to spend about 4 hours in the car (with a couple of 5-10 minutes breaks when she can get out and move a little bit). I'm looking for something to occupy her during those 4 hours. We tried reading books, but after going through 10-15 of them, she gives them up. I can't be next to her all the time so she needs something she can play by herself. I came up with an idea about a laptop, but don't know which one to get. She knows her ABCs, she is reading pretty well, knows basic shapes, colors, counts till 20. We had a baby laptop from Vtech she was playing with it from 3 months old till now I'm looking at this one http://www.squidoo.com/vtech-toddler-learning-laptop but didn't check it out at a store yet. May be somebody here already got a laptop for a child and can give me an advice. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My DD didn't walk alone till 13-14 months, she fell a couple of times and started asking for a hand every time when we needed to go somewhere. She was holding walls and furniture when she was home. At 12 months check up PCP told us not to worry about her walking alone, she was standing and holding her weight. No problem with walking, running and jumping now. Don't worry, Gilma, your DD will be fine. Give her some time, she will surprise you one day.

Thanks! I enjoyed watching it. This boy is amazing! So much passion! And he knows the whole piece! He probably listened to it a hundred times and still enjoys it.