I usually click the tab above the post that says -send this topic- and email it to myself and label it in a BrillKids folder so I can find them easily.  It would be nice to have access to them on the forum.  I'd probably get sidetracked with all the new posts 

Interesting tidbit today at work:

So far, at work, and beyond, there have been a grand total of two people that have asked how David managed to get so far ahead for his age, while hundreds of people (at least) know of him.  The rest, I speculate, figure that Einstein or someone like him transplanted some brain matter into David, and therefore there is no way that their kids could ever hope to achieve the same.  The two people are a Chinese immigrant in New Jersey and a Russian immigrant here in Houston that I work with (I've mentioned the Russian before, here).

Anyway, the Chinese immigrant got a bit weird and my wife is no longer in contact with her, but the Russian woman, that I work with, seems to understand the importance of parents providing primary instruction and has talked with me a bunch about David.  So I ran into her today and she quickly mentioned that, now, 11 more people in her Russian group (I assume mothers of young children) are now using Saxon Math.  She said that was because I told her about it, and then the other 11 parents saw it, and immediately concluded that was exactly what they were looking for (keep in mind, they all, likely, speak and understand English fluently).  So they saw Saxon Math and, I suspect, the way they were taught came to mind, and they knew that Saxon was the way to go.  In Russia, they didn't waste time trying to convince kids of that Che and Mandela were great mathematical minds - instead they just taught math.

I plan to ask more questions the next time I see her.  This country may yet be saved, but it will only be due to parents that take the primary education (reading and math) of their kids into their own hands.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us.  It always makes my day better hearing about things like this.  Especially since a friend of mine who teaches in the school system has told me its no longer about educating children it's all about the numbers.  She is getting tired of fighting the system and is being looked down upon by her colleagues all because she cares that each of her students are not only becoming familiar with but are learning and understanding what she is teaching. 

I've been looking at this program for when Cayden is a little older.  I just saw they are running a free trial now through March 29.  It is a video that is about 30 mins. I will probably see if Cayden will watch but if not I'm sure I can get him to listen to it a few times.  It's not dactyl about coding but I thought this would be a good place to post it.  Here is a brief description: This course is designed to quickly lead you through the steps of building an HTML website, from creating a new page to building links and tables. Course topics include the basic structure of an HTML document, choosing a code editor, font styling with CSS, inserting text and images, and linking to downloadable content.

http://www.lynda.com/HTML-tutorials/Up-Running-with-HTML/108128-2.html

They are having another 90% off sale for St. Patrick's Day.  With an additional 30% off using coupon code newmember30 for a total of $70 for 1 year subscription. 
I'm excited I thought we were going to have to wait for the Black Friday deal.

I just had to bump this for new members here who are also teaching music.
After going through the manual I printed and bound months ago, I have to say it is amazing what you have put together Tamsyn. 

Thanks Andreasro,
That's just what I needed a friendly push towards undeniable success using Soft Mozart.  I've been telling myself using tuning forks and Little Musician are good enough right now... But right now could be learning the complete act of playing the piano instead of preparing...
No excuses for my past behavior even though we've been busy with 3 foreign languages I don't know, math, science, art, brain gym, yoga, the music we do, classes he attends etc.

Out of curiousity how often do you have soft Mozart lessons per week? 

Sounds like too many similar situations to be a coincidence.  Seems to me Baby Z is reading 
So proud of you and Baby Z! 
Please keep us updated.

The upgrade looks great.  I have to admit I've had Soft Mozart for over a year now and have not started yet 
In light of this upgrade, the many success stories and how happy everyone's kids are on videos I have seen I am positive we will start before my previous target in June. 

Of course my first step will be to catch up with everyone on the Soft Mozart forum. 

Hi Panaromix,
Welcome to BrillKids 
Incorporating the BrillKids programs are easy since each lesson takes less than 5 mins.  You can download a free trial to see how it fits into your schedule.  Most parents use the program while their child is eating/nursing in the morning.  Then follow up with the 2nd lesson later in the day.  When using these programs with babies and toddlers it is hard to keep a set schedule which is why these programs are designed to be easily shown with no preparation from the parent besides turning the computer on and pressing play.

