I agree

Here are some helpful tips from http://www.childandme.com

Basic Rules of Teaching

   - Begin as early as possible
   - Be joyous at all times
   - Respect your child
   - Teach only when you and your child are happy.
   - Stop before your child wants to stop.
   - Show materials quickly.
   - Introduce new materials often.
   - Do your program consistently.
   - Prepare your materials carefully and stay ahead.
   - Remember the Fail-Safe- Law:
    If you aren’t having a wonderful time and your child isn’t having a wonderful time – stop. You are doing something wrong.

If the objects on the flash card or power point is something she's interested in, it might help keep her attention.

When my son was a year old, if he wouldn't be interested in looking at the math dots, I pretended they were candies, ladybirds, apples, cherries, etc. Anything he would be more excited about. Then he would look at them intently, and we'd breeze through the session.

It's good to show the flash cards at a neutral time. If they're tired, hungry or need to use the potty, they are more likely to be fidgety and will not enjoy the learning session as much.

Thanks for posting this, I'll be ordering some books now so it's good to know about the specials!

In searching more thoroughly I found the power points I was looking for, but I am still interested in the Word files I mentioned above, or if any of you have developed a weekly schedule for Math Dot equations for the second, third and even fourth stages of the Glenn Doman method, I would appreciate it.

I would like to post it on the wall of my class-room where I teach 4 toddlers, so I can see at a glance what equations I should be using that week.

A year or two ago I downloaded a few Word files outlining weekly schedules for teaching Math Dots, the titles are:

Week 3 - Addition 1-20
Week 4 - Addition 1-30
Week 5 - Subtraction 1-40
etc...

I was looking for them again to get the rest of the set, but was unable to find them.

There was also a power point set that was separated by equations (3 equations in each ppt), I was only able to download the addition set, but now I can't seem to locate it on the site.
If you know who created the files, or can share a link where I can find them, I'd be grateful!

Thanks!
-Lani

if I were going to do this, I might try to make it sort of a game...the opposing generals and countries each have their own slide, then where it happened, then "Who won?"  "England!" (and the general) or whatever.

I agree, when it comes to teaching historical battles, often turning it into a game can make it most memorable for the children. I taught my nephews about famous battles when they were 4 and 6 years old. I made Character Cards for them (each one chose a character, for example one was U.S. Grant and the other was R.E. Lee in the Civil War). We had a large map and each had to mark which battle 'their side' won and the dates of the battle. Sometimes they would switch characters to make sure they knew all the facts well enough.

I think 3 or 4 years old is an okay age to start teaching about battles and such, before then it might be better to just focus on simpler geography and history subjects.
As patreiche said, "hate to scar the kid" 

My son is also very into music; I've been showing him the Brill Kids Power Points from the free download section, and also in LR. Under 'music' there is a nice selection of instrument flash cards, separated into categories (Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion, Strings).

What I've done with him is sit and look through one of the categories, then pick one or two instruments and find some YouTube videos of that particular instrument. I've typically focused on not more than 2 or 3 instruments in a day so that I can also remember what each one looks and sounds like.

I am working on a Power Point presentation called "ABC instruments", but I'm having a hard time finding sound files to add to it.
Does anyone have suggestions of where I can find sound files online, specifically sounds of instruments? (mp3 or wav files) I've never done a PPS with sounds, so if you are good at that then I'd appreciate your advice on the best way to do it. Thanks a lot!
When I'm finished with the Slide Show I will post it in the Free Download section for everyone to enjoy.

   
  I agree with mother of faith, each child is different. I have been teaching my niece to read, we started when she was just over a year old, and now she is 4. She has gone through phases, sometimes showing more interest than other times. When she goes through a period of not being interested in flash-cards, books, or anything to do with reading, I just give it a rest for a little while so it doesn't become a 'chore' for her, because kids learn best when it's fun for them.

