Thank you all so much for the advice and the encouragement!!!  I really appreciate it.  We are currently doing three sets of five words three times a day (9 sessions).  We want to add math, so starting next week we are thinking about doing one set of five words (maybe more if we can keep him interested) plus the two sets of math dot cards.  

I have a follow up question about the position to show him the cards.  I have been putting him in his seat because I was under the impression that it is important for the baby to see my mouth pronouncing the word.  Does it not matter?  I am also wondering whether I can show the cards with him lying down face up.  Has anyone tried that?

Also, I love the idea of the dry erase board!  Can't wait to try it.

Hi everyone,

We started teaching our 4 month old boy with Doman flash cards two weeks ago.  We are having some difficulties and I am a little discouraged. We would really appreciate your help and insight.

1. I can't find enough "happy time" to do 15 sessions a day.  Showing the cards only takes 5 seconds per session, but because Doman's book says we need to wait 15 minutes between sessions, I often find myself in a situation where I look for a time when he is happy to show him a set of cards, then I play with him, but before 15 minutes is up he becomes cranky and needs to be held and comforted.  When he seems calm, I will try to put him in his bouncy chair so I can show him another session of cards, but he would cry as soon as I put him in the chair, so I end up picking him up again.  As a result, we often get only 5 or 6 sessions a day.

2. Another challenge I have is that my son does not always pay attention to the cards.  I flash them quickly and say the words enthusiastically with no background noise, but often he gets distracted and looks at his foot or away at his play mat or something else (we live in an apartment and I don't exactly have a "boring place" to go).  Because the session is only 5 seconds long, by the time he looks back at me, the session is over, and I feel he didn't get to see the words I flashed.  I am tempted to repeat the session but I am afraid it would bore him.

3. Because he is only 4 months old, we run out of words he hears often quickly.  For example, we are running out of familiar body parts like "nose" and "face", and are flashing words like "wrist", which I don't think he understands.  Is the baby suppose to understand what the word says?

4. Before we started the flash cards, we've been showing my son the visual stimulation cards from this forum.  He loves it!  Kicking and laughing and can't peel his eyes off the cards every time we show them to him.  I was hoping for similar reactions to the Doman cards but unfortunately he hasn't showed any enthusiasm towards the Doman flash cards.

Again, I would really appreciate your advice for us.  I was so excited to start the program but feel a bit discouraged right now.