I really like the look of this kit as well especially as it has a curriculum.
I will probably wait a few months until my daughter is 2.
Please do post a review if you go ahead with it.

I'm also thinking about numicon but I'm not sure if 2 is too young as their wesite says from age 3 upwards.

Thanks for some really great suggestions!

I'm so pleased to hear we are not the only ones, I started wondering if I was doing something wrong 
It is quite interesting - she has also started refusing the pattern phonics in LR so I wonder if she is not enjoying the flashing of information now.

I also am keen to move away from more passive maths (just looking at the screen) to something a lot more interactive where we learn together.  I love the idea of physical maths where she can touch and move objects etc.

Sarah - your ideas are really inspiring.  Can I ask how you use your abacus?  We have one and I am sure there is a whole lot more we could do with it. 
I'm definintely going to look into the bead strings (thanks for the pic) and I LOVE the dice idea.

I'm going to look into the Montessori maths method - did you have any background info on this?

Hi DadDude
Could you please confirm if the Fleschcards are now available on the ipad / iphone?  If so, how do we find them?
Thanks in advance - I'm really looking forward to using these and I be extra keen to use them electronically if possible.

Hi all

My daughter is now 21 months and we've been using LM on and off for over a year now.  We watch it on 4 days per week because of my work schedule.

She wasn't that interested at first but I managed to solve that by downloading a whole load of new fun icons.  That helped for quite a while and she got quite interested in numbers a couple of months ago and started pointing them out in books and everywhere else getting really excited when she saw them.

But lately whenever I start to play LM she just says "no".  I don't want to force her so I always turn it straight off - I want her to feel in control of what she learns.  At the moment, she's still happy to watch LR thank goodness.

I have no idea what to try now.  It might be that we've got as far as we can with LM.  I'm not sure where to go next.  I don't think she's ready for anything like Jones Geniuses and I feel really stuck.  I'm happy to move on to something else but I don't know what to do but I don't want to lose all the progress we've made or her enthusiasm for numbers.

Any ideas??!  Thanks in advance

Hi Kezia
Thanks very much for this - so simple once you find the right button to click!!
All fixed   

Hi, I just have a query about the options for when showing a video in 2.0.
For some videos I don't want to have the word bar at the bottom, for example if it is just the title for quite a long video it can be quite distracting from the content of the video and also not really relevant.  I've tried to find a way to remove but I can't see so far!  Could you help please.

Thanks!

BTW - otherwise I love the new version!

Hello, I'm just wondering how things are coming with Little Musician?
I have been following all the discussions about teaching piano, and am feeling really excited to start teaching her music.  My daughter is too young for a musical instrument right now, so LM would be perfect!
Please can we have an update.....

Thanks everyone for your great suggestions.  I am finding these a great 'bribe' too!!
Nikita - am really looking forward to the exciting updates to your blog and links to your other resources 

I've been spending quite a lot of time searching through youtube for good videos for early learning.  I like showing short fun clips that cover quite a range of subjects (languages, maths, phonics, EK, music etc etc).  I really like ones with songs, as my daughter loves music.  I usually show a few of these after showing LM / LR and she really looks forward to them.
But I find it quite difficult and slow to collect good clips. 

I remember there was a thread quite a long time ago with the URL's of some great clips. But I was I wondering if anyone can recommend any channels to follow, maybe who have a good range of early learning clips in separated into categories?  This might save having to cut and paste each url separately and makes it easier to choose which ones are relevant.

Thanks!

Well, I bought the Spanish Language helper on pdf!
I agree the formatting is annoying but still usable and at less than half the price, I don't mind so much 
Thanks again - it has got some really great phrases and I'm looking forward to receiving a second hand copy of the other book by post.
I've been so stuck with this for months and months - so I am really excited to start using with with my daughter.

Thanks for this info - it is really helpful!
It's exactly what I've been looking for, as I would like to use the immersion method of teaching French and Spanish.  I've been working on my own languages to help but the courses never cover much of interest to young children!

Could you let me know how bad the downloadable pdf copies of the book are? 

It seems quite a lot more expensive to but the actual books ($10 vs $22.95 plus shipping for me to the UK)
I have found and ordered one a second-hand copy of the Spanish book via amazon but all the others are really expensive!

thanks 

Hi KL
Does this mean that the British version of LR is now available?  Is this an option for people with existing LR?  If so, how do we get access to it?  I would really prefer this to ths US version if possible.
Thanks

TmS - I think the article you posted is very true, and it's easy to slip out of the habit.  Since birth I have always asked my 16m daughter to change her nappy (diaper?!) using both verbally and using sign language.  But as she got older and more wriggly it has got more and more difficulty.  One day I realised that it had moved from being a time of communication to a total battle.  My husband tried a new approach - to slow right down and ask her before each step in the nappy change and wait for her to agree (with eye contact or by saying "aah").  It's amazing how much better that makes things!  It take much longer but we are all much more relaxed and I'm not trying to pin her down by the shoulders any more!

I'm really interested in the subject of emotional development (agree that 'intelligence' is not the appropriate term here!), in very young children.  Part of my work is with a number of older children (and plenty of adults) in helping them to overcome problems such as worry and low self-esteem using a process based around cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT),which has a lot of evidence that it is effective.  I often think that a few simple changes before more serious problems arise would really help.  Do you think that general principles can be taught and learned via 'programmes' or is it just a question of learning from observing our parents?   

Hello!  I don't think there is an easy answer to prevent coughs and colds caused by viruses, although I totally agree that hand-washing is really important.

But also I always comfort myself that the process of catching viruses and recovering from them is so important for our babies long-term health and development.  It is really important to develop their immune systems through being exposed to viruses and might even make them less likely to develop problems like asthma and hayfever.

hope that helps a bit! 

Hi All
I'm very keen for my DD who is almost 16 months, to be learn languages as early as possible.  We have the little pim french DVDs (and just purchased Spanish too).

I'm keen for her to learn spoken languages in particular.  I don't necessarily want to focus on reading in other languages as I worry this may confuse her.  That is why I like little pim - they are really lovely DVDs and use the immersion method.  I also do british sign and have done this since she was 3 months.

For my part, I'm working hard on my own languages - brushing up some rusty French and later will move on to Spanish, so that I can interact with her when teaching these different languages.  I'm certainly improving (but my slow adult brain is taking it's time!).  I don't have time or finances at present for me to have formal French tuition so I'm relying on books and CDs from the library.

What I am finding is that the French resources I have are not really designed for talking to children!  I would like to talk to her about everyday things, and find that I'm never quite sure what a native French person would say - i imagine there are a lot of colloquialisms just like in English, for example:

Come on!  (meaning hurry up)
It's bathtime - splish splash
Up we go! (up the stairs)
Gently!  TThe doggie doesn't like it when we bash her!

Etc etc!  Anyway, my question is whenther anyone knows of any useful websites or books that are aimed at teachers of young children.  I can't help but think that if only i could speak well, then she will have  a much better change of learning the language.

Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks!