I had some ( although limited) experience with EFT. During my pregnancy (in Taiwan) my doctor introduced this technique as a way of dealing with severe morning sickness.

I had a high risk pregnancy and had EXTREME MORNING SICKNESS , so it was very important for me to find a way to keep food down ( and I could not take meds). My doctor introduced EFT as an alternative. It did work to an extent.

But I agree with KL, about the concentration issue. It was difficult enough for me, being an adult, to concentrate on affirmations and points, etc. And it took me a fair bit of practise...

Born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine. Lived in South and North America, Germany, Denmark, Belgium and Taiwan...

So neat to know that our community is so multiligual and multicultural. I think it is a very unique thing. It definetly a plus for getting help with different languages and tips from each other!

  Similarly, there are other methods that try to disengage the left brain, like flashing patterns (which you focus on) while you listen to a piece of information (which contains the info you're trying to absorb).

KL, that is very interesting! Where would I find more info on that? Would that mean, that if I would put flashing b/w patterns on the screen and will play an audio piece on some other language my baby will be able to absorb it better, and possibly it will be more of an effective way to teach her language?

I am very interested in this, thank you for mentioning it!

Here is the link to EC ( Elimination Communication) Forum Thread from Mothering.com

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/forumdisplay.php?f=227

There are some great tips there for EC and potty training, some people who did it for a while and with multiple babes, so you can also ask questions. I thought there are some good tips there, and experiences of different parents. POtty training experiences there range from birth to a few years, so there is something for everyone.

I personally learned that potty training is about communication. Babies are eager to be understood, and if they realise that they are, it gives them thrill, andf they are more eager to do it again. I agree with others about making a big deal of successes. Little ones love to make their parents happy, so when they see what made you happy and connect it, they will be more likely to do it again.

These are just a couple simple observations. I am sure, if you just relax, and take it as it comes. And praise your little one for successes, you will see steady progress. Stressing out, will make it more difficult, and might even slow down the process I think.

Hope it helps.

K to you! It looks like exactly what I was looking for and I am so-o thrilled! Thank you for sharing it! I will look at it later on today, after my little one in bed .

I do not read or speak Chinese at all    . So I might have a few questions to you along the way, if you do not mind...   This is something awesome about this community, that everyone is contributing to it in so many unique ways, and neither one of us would be able to provide materials to our Children in such way on our own!

Thank you!

http://www.kiddierecords.com/

I am looking for something along these lines, not necessary lessons, but rather dramas or stories read... Classical pieces perhaps. Was just wondering in case someone knows.

Thank you, thank you!

So I have a question about reading. Some people say they read loads of books every day. Others say that reading the same book over and over again for a week or even two is what does the trick with their baby.

Friom what I understand we read primary to get them used to the sounds of the language, to get their reaction, to stimulate them, -- not to memorise the book. So it does not make much sense to me to read the same book over and over again. However I know that babies tend to enjoy some degree of repetition, I guess something that they get familiar with.

From your personal experience, what did you do? What worked the best for you? I do not want her to get bored, but also do not feel like racing through 10 books... Just wondering...

[Day 1 - Day 15,]

Day 1 - Day 15,

Ready to download and to be used in Little Math, these presets are based on Glen Doman Classical Schedule.

http://forum.brillkids.com/downloads/?cat=218;pg=2;sortby=date;orderby=desc

There are 3 sessions planned for every day. Each session consists of 2 sets of 5 cards. First session of every day is done in numerical Order. Session 2 and Session 3 are made to present quantity cards in random order.

Starting from Day 6  two cards are retired and two new cards are introduced every day. These presets use red dots.

Big thank you to those who helped me to get started with GD math.

http://forum.brillkids.com/teaching-your-child-math/question-about-doman-math-dots-sessions/

And I hope that these presets will be a help to those who are starting the course!

Have fun!

In our extended family Mandarin and Cantonese are used as a second language. I do not speak Chinese ( even though I want and plan to learn, possibly together with my daughter), my husband speaks only Cantonese ( and he is a bit rusty, as he was away from Macao/HC for over 20 years), I was thinking to possibly expose my daughter to the sound of both Mandarin and Cantonese, even before we will start "oficially" learning them. From what I understood, doing so as early as possible will condition her brain to easier register these languages later, when she will be actually learning them ( I am thinking of getting a learning DVD later and also expose her to language carriers, play groups, etc).

So here is my question. Does anyone knows of any on line resources where I can download something like that, since I can not read Chinese myself, and it will have to be an audio of someone else doing it, or drama or songs. Or did you use something that you can share. I am mainly interested in audio at this point so I can put it for her during one of the nursing times....

Thank you!

Great, thank you! We started with our 4 flashcards already. BTW, how often would you introduce a new word. In his book, does G Doman specifies anything along these lines.

