Hi Fludo. Thank you for your input. I am nervous about trying to teach my daughter keyboard when I have never played an instrument myself. But I do not have money to buy a program, or put her into lessons. So I am trying to look for a way I can teach her myself. Any advice is much appreciated!! I am going to see if I can find a book at the library tomorrow.

Okay, I am just now trying to view those videos. It's hard to find time. And we don't have good Internet out here in the middle of nowhere. Lol. I use my phone to chat on the forum with all of you but i can't view videos on it. So hopefully it will download well and I can view it. Also I will go look for some flash cards to download. Should I just start flashing with the solfege and note names, or should I wait until after party and we have a keyboard to use along with the cards? And one more question... Sorry I'm really no good when it come to music. I don know how I'm going to teach it : ) when you flash do: is it pronounced doe, or dew?

Thanks ladies. I will be sure to break it up then. I just wanted to make a video of dot cards for her. She is such a tv watcher. LOVES Tweedlewink, YBCR, baby Einstein, and usually whatever else is on. I have tried doing power point dots with her but she always turns away or looks at me. I'm thinking maybe the screen is too small. So I will still make a video, a long one, with all quantities mixed up and different equations, and just show them a little at a time.

Can I do all the flashing in one sitting? Can I flash 15 times for the quantities during one sitting, or do I have to break it up? And I think I read somewhere that when I start doing addition equations they should be separated also. Can anyone help me out with this, thanks.

Okay, THAT is crazy Twinergy. Lol. I am doing a lot to try to get her to crawl first. Thanks ladies. Puttin her in the crawling position and moving her arms and legs so that she is crawling, and other things : )

Thanks I will definatly search for those videos. And I don't know exacty how to flash notes. Are there music cards in the flash card download area? How often should I flash them? Any advice is much appreciated, thanks so much

I am buying my daughter a keyboard for her 3rd birthday and want to know where to start with teaching her how to play it. I do not know how to play an instrument. Is there a book for small children on how to play keyboards?

Yes I do get on the floor and crawl with her. But she would rather sit up and then from there pull herself up on whatever is closest, most of the time me. Lol. I also want her to crawl because of the right brain development. Yes, vey important. But I figure if she does walk first then I can get her to crawl with me later and we watch tweedlewink and I try to do other right brain activities. Well now I feel better about her getting bowed legs. She was standing at birth!! She held herself up on her legs! The nurse called us to look over and I see little mad clenched butt cheeks standin up. Lol

My youngest daughter Avery is trying to walk before she can crawl, ! She has always been wanting to walk, she sees all of us walking and even crawling around on the floor with her doesn't help. She has been pulling herself up on things. She likes to stand and can balance for a few seconds not holding onto anything. Lol. She cries when I put her on her hands and knees cuz she won't get there herself. She can, but she likes standing better. I don't know what to do to get her to crawl. I guess she will eventually. I just don't want her to walk first cuz I'm afraid of her getting bowed legs. I have a friend whose baby that happened to. Just wanting to share,

Nice article. I've never used "ape talk" or baby talk with my girls. I always spoke to them about everything in a soft voice, using real words. Even though, when the babies used a certain sound like "da". I would repeat it. "oh, you said "da". Like da da, daddy." I think it helps to talk to them in full sentences with real words. My oldest started putting sentences together at 18 months. And now at 2 1/2 she can hold a conversation with any adult. But of course she still throws her fits like any toddler. I will have to always remember to aknowledge her feelings like the article says.

The cool thing about that is that eveything can be prposeful play. Your LO has only been on this world for such a short time. He is still learning so much. Especially when they play. So point things out, colors, shapes, the sounds certain toys make. Take things apart, put them back together. When you read, don't just read, also point out the things in the pictures. Just about everything. Read a Montessori book. I found a lot of good ideas in this one book I read. I think it wad called: how to raise an amazing child, the montessori way. But I don't remember for sure,

I know what you mean, 2 kids, especially 2 mamas girls who want mommy to do eveything, can be tiring. Were in the military and away from family, thus away from babysitters, . My girls are about the same age as your kids. My oldest was born on aug 27, of 07. And my youngest was born oct 2, of 09. Where in norcal are you from? We're from Fairfield. Not many people have heard of it,

I didn't know that, thanks!

I think I agree, at first boys are definatly more into physical things. At least that's what I have seen. We know a few friends with kids the same age, and it seems that the boys are a little behind the girls. My daughter has always been ahead of her peers, boys and girls, so I don't compare others to her. I'm comparing the boys to the other girls. But I don't have a boy, so I don't know for sure.

That is amazing, I am so happy for you. God is good!!