Here is Miss A doing maths on the computer. The lighting is not that great but you can see her using the mousepad and the computer.

http://smartbabysmartkid.com/2-5-yo-doing-maths-on-the-computer/

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What poker dad says is fine. As soon as mine could get on to their stomach and sleep that way, they did. I totally freaked out but my DH reminded me that if they can get into that position they can get out of it to. If you wish to improve safety you can get rid of the cot and just put the mattress on the floor like they do in Montessori Bedrooms. Google Montessori Infant bedrooms to see how they are set up. Made for maximum movement of the child.

Blog part two

http://smartbabysmartkid.com/dialogic-reading-part-2-how-to-prompt-your-child/

Here is my next blog on Dialogic reading:

http://smartbabysmartkid.com/dialogic-reading-is-it-as-really-boring-as-it-sounds/

This great man has finally made is return to where he came leaving the world a better place for children everywhere and showing parents what their children and brain injured children were capable of. Thank you gor all your hard work Glenn you mean a lot to the people who don't even know you and thanks for pursuing your work even in the face of continual public criticism,


https://iahp.org/

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200411/nation-wimps

My favourite is

Montessori: The science behind the Genius http://www.amazon.com/Montessori-The-Science-Behind-Genius/dp/019536936X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368058703&sr=8-1&keywords=montessori+the+science+behind+the+genius

Thank you for that. I have no idea to how to go about it. I will definitely start chapter summarizing tonight.

My dd is reading really well now and she reads aloud so fast I find it hard to keep up with her. She is reading aloud a 1 chapter per night to me or my hubby.

As she is now reading so fast I am wondering if it is time to start sustained silent reading and wondering how you go about it to actually make sure she is reading. (At this point in time he would rather do anything than read) sucky attitude since starting school.

How do you entice her to sit quietly and read for 10minutes (Don't think that is unreasonable amount of time) and make sure she is actually reading what she is reading?

I'd be interested to hear your opinions?

Primary Arts of Language is pretty good. http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/pal-wc

@ mandab Some public schools in SA offer a high school acceleration program where you can finish high school in 4 not 5 years 8-10 are condenced and you do SACE as normal over the two years. That is one way. You are always welcome here in good ol' Adelaide anytime. ehehehehehehe. Might be worth googling Glenunga International High school and have a look on their website and then see if any schools on Brisbane offer the same or similar program. The only other thing is being zoned for the school. Zoning is a big thing in South Australia and sometimes unless you live in that zone you can't get in but i'm sure you know that!!!!


I guess the other way is to homeschool them. Talk to your DECS and see what they do for homeschool kids who finish high school early if that is option.

At this point in time it is just financially not viable without me going to back to work which is very reasonable position to take. We are sending both our kids to private school and that is not chep either. I think it is more from the fact that my husband said "No More" with no discussion about it.

When I told him how upset I was he was surprised. He thought I felt the same. I said no and it would be nice if he asked me how I felt. We have since talked about it a lot and he may bend to one more but I do not like odd numbers with children so realistically it is two more and that is also a lot of sacrifice on the two I already have. Which means i have to give up Montessori school for them which I really love. I have reconciled this with a lot of tears. I wish for more but realistically is not viable and my husband is very happy with our two girls as he has never longed for a boy. If no.3 was a boy while he would love the baby but I would always know it was not what he really wanted and I am not willing to put our marriage under that pressure.

if it is something your husband truly no long wants ask him to get a vasectomy. If he is pulling the plug he is responsible for the decision he makes. I am now talking to my husband about this and he does not think it is necessary. I said if I get pregnant again he is fully aware that he is responsible for what happens and not to put it all on me.  If he is willing to talk about a third ask him to  think about it and return to talking about it a few months time and see how you feel then. The older my children get the less I want another baby. I had an awful night last night with my eldest and I was thinking today if I had a third baby how hard it would be to get through the day and do EL and do all the other stuff that has to get done. Since I do majority of the work raising the kids, do I have the energy for anymore?

I am disappointed and probably will always think "gee i wonder what it would be like to have more" but I have resided myself that this is it.

I understand exactly how you feel. I was exactly the same when I came across EL. I am with Mandab get Little Reader work on the rest later. Get a routine established with Miss R with LR and slowly work on Hubby to get the rest. You can download alot of flashcards for free on this site and an investment in a laminator and laminator sheets will see flashcards last for a no. of children.

Gymbaroo is worth the money but if it gets tight I would choose LR over Gymbaroo and just buy the Start Smart (Gymbaroo publish  this book)  and invest in some monkey bars for Brachiation. If you become to overwhemed you wont do anything. So best to start with one thing and then move on from there.

Best of luck. Sometimes the husbands are so hard to convince until they see some evidence.

Kim