I have searched through previous discussion threads regarding playlists and categories but did not find an answer to my question. I downloaded a bunch of Chinese LR files and most of them were saved directly under Categories but 2 files were saved under Playlist even though I don't remember changing the settings for downloading. How do I move these 2 files from playlist to categories?

Thanks!

When creating or editing Chinese library files in LR, is there a way to increase the font size of the category title (in Chinese characters) and attach an audio clip to it?

Hi Skylark,

Thanks for the tips. I have been letting my daughter listen to music CDs but not the same song in different languages. Can you tell me where I can get the music video in 4 languages that you are using? Thanks!

Interesting! Hmm... I wonder how multilingual children's gamma waves will look like? Children exposed to 2 or more languages tend to be late speakers but later on catch up and even surpass their peers.

After re-reading my post, I realized that I didn't answer your question. I think that having the same material in different languages is beneficial particularly for the non-native languages since your child will not be hearing these languages in everyday conversation. I think it will help him grasp the context faster. That was why I chose Little Pim for both French and Spanish.

Hi,

I am trying to teach my daughter Chinese, French, and Spanish as well. Chinese - to speak, read, and write. French and Spanish - to familiarize her with other languages. I am using Little Pim in French and Spanish as well as a ton of music CDs and the GD picture dictionaries (which introduces vocabulary in the form of bits in 5 different languages). I alternate teaching French and Spanish on a weekly basis. So for example, if it is French week, she watches 1-2 episodes of Little Pim French a day, listens to French music and rhymes in the car, and looks at her GD bits in French. And same for Spanish the next week. And like Nikita suggested, I also have children's shows/cartoons with different language options that I let her watch in the language of the week. Eventually I hope to introduce more languages this way if she continues to enjoy them like she does now.

For Chinese, I decided not to use Little Pim since I want her to learn traditional characters. I started her on Baby Learns Chinese which suits my purposes perfectly. It has an option to show traditional characters plus I feel that it is more effective in teaching actual reading rather than just conversational Chinese. I supplement the video by using the included flashcards Doman style and, so far, have succeeded in teaching my 15 month old to read about 20 Chinese terms (which may be made up of 1 or more characters). After she is through with all the available Baby Learns Chinese videos, I am planning to start her on Wink to Learn. Since my emphasis is more on Chinese, I try to teach Chinese every day. 

I realize that everybody has their own priorities as to what languages to emphasize more so what I am doing may not be applicable to everyone. I am also interested in reading about the different methods other people are using to introduce non-native languages to their kids. Comments or recommendations, anyone?

Thanks for all the links wenjonggal! I really like childbook and asianparent's selections. Those are my main sources of chinese educational materials, along with www.chinesetapes.com. 

Please let me know about the simplified version. One more question, is baby learns chinese Traditional characters?? I am teaching simplified and didn't know that --------- bummer!

Mandy,

There are menu options for both traditional and simplified characters for Baby Learns Chinese. So you can show either one. You also have the option of showing English subtitles for vols 4-6, which will be helpful for non-Chinese parents.

There had also been a lot of discussion going on in this forum several months ago on Soft Way to Mozart. There was even someone who I think was affiliated with the company giving online introductory courses to forum members. Type in "Soft Way to Mozart" in the forum search box on top and you'll see the previous threads. I was wondering what happened to the lady giving the courses. I don't think she is active in the forum anymore - which is a pity since I have a few questions to ask her.

Hi Victoria,

From what I have read, you can start Soft Way to Mozart as early as two years old. My daughter is 15 months old now so I won't be starting till next year. As to whether it will be more effective or enjoyable compared to traditional lessons, I don't have any definite answers. I posted on a thread some time ago asking people to review their experience with the program but no one has really responded. Maybe because only a few people are doing it (or none)??  The main reason I am considering Soft Way to Mozart is because I want to introduce instrument playing early and I can't imagine a 2 year old sitting still for traditional lessons. Are you also considering it for your child?

Oh yeah you're right. I misunderstood your earlier post. 

I learned traditional in school but can now read both traditional and simplified. I would prefer my daughter first learn traditional though (for personal reasons). The problem is it is quite difficult to find chinese learning products in traditional chinese here in the U.S. I would LOVE to have Dora in traditional...

I am currently doing 2 things to teach music to my baby:

1. Perfect Pitch - I play 3 notes on the glockenspiel and name them 3x a day and after 3 days, I retire one note and add one new one (Doman style). After I finish with all the notes for perfect pitch, I will proceed with note reading and I am currently preparing flashcards for these.

2. Classical Music - I play 1 classical piece 2x a day for 1 week. I printed out some portraits of classical composers and I show this to the baby and tell her the name of the composer and the piece before and after playing. I currently get my pieces from Beethoven's Wig vols 1 and 2 which I loaded on iTunes. So it is easy for me to play the piece from my iTunes library after I do a session of Little Reader since I already have my computer turned on already. Then I choose a different piece from a different composer for the next week.

I recently ordered Themes to Remember vols 1 and 2 so I will probably be getting my pieces from these once they arrive. They also have enlarged composers' portraits (41 composers!) which I also ordered so I can stop printing my own and save on printer ink!

I don't follow a book or anything but read on what other parents are doing and just improvised / adapted to suit my baby.

I bought a 25 note lyons glockenspiel on amazon to teach my daughter perfect pitch and note reading. Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VO7FPC/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

Although a keyboard would be ideal, I found the glockenspiel more portable and much cheaper. I found the notes to be fairly accurate. I will probably need to buy a MIDI keyboard later on though as I plan to start my daughter on Soft Way to Mozart once she is old enough. Hope this helps.

Keep up the good work!

I started YBCR when my baby was 3 months old and faithfully followed the entire program. She started reading action words like "clap" "wave" and "arms up" when she was 9 months old. Since she was not talking yet, I had no way to know whether she could also read the other non-action words so I bought some toy animals. After that, I found out that she could also read the animal names because she would pick the correct toy animal when I showed her the animal name. Now at almost 15 months old, she can read almost all the words in all 5 YBCR videos. I have stopped showing the videos to her because I don't want her to get bored. I am now doing Little Reader to continue teaching her to read.

Thanks for the tip wenjonggal. I watched this cartoon series in chinese when I was a kid. I was looking for similar stuff to buy for my daughter here in the U.S. However, the item is described as having simplified chinese subtitles rather than traditional on the seller's page. I will ask the seller to clarify. Thanks!