i bought the "Leap Frog Laptop " for my 2 yo niece. I dont' know if she'll like it, I didnt' give it to her yet, but it does have nice reviews from Amazon.com

thanks, great website. karma to you mother of faith..

melissa & doug - abacus

kballent,

have you check out suzuki association?
maybe you can post in the forum and see if there is  suzuki teacher near your area.

http://suzukiassociation.org/discuss/recent/

btw, you have a great blog.

how about starting off with music playgroup like kindermusik?

my daughter's favourite.. HELP,, from The Beatles..

I'm still in shock because in NO WAY am I an expert - I am only a mom.  (Not that there's much "only" in being a mom!!!) 

Of course you are not an expert, you are MORE THAN THAT.you are a MUM.. and a good one too...

My all time favourite dvds,, Leapfrog, Letter Factory,, she learns all the phonics from there..

what time does he sleep at night? Does he have enough rest? How many activities in a day?

i also know that that the chinese character has a meaning in the way they were designed. does any body know of any website that explain it???
thank you

http://www.dragonwise.hku.hk/dragon2/schools/archives/stroke.php

click on the 7th button on the left, then click on the Chinese characters in blue on the main page to see how the chinese character was designed.

hi,

any recommendation for music theory books for the early learner?

thanks.

Thanks for all the replies.
I am also curios to know whether concentration and perseverance are something that can be trained up, like stamina?
maybe a more proper schedule to start when she goes to kindergarten at 3?

I am curious as to what is the ideal time for toddler or young child to learn something?
For example doing HOP workbook, followed by flash cards, is 20 minutes per subject too long for a 34 month old? Is there a recommended guideline anywhere? thanks.

Nikita,

You may wish to post your philosophy or what you believe about early learning or your learning center believe in..
For example:

"I am a child, All the world waits for my coming. All the earth
watches with interest To see what I shall become. The future hangs
in the balance, For what I am The world of tomorrow will be.

I am a child, I have come into your world about which I know nothing. Why I came I know not. How I came I know not. I am curious I am interested. I am a child, You hold in your hand my destiny. You determine,
largely, whether I shall succeed or fail. Give me, I pray you, Those
things that make for happiness. Train me, I beg you, That I may be
a blessing to the world.

This statement, written in Chinese and English, appears at the entrance to the Guideposts Kindergarten in Hong Kong."

or some of the kindergartens here, explain their beliefs, 'to teach children to be leaders of the future, or global citizens... , something like that'?

Thanks Babygeniusmom, your kind and encouraging words made my day..

i started with LR , TW and flash cards last november. I think she read.. barely 10 words. probably 5 words of Chinese... hmmm....

What is wrong? I do LR , English , Chinese, followed by TW with her daily, Then 20 minutes of English, using flash cards, HOP, Jones Genius,, . Books reading by bedtime, but she is not reading much. She does not like me to ask her the words,.. What to do? She is 34 months old now.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-TW&u=http://www.benesse.com.tw/&ei=07f2TbtQ667QAdbOnewM&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dbenesse%2Btaiwan%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*%26prmd%3Divns

I am using Benesse Taiwan now. They send dvds, and book, activity book to us on monthly basis. Try clicking on the link, if does not work, use Google Search and type in Benesse Taiwan, then you can see the page , translated in English. I called Taiwan and need to pay lump sum for 6 months subscription. I just told the lady, my credit card details. We  just started in April, we will continue, they send the materials to you, based on your child's age.

I tried Baby Learn Chinese and showed her some Chinese poems dvds. She loves the Chinese poems dvds but she does not learn reading Chinese from those dvds, but manage to sing Chinese songs though. She does not like Baby learn Chinese.