I think there is a difference between a child getting the amount of sleep that they need, even if it is fewer hours than recommended, and a child sleeping enough.  My son is rarely cranky.  I follow his cues.  If he wants to go to bed at 6pm, we go, if he needs a longer nap, he naps.  He doesn't seem sleep deprived at all, he just seems to require less sleep.  He is the center of my world and our schedule revolves around his needs.

I just wish he needed more sleep!  I'm not a fan of getting up at 5am, or this morning 4:40.  At least with the time change coming up he will be on a better schedule for a while.

I live in Carrollwood as well!  What a small world.  We are in NC this week taking care of my mom who just had knee surgery.  I will email you when we get back in town next week.

I never wanted to homeschool, but when I started looking into preschools, even the very good private ones I was disappointed.  I guess I'm homeschooling in a way now, nothing organized, and I'm considering keeping him with me for several more years.  There are so many great programs at our aquarium and zoo and other local places that I think I could do more for him at home.  I would hate to see him bored since he will be so far ahead of the others.

I just orderd 2 DVDs and I'm excited to give them a try.

Trinity - where are you in Florida?  I'm in Tampa.

My son is HUGE.  He has always been in the 95th percentile for height and 75th for weight.  He isn't yet 2 and he is in 4T clothes.  So, it isn't a size thing. 

Attachment parenting is a style of parenting that was popularized by Dr. Sears.  I co-sleep with my son, still nurse him (he is almost 2), I wore him in a carrier as much as possible.  Things I would never do would be to put him in a crib and let him cry himself to sleep (I don't even have a crib).  Parenting is such a personal choice and no one style is right or wrong, but this is what feels best for us. This style may take more effort than others but I feel that it is worth it.  My family thinks he should have been weaned long ago.  They think I would get more sleep if I just let him cry sometimes.

My mom noticed that when my son is watching the bits on the computer he looks at the screen very quickly and then either turns his head to the side or looks to the side.  She said it almost looks like he isn't looking at the screen, but you can tell he is just for a second.  He seems to do this every time. 

I can't tell what he is doing because he is always on my lap so I'm just getting the back-of-his-head view.  He loves learning so it isn't that he is disinterested.  I go through the slides quickly, so I don't think I'm boring him.  I know he is learning because he is telling me things that I showed him.

Anyone else noticed this?

That was such a random word for him to recognize that it makes me think that he really does recognize a lot more words than that.  I had to think hard to remember when we even talked about that.  I hope he will keep sharing with me.  It is so encouraging. 

My family already thinks my parenting style is crazy (attachment parenting) so this will just be one more thing for them to give me strange looks about.  I'm not telling, but he will give us away soon.

I meant I almost wrecked the car.

I just want to let everyone know how much I appreciate that people post their bits here.  It takes a lot of time and love to make up these presentations and it is so nice that people share them.  I read the Doman books less than 2 weeks ago and of course wanted to start doing everything right away.  We don't have PowerPoint and I'm working towards getting Little Reader, so for now we are enjoying everyone else's hard work. 

The other day my son recognized the word "Roosevelt" on a street sign!  I also wrecked the car.  He is having fun learning and it is certainly working.  Thanks again for sharing and I hope to start sharing my own creations soon.

We have struggled with sleep since day 1.  I've read all sorts of books but it just seems that my son doesn't need as much sleep as he is supposed to.  I've read that intelligent children may sleep less, and he is certainly more advanced than his peers so I don't know if that is why.  Does anyone else have a child who doesn't sleep much?

We get up between 5-6am, he may nap, or he may not. He goes to sleep around 7 if he doesn't nap and 8 if he did nap.  That just doesn't seem like enough sleep for a 2 year old.

My son is 22 months and I recently discovered Doman's books.  I was searching for something because my son wanted to learn so much that I didn't know what to do.  I'm so thankful I figured all this out because he really enjoys all the bits and is so happy learning all this new info.

My question is about how long to show the bits.  I know the books say 1 second is all they need and to keep them wanting more.  What if they want to look at something for a long time and talk about all the details?  What if they want to watch the same one over and over again?  What if they want to spend 30+ minutes looking at bits and keep asking for more and more?

I realize he is learning when he is doing this, so I don't think it is a bad idea of let him lead a discussion, or choose the pace.  I'm letting him use the mouse so he can determine how quickly he wants to see new slides.  He is very verbal and certainly lets me know when he is bored.  I'm the one that has to end learning sessions because he is so excited.  Is it a bad idea to let him lead (within reason)?

My son has been taking classes since he was about 6 months old, he is now almost 2.  He goes underwater by himself to dive for rings now.  He is not at all afraid of going under but sometimes it still freaks me out. 

The article makes sense, however, I still like to get my son out of the house. 

I think it depends who you are playing with. I belong to an attachment parenting mom's group and with the exception of one child, all these children are very well behaved.  We get together in small groups and my son wants to know the names of each child and parent and he talks about them after we leave.  The other moms also interact with my son and I think more positive adult role models are good.  At the same time, I don't like what I see at library playgroups and other places where parents aren't as attentive as I am.   

I don't want to put him in a harmful situation, but sometimes I'm socializing so I don't go crazy.