You can also visit www.brillbaby.com to download some free teaching booklets that will give you more insight and how to about teaching with these programs.

We look forward to hearing more about your early learning journey.

Language Adventures Quiz Interactive
Game Show - Gr. 1–3
Game Show - Gr. 4-6

Math Quiz Interactive
Game Show - Gr. 1-3
Game Show - Gr. 4-6

Phonics Tic Tac Toe Interactive Game

http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/mobile_apps/mobileApps.jsp?utm_source=social_media&utm_medium=facebook_twitter&utm_content=030513post&utm_campaign=product

Enjoy 

Hi intrigued,

You could always customize lessons to appeal to your child by using pictures familiar to her.  You could even create some categories of words she would be interested in to spark her interest in the program.  When my son did not like watching Little Math I would talk enthusiastically about the lessons while we were doing other fun activities like swinging.  So when it came time for the lesson to be watched he associated it with fun times.
Here are some links to past threads on this topic
http://forum.brillkids.com/general-discussion-b5/dd-lost-interest-in-lr-what-can-i-do-please/

http://forum.brillkids.com/little-reader/baby-not-overly-interested-in-lr/

http://forum.brillkids.com/coffee-corner-general-chat/second-child-lack-of-interest/

Hi BEM,

You are absolutely correct in your assumptions.  You can only download the Little Reader to your PC and then purchase iAccess to have the entire curriculum on your iPad.  Once you click on the software trial tab you will see a green rectangle that says Download Little Reader (English US) - click on that and then follow the prompts.   After downloading the software, double-click on the file to start installation.
After installing the software, you will automatically be able to use the program for 14 days.

You might be able to find out why your PC is running slow by running a check through your anti virus program.
There are some suggestions on this link.  http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000179.htm

You can find the Touch Reading Pen on amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Reading-Pen-English-Chinese-books/dp/B003755ZIM/ref=pd_sim_sbs_t_1
My son has a lot of fun with these books.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=_opeA-rZcJk
Not sure if the link will show but you can search on YouTube by title
The First Well: Learn Chinese (Mandarin) with subtitles - Story for Children "BookBox.com"

Edit~ IrisGranstedt Thank You so much for the baby learn Chinese link.  I just purchased the phonic box set.  I've seen their products but never got around to purchasing any.  I am so excited and hopeful that he will pick up the Chinese phonics the same as he has done for English.

Hi smidget810 and welcome to BrillKids 
When I first joined the forum I read through all the past posts.  About a week of sleepless nights but worth it.
Have you had the chance to visit www.brillbaby.com?  You will find some free teaching books that can be downloaded.  There are also infant stimulation cards you can start using with your baby.   I personally didn't start YBCR until after my son started whole word reading.  I really like their series Your Baby/Child can Discover.  When I started  I used similar reading programs called Monki See Monki Do and BrillKids.  BrillKids covers many more words than YBCR and also has sections for phonics, games, stories, multisensory which teaches vocab and you can also personalize or edit the lessons.  Not to mention over hundreds of files that have been created by forum members that you can import into Little Reader. 

I would definitely recommend teaching phonics to your baby.  My son was reading phonetically at 15 months because he learned  letter sounds, digraphs and blends.  If I ever had the chance to teach another baby I would create flashcards of all the phonic sounds and teach the sounds the same way we have been teaching them to read whole words. 

Once you start to read through past threads on this forum you will see that many of us have no limit to what is too much when it comes to teaching our children.  Mario has the right idea whenever you are curious about a topic use the search engine on the forum and please do post any questions or comments you have. 

I didn't start teaching my son with early reading methods until he was 6 months old and if I had known I would've started at the recommended age of 3 months.  You have already given her a headstart  by considering early learning. 

We look forward to hearing about you and Mario's early learning journey.

There are sea bands that will help.  Here is a link but you can find them in your local drug store
http://www.sea-band.com/

Some use magnets or beads its all natural