You know, when we teach GD Math, there is pretty strict regiment of showing only 2 sets of 5 cards each maximum 3 times a day. Is there anything similar related to reading and showing flashcards of the words?

I do not have his books, but will be very interested to hear from those who read them.

Thank you for clarification! It helps to know that whenever we have questions there is always someone there to help! 

Thank you, Nikki, for writing your experience and for the advice! I tend to agree with it.

When you say "start showing her important signs now" do you mean us showing it to her, or choosing important signs from the video and showing them to her like that? I was thinking learning a few important signs, and showing her during the day, like potty, hungry, milk, mommy, daddy, happy,....

It is so great we can all exchange ideas and experiences and make informed decisions and plans for our babies educations. I think it is one of the greatest things about Brill Kids, -- avenue to get input, ideas and experiences and flexibility of adapting it to your child individual needs. Awesome!

Thank you, Kizudo, great ideas on the flashcards. Do you have a picture of the ready one to get a better idea?

Thank you Tornado and Joha on your input!

I am still contemplating about actually using the BST videos, or perhaps just teaching my baby signs that she would need right away just by showing them to her myself, and then introducing the videos later...

I definetly like the actual idea of teaching her to sign. It is just the video factor I am still contemplating about. Tend to agree with Trinity Papa on that one, about starting the signs right away and introducing the videos a bit later. Will post you on what we will decide to do.

Thank you for all the valuable input!

we did quite alot of stuff ....mainly music (classical and perfect pitch training), math, reading english and chinese (including some chinese classics), plenty of reading and funny face expressions

I hope you dont mind me asking all these questions. Honestly I am making more progress from these discussions, then from anything else. Very inspiring! Also helps me not to be overwhelmed where to start, getting some good starter ideas here...   Thank you! And thank you all who responded.

Here is the question I have about introducing reading ( We already doing some from different children's books, but the questions about how to do it more organised, as right now it is rather sporatic, my husband would love to help, but he wants to see some system to it, some order of how we do it, so even when I am not around he can know what we do and pick up from there...)

Did you read straight from the books or did a simple presentations?

 Children's books or also some classical lit pieces (like poems, etc). I have some children books, but then majority of the ones in Russian are on my computer, since we travel a lot, and I would not be able to carry a huge library with me. Would you read it from computer then?

 Should I help her to follow by pointing where I am reading, or just read with animated face and voice and let her listen, not looking in the book?

Did you read over the same books and stories for a while before introducing  new ones or were you introducing new ones constantly ( I have heard conflicting opinions on that one...)

Approximately, just for my interest, how many books/stories a day you tried reading to her?

Should I let daddy do the reading in English and I would do it in Russian, and then play her a story or drama in Chinese at some point of the day? (To divide languages).

Whe you were reading, would you at some point pull out some new words from the book, and introduce it to her on a flash cards? Or would it be too early and it is better just to let her listen and experience the language as a whole...

I have some dramas ( dramatisations of stories, usually some Russian folk classics, etc.) in mp3 ( they are copies of old children records), would it be a good idea to play those to her once in a while, just to expose her to more language other then just me speaking ( there are no other Russian speakers around, and plenty of English speakers, so I would not do that in English)

I am sure I would have more questions, but these are just the ones I thought of when I read your post...

ps perhaps you can start doing music perfect pitch training next .... i started it at around 5mth i think ... but you will need proper instruments .... no when i ask my girl where is middle C she willpoint to the note and says Do....

That is something I would love to do. She shows signs of loving music, and being  interested in it. Also my husband is musician, he plays guitar and sings ( perfect pitch). I used to play piano, as a child ( finished musical school, but not much of a musician I would say, never was able to play by ear, only read and play music > )

So since you've done it, do you have any tips where to start?

What we already doing:

1) She is listening to some classical pieces/arrangements, while playing in a jumper
2) We sing to her different children songs and play some of those songs while we doing other activities
3) I dance with her to music ( sometimes )
4) Daddy plays classical guitar, alongside with CD Playing, while Evangeline sits in front of him ans watches him picking and changing cords ( she's done that since birth, and actually that was one of the first indications to us that she was ready for early learning, because almost as a newborn, she would sit on my lap in front of Daddy playing and would FOLLOW his fingers for 5- 10 minutes, as long as it would take him to finish the piece...)

But I was wondering if you would have any tips, that you have used for teaching perfect pitch at that age... Should I play notes and cords to her and name them? On guitar is OK, or better on piano? (Right now we do not have the piano yet)

Any other activities along the same lines?

I thought about music training before, and am glad that you have mentioned it, because my husband is happy and eager to pitch in with that aspect of training, if he would have more of an idea how to go about it, apart from singing and playing to her, as she sits and listens.

Thank you so much!

PS Yes, this is us on the picture, me and my little one, she loves her sling