Linzy, thanks for ur suggestions. How old was ur child when u started?

Wow...very impressive indeed! You must be so proud of your little genius.
How exactly did you get him to count to 100? Did you just show him numbers (1,2,3) and tell him what they were or did you just verbally count out items?
When and what did he start picking up first?
My son is 16 months and I just started flashing the doman dots. He is very good at reading the YBCR flash cards...but I am a little lost with math. Would love if you could share some tips and let us know what you were doing at 1.5 years and what you did to progress on. 

Where are you located? I am in the USA and I have heard the 100 number board used in Asia but not US I am trying to buy one here.

Might try getting him to type. Spell check on computer is also helpful to boost their confidence. After all the goal is to hone their writing skills such as sentence construction and help them become effective communicators.  My sister started typing at 4 yo. She was reading at 2, and she could spell verbally very well. She could spell "guarantee" at 4yo. However her motor skills weren't very good and she had trouble writing...but she thrived on typing. After all we live in a cyber age. My sis is now 22 and her hand writing is still like a baby. But she is smart and accomplished and succesful in corporate world. Many doctor's writing are terrible...have you seen their prescriptions?

In the end all that matters is what you do with your life, what you end up achieving, who you impact, and the difference you make on this planet.

No one can deny that some people are born with super brain and special abilities that others don't possess. ie- Mozart, Beethoven, and Einstein. No matter how hard you train someone in music, they will never be mozart. They can practice the piano all day and all night, and listen to only classical music from birth but never will they be able to compose brilliant Sonatas. You can train someone in math and they may be able to do calculus at 7 but they may never may discover an equation as important as e=mc2.

Also, different people have different abilities. Roger Federer may not be very good at Math. Picasso may not be a literary genius. Michael phelps may not be good at chemistry. Mariah Carey may not ever win the national spelling bee if she tried. But who cares right?

Also, some super accomplished people have uneducated and poor parents and ended up to be BRILLIANT successes. For example- Dr BEN CARSON. He grew up in poverty. His mom was illiterate and a single mom. He is now world top Brain surgeon at JOhns Hopkins who separated the siamese twins. Take PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA- leader of the free people and his command of the English language is impeccable. His speaking abilities is phenomenal. I am sure Barack Obama's mother was not doing the doman math method or reading flash cards when he was 2 years old ! Yes, both of these men were born with innate ability, but it is how they cultivated this ability themselves through hard work and motivation. In their cases their parents were NOT the ones cultivating their brain. They had to do it themselves bc of their circumstances. They are of-course I believe the exception to the rules. Most kids do not have such discipline or motivation, hence parents have to do the work.

Take CHELSEA CLINTON....both parents are super brilliant. You would think that 2 super brains will equal a genius. I'm sure she is well-adjusted, well raised, smart and happy. But she is no genius in the literal sense.

Alot of geniuses in the literal sense are not happy people. I was reading about a child genius, whose dad pushed him so hard he was in Harvard at 9 and teaching his professor. He ended up being a clerk to spite his dad and died v. young at 40 years old. What's the point of genius then???

No one can deny that NURTURE has alot to do with it. HELEN KELLER was born blind, deaf and dumb. She was a recalcitrant child and no nanny could handle her---until Anne Sullivan. The teacher that famously taught her her first word "water" by running her arm under a tap and writing the word W-A-T-E-R. Helen Keller would have been locked up in a dark world if not for Anne Sullivan.

I think you want to do as much as soon as possible so that your child can have an advantage in school and life. Esp in this age of ADHD, learning difficulties such as dyslexia, and children struggling in school and even college...it is soooo important to have a good foundation. It makes it easier for your child, and why won't you want your child to have it easier in school and life? Also, each child has diffirent gifts. We must not be so focused as to lose sight of giftings that may not be academic...such as singing, sports, acting, etc.

As for me, I am doing my best to expose my child to as much as possible and to teach as much as possible BECAUSE...I want to know I have done everything possible to maximize his potential. I only have one child, so I only have one chance. I want to have no regrets for myself in the end! You only have ONE chance!

IN the end, genius is what genius does!

My mom made my sister and I memorize the whole book of Psalms from the Holy Bible. I can say it has really helped me....I have photographic memory that astounded many of my classmates from my doctoral program.
Jewish boys memorize the 1st 5 book of the Bible by 12 or 13 yo., and many of them are very smart....lawyers and doctors.
Will try Proverbs from the Bible when my son is older. I think kids can start memorizing at 2-3yo....that's the age my sis and I started.

I am glad I am not alone. My baby like to close the " your baby can read" book as I am reading it. He likes to play with the cards (mainly eats them and waves them around)...but doesn't like to sit still and "learn" the cards as I read and flash them. He also closes the piano repeatedly as I am trying to play music. He is 11months...and he prefers to crawl around and get into the dog food. I play "your baby can read" dvd as he is playing, and it captures his attention for about 1 minute and then he quits loooking at the screen and starts playing with his toys. So I don't know how much he is imbibing.
My little sis read at two years old and this was 20 years ago with homemade rudimentary flashcards. By six, my sis was reading Reader's Digest. So I am hoping to emulate my mom's sucess. I,however, did not read until much much later.I always felt like the "dumber" sister. But I was just a late bloomer. I had lots of fun play time when I was young...and studied very hard the older I got. I got full scholarships to college and I graduated top of my class with a doctorate at 24 years old (youngest in my class) and signed on a 6 figure salary upon graduation. My sis, on the other hand, got kinda burnt out with school...and now loves to party. She is still a good student and is doing well...but not neurosurgeon spectacular. Bottom line...all children will eventually reach their potential! I eventually did...so don't stress out...

I hire a maid for 1 day a week. She deep cleans the whole house...and I keep up with small stuff throughout the week. With and baby and dog, there is always something to be wiped up and picked up. I do my own dishes everyday and that takes up enough time. I started just dumping the bottles into the dishwasher. It sanitizes, dries, and they smell so much better. I put my baby in his jeep walker while I do all of this and he happily "runs" around. Or I just do all this when he is asleep at night. I use my baby's nap times (which are far and few in between and short!) to take a bath and get ready for the day. I usually don't have time to do my hair so I just put it up in a french bun most days.

The laundry on the other hand is a different matter. I keep up with doing the laundry but no time to fold. My nanny comes 1-2 times a week when I am at work and usually I leave 5-6 basketful of clothes/towels to fold and put away in the closet. If she doesn't come, the clothes just pile up until she comes again. Meanwhile, my husband and I just pick the clean clothes from the pile and wear. BTW, we hide all the laundry in one of the bedrooms and close the door.