I wouldn't worry. My child suffered the same thing. After patient and persistent correction, she is doing alright. I think you will need to correct your child every time, but you should do it in a manner that do not irritate your child.

First, apologies to sound a bit of disagreement here.

Scientifically, there is no proven prenatal education. Even the Baby Plus or the other belt or contraptions do not have scientific merit whatsoever. Baby Plus even dares to show a demonstrably fake "scientific" paper by an unknown author from an unknown journal. Worse yet, these devices could cause deafness in your baby. So, I would suggest you to stay away from all these.

Bonding techniques may work, but again, no scientific merit so far. Music or mediation has little to no effects to the unborn baby. Mental health might be beneficial and that might be influenced positively by meditation.

I think the scientifically sound way to "improve" the condition of your baby is through eating healthy and exercise.

Hi there!

I usually do it in 3 sessions: The first thing my child wakes up in the morning, right after she wakes up from nap, and about 30 mins before bedtime (if she's not cranky). Each session lasts between 5-10 mins. The key is to stop before she gets bored. So, you may want to adjust the timing a bit.

Well, I suppose that you would need to train her to sleep again. It is indeed annoying, but brief sickness could disrupt a newly formed habit. In your case, it was not too long ago that she developed that habit. I guess that's natural that she "forgets" her learning.

In my case, my daughter has the habit to tell absolutely everything in her day during her bedtime routine. In that case, I would give her proper undivided attention and, of course, the chance to bond. She talks for about 1 to 1.5 hours. All I need is to listen to her. I feel that's worth doing since it is good for her development.

So, I think you need to answer the following questions: Does she need your attention? Does she get enough attention during the day? Does her sickness "open" a new perspective to her? Would your bed routine improve your bonding? I think it is natural that feelings and attachments may develop at 12-18 months.

Once her needs are addressed, you can move on to reintroduce the sleep routine. Perhaps introducing a plush toy might be useful---maybe some pretend play with her using that plush toy. Hope this helps.

I think the future of school will be something like this:

https://www.khanacademy.org/coach-res/reference-for-coaches/lasd/v/los-altos

Article: http://gcq.sagepub.com/content/57/2/121.short

Abstract:
Homeschooling has witnessed a dramatic growth over the past decade. Included in this population are gifted and talented students, yet despite this growth there has been no appreciable increase in the research literature. To better understand the gifted homeschooling family, researchers interviewed 13 parents of homeschooled children their parents identified as being gifted. Four major themes emerged from the data: (a) parents know best, (b) isolation, (c) challenges, and (d) family roles. Findings reveal that these parents decided to homeschool only after numerous attempts to work in collaboration with the public school and that the mothers bore the primary burden of responsibility for homeschooling in these families. Though the move to homeschooling alleviated many of the issues experienced in public school, it brought a different set of challenges to these families. This exploratory study establishes a better understanding of why parents of gifted children ultimately decide to homeschool.

Summary:
http://icher.org/blog/?p=646

(I don't have access to the full article, but the summary is pretty powerful and thought provoking.)

I almost forgot I made this post. Yes, that's the paper of the follow up study. Thanks and you're welcome, nee1. Sorry I didn't do it fast enough.

If you all like this kind of article / video, I can share a lot more later.

Well done! I think my child enjoys it.

Hi, Preaw, welcome to the forum. Feel free to read around and ask questions.

I would entertain this thought only if the alternatives are viable in the first place.

Firstly, Opencourseware or other online courses are simply not a substitute for a college degree. In terms of knowledge, maybe. However, there are so many things to learn in college settings, especially in terms of interpersonal relationship and how to deal with superiors (namely, professors) who can be pretty fickle. Even the rigor of college education would change your way of thinking. If you've worked with people both with and without college degree, even they're both equally intelligent, there is some difference in their ways of thinking---college-educated people are far more intellectually mature than non-college-educated people.

Secondly, jobs (even part time) right now simply demand at least a college degree and certificates of online courses simply wouldn't cut it. The same goes to ESL to teach abroad. Just ask those who actually teach ESL, say, in China, and see if any Chinese school would accept English teachers without college degree (at least associate)---it's next to none.

I think the only viable alternative of forgoing college is to start your own business. Even then, starting any business would still benefit from college degrees. I could imagine that a child could start a business since high school with the help of his/her parents and/or relatives and the business takes off before this child finishes college. He/she could opt for abandoning his/her college education in favor of his/her business. There are many examples of this---Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, and Richard Branson.

It's good to be inspired and discover your true passion. Taking time to orient his/herself is a worthwhile, but to reject college outright without viable alternatives is just asking for a disaster, in my opinion. I'm far more concerned about what you can or cannot do with or without a college degree.

Though the sample size mentioned in the interview is small (n=12), her follow up study has a much bigger sample (n=74) and the conclusion stays the same.

I just drop the video here for your enjoyment:

Edit: If you're interested to just the results, skip to 14:05

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/AGp4KFLuQNc&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/AGp4KFLuQNc&rel=1</a>

I believe this is not new. I'll try to find the underlying scientific article and find out what the finding specifically is.

Ah, didn't know there's a full coverage by BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24608813

"They claimed that since every 15 minutes of exercise improved performance by an average of about a quarter of a grade, it was possible children who carried out 60 minutes of exercise every day could improve their academic performance by a full grade - for example, from a C to a B, or a B to an A."

But this is an observational study, unlike the intervention studies I linked above. So, bias should be expected.

Edit:
Companion Paper: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296613000501

Original article is:
Booth, JN , Leary, S, Joinson, C, Ness, AR, Tomporowski, P, Boyle, JME & Reilly, JJ 2013, ' Associations between objectively measured physical activity and academic attainment in adolescents from a UK cohort. ' British Journal of Sports Medicine .

But I can't find the pdf yet.

I'll add this one article: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22925515

Plus videos:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/8mm8SDUXw_0&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/8mm8SDUXw_0&rel=1</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/BIACahLX8t0&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/BIACahLX8t0&rel=1</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/bwhdvGAib6k&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/bwhdvGAib6k&rel=1</a>