Hi everyone,
It has been a year since I made this topic. Thanks to everyone's advice, I'm very happy that my kid, now 3 years 9 months old, has developed the hobby with books. One of the things I found is that reading a lot to her really helped. I'm a busy single mom, but I stick to the habit of reading to her every night before bed time. To encourage her imagination, I now read to her only chapter books or story books with very few pictures. I also bought the picture books which she liked, but I asked her to read them by herself. I found that she would pick up even the chapter books I already read and she would read the parts she liked over again. She used to be not very good at reading aloud, as she would read too fast and get lost in the words. But now, from listening to my reading, she has learned to control her speed and often offers to read to me what she finds interesting.
Many thanks again! I'm now struggling with teaching her math and arts. But then that will be another story.   

Many thanks for all the great ideas! It is great to know that you all passed the stage I am going through. I am trying out various ways that you recommended. So far, asking her to read to her toys seemed to work somewhat. Thank you so much again! 

My daughter has been able to read in our native language since she was one year old and a half, thanks to Little Reader and advice from fellow parents in this forum. But now only a few months away from the age of 3, she still refuses to read by herself most of the time. She insists adults in the family read to her. If she does read, she only reads a few sentences, and then refuses to go on, saying that the letters are too small or there are too many words. I bought all kinds of books she likes and books with big fonts, but the result is the same. She just wants other people to read to her. What could I do to change the situation? Many thanks for your help!

I think one session per evening is better than both sessions, two sessions so close might bore your kid. Maybe you could try two sessions if she is very keen to learn on that night. A better option for you I think is combining LR with another method, for example Flash Cards and Powerpoints, so that learning becomes a diverse experience for her and also more fun.

Btw, I'm in the same boat as you are. My kid already could read Vietnamese, her native language, when she turned 18 months old, but I'm teaching her to read English and I teach her one session a day, due to my lack of time as a working mum. I also combine various methods such as books (by pointing at the words as I read to her) and the Internet (reading teaching sites such as Literactive).  She can read quite a few simple English sentences at the age of 30 months. So no worries about the lack of time, just do your best! Looking forward to hearing more about your progress with baby in the future!

I downloaded Funnix math and reading programs yesterday, and they seem pretty good from the first couple of lessons I ran for my kid. It's amazing that they share the programs for free for this holiday season.
http://www.funnix.com/index.html

You could translate LR into Vietnamese, yes. That's what I did to teach my kid to read. After she began to be able to read single words in Vietnamese, I introduced English to her. I must say that the new version of LR is not ideal for teaching Vietnamese, as they tried to put in too many things into one lesson, and a kid might be discouraged at the beginning. I prefer their older version, but it was no longer available. To make up for this, you could use flashcards to teach her single words, using the rules that LR used: Doman methods combined with phonetic rules. For example, I taught my kid words that rhymed with each other in Vietnamese: "chơi": play, "bơi": swim, "phơi": dry. At first, I taught her 3 flashcards a day, as her interest increased, I increased the number of cards to 5, then 7, then 10. My kid is now almost 2 and she can now read sentences of 3 - 4 words. She could also read quite a few words in English.
Anyhow, I suggest you put LR on two computers, one for English and one for Vietnamese. And combine LR with flashcards to help your kid to get used to words. At some point, you could teach her the alphabet also through games. Read a lot to her to get her to be curious about books. I hope you'll have a great journey with your little one!

Many thanks, khatty! I just stumbled on this instruction on teaching to speak English at home, which seems interesting and resonates with what you said.
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/parents/articles/speaking-english-home
Although, it's about English, it could apply to any other language that the parent(s) have some knowledge of

Wow, thanks so much for all the advice and support! I feel now more emboldened to go ahead with teaching my kid to speak English myself. Maybe I could create some games for her, so that she knows that it's time to switch off Vietnamese and switch on English. As always, it's great to be part of Brillkids!

Hi BrillKids family,
I have taught my 17-month-oldgirl to read in Vietnamese, