I have recieved some mail regarding our program. PlayWisely does not yet have a home program.  However, our grounbreaking series of developmental DVD's are meant to be used at home as 'homework' reviewing many of the concepts reviewed in our 30 minute once a week classes for our students from 4 months to 5 years.  Each DVD includes similar core content that progresses with your child's brain ability to process increasingly complex data.

     We are beginning expansion beyond the US and the Czech Republic.  Our program is designed to be offered as a class that parents and child attend together.  It will be an excellent cutting edge curriculum addition to any school's offerings.  Our method is very innovative and based on the latest brain research (as mentioned earlier representing a next generation in early learning technology).  PlayWisely often refers to the difference our Early Development Method represents this way, "We don't just teach a child, we train a brain!"

     Check out playwisely.com for more info or contact us at [email protected]

What my daughter remembers most is that she loved, loved, loved the cards - she can not remember what was on them (that part of the brain is not yet wired for memory as long term until around 2 1/2) but she remembers how her brain craved them! When she learned topics later in life that she had on the cards, she seemed to learn the topics effortlessly and she would even say the information seemed familiar.  She does have a very quick, short term memory - she and I believe as a result of the cards/

I co=founded a science based school which Christy attended for kindergarten.  Christy then attended a Montessori School through eith grade and public school from 9th through 12th grades.  She was and is very social - she was even the homecoming queen of her large public school!

Our babies generally have 10 to 20 words at 1 year (that they independently say).  Some include signing.  The average is 2 to 5 words - but more importantly at 1 is that they understand you for general requests (say bye-bye or get the doll).  We have had children begin PlayWisely that were not speaking at 2 - who at 4 communicate beautifully.

Martina!

   I have an American friend who is a Montessori teacher there and they asked for me to come and start the program.  We are planning a global expension so the Czech Republic proves to be a great opportunity for us! We now have 6 locations in the Czech Republic with 3 more ready to begin.  Please send your inquiry to Klara at [email protected] - your baby is so sweet!!

Coach Patty
Founder. PlayWisely

Sorry - I wasn't able to complete the previous post -

  I believe Christy has a semi-photographic memory.  She was always able to read information over once or twice and have a high quality of recall.  Don't let the fact that once the brain doesn't learn that (flash card) way as efficiently as they get older - it is what the flash cards did accomplish during the brains early critical wiring period that mattered - and as it turns out it's not about the encyclopedic knowledge per se - but rather the wiring that took place exercising the brains neural circuitry that has the lasting impact - and that is the most important thing.

   One interesting thing about Christy was that she always tested at the highest level.  She chose engineering in college over medicine because 'numbers' were easy to her and she appreciated the idea of correct answers.  Although she was/is a good reader with excellent comprehension she doesn't particularly like to read!  So, engineering became her major!  She was the only Division 1 full scholarship athlete (gymnast) that was in the most rigorous academic major at the University (engineering) simultaneously - and she graduated with honors - at times even making the presidents honor roll (4.0)!

    She worked as an engineer for 4 years and now as a young mom, works for me while raising my beautiful grandbabies! My goal is to bring these early learning insights started by Doman to current scientific understanding regarding what the brain is actually doing and should be /can be doing during this most critical early intervention period.

 Hello!

   I finally made it here thanks to Tonya!  I am happy to share my experiences as an early Doman Mom who participated in the program with my daughter Christy from 1981 to 1984!  There is so much to share regarding my experiences.  I was the Director of Gymnastics at the Institute during this time period.  My daughter was 5 months old when I initially took the course.  I was 'all in' from the start!  As a former USA NCAA All-American gymnast from the University of Nebraska the idea of 'training' a child's brain made sense to me and does to this day as the Founder of the PlayWisely program in Dallas, Texas and the Czech Republic. 

   The Institute created their innovative, groundbreaking program in the 1970's with the available science at the time.  Today there is an avalanche of data coming from the developmental sciences, neurosciences and psychophysics.  I have spent my professional life gathering and sorting through this information to put meaning to what I experienced and witnessed in the developing brain. I also believe I have developed a second generation of material that addresses the new understanding of what 'intelligence' is now understood to be in the sciences - namely,
not IQ as we aquire a score on a test, but rather the neurosensory-cognitive-motor ability that renders a brain to collect data precisely, speed of information processing, brain region agility, quality of perception and efficiency of output.

   My daughter is now 30 years old and has a 2 1/2 year old and 1 year old both doing the PlayWiselly system.  Regarding Christy's unique ability (and those of my doman parent friends) that seems most consistent is there quickness and agility of conscious awareness.  I believe Christy ha