Wow, all the knowledge and links you share and so specific and thorough! I thought I would add some of the stuff I came across when my sister's decided to sign up her little girl for abacus classes and I was the one she confided to (obviously!). We would discuss all the pros and cons and then observe how Little One's progress and her having fun. But first auntie Tiff (that's me) needed to boost her knowledge a little to be a good niece and sister's support, http://www.scienceclarified.com/A-Al/Abacus.html http://www.abacusmaster.com/ http://www.wikihow.com/Use-an-Abacus
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What about John Medina's :Brain Rules for the Baby: How to raise a smart and happy child from zero to five"? By the way all Medina's books are top notch