  Recently I discovered a cute website http://www.starfall.com/ which has helped add variety to her reading exercises. She also enjoys Little Reader, and though she rarely says the words out loud, I know that she can recognize most of the words. She still doesn't want to read from books, but as linzy posted earlier, sometimes our kids can do more than we give them credit for.

  We also created a sort of *lotto game* with the words she knows, so she doesn't have to say them out loud (which she often doesn't like to do), but when she hears the word read aloud, she can put the card on the right place on her game board.
 
*we used card paper made 3 game boards, 9 words per board, each word on its own square. Then we cut out smaller cards with the same words on them. I say "does anyone have the word 'play' on their game board?" if so, then the card is placed on the appropriate square.
 
  This way I can see which words she knows better when she's not in the mood for saying them aloud. From time to time I change the words in the game, taking away old ones and adding a new 'game board' with words from LR, or other flash cards.

Here is a song I used to sing when I was little, and now I'm making a card-board Christmas tree with a hole for the face to peek through, so my niece can play and sing along.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cEcXEOUkef0&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/cEcXEOUkef0&rel=1</a>

I agree that it's fine to allow kids to get to know electronics. I have noticed a pattern with different kids I've cared for in the past, (this is definitely not across the board or applicable to all) that the ones who generally have less than 2 hours of TV or 'screen time' in a day are more creative in their play and enjoy being outdoors. Of course it can be a handy 'baby sitter' while you need to get to some important work or jobs around the house.

Rome (Italy) • Budapest (Hungary) • Valletta (Malta) • Male' (Maldives) • Adelaide (South Australia) • Madrid (Spain) • Bucuresti (Romania) • Atlanta (GA) – Moscow (Russia) • Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) • Warsaw (Poland) • Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) • London (England) • Port Vila (Vanuatu) • Bogotá (Colombia) • Dublin (Ireland) • Sydney (New South Wales) • Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)* Kiev (Ukraine)• Reykjavik (Iceland)

(Krakow has not been the capital of Poland since the 1600's)

Hey everyone, I wanted to start this new thread for all of us moms to share tips or suggestions that could help others who are preparing to have a baby. Before I had my son, especially in the last few months of pregnancy, I was eager to know as much as I could about what the delivery was going to be like, and I found a few things that helped me greatly. I'll list them here, and open the discussion for anyone who found techniques that worked for them for others to benefit from.

1. Exercise. I didn't do anything complicated or strenuous, but I did find it very helpful to go for a daily walk. This helped to keep me moving and active so that when the day came for me to do all the work, it didn't exhaust me as much as it could have if I was spending most of my time in bed (of course counsel with your doctor, because some women need extra bed-rest during pregnancy)
2. Raspberry leaf tea. This is supposed to tone and strengthen your uterus and cervix, so that when you start having contractions, each one is more effective, therefore shortening the time you would be in labor. I drank about a liter a day from the 5th month on, and while there is some debate on how effective it is, my labor was only 4 hours long, as opposed to the average of first-labors being between 10 to 20 hours.
3. Breathing exercises. At first I thought that I couldn't be bothered with it, but I'm glad my birth coach insisted on my learning and practicing (I used Lamaze breathing techniques, but there are others as well) this played a tremendous role in helping me to remain relaxed, focused and to actually enjoy the experience.
4. Focus on the end result. When you start to get worried about the pain, or start feeling the pain, think of that adorable little angel that you're going to hold, and how it's YOURS! Focus on that, and keep breathing!

Hope this was a help to those who are interested!

I don't know whether to address this to KL, Lappy or all who have done work on this site, but I wanted to say that in navigating through the site, it has improved greatly since I first signed up last year.

The general layout has improved, and the download section is easier to navigate. I like the preview option, which is a great time saver especially when looking for new downloads to import into LR (another thanks, by the way, for those who put that together; my 3 year old niece and 1 year old son are learning to read from it and we're all enjoying the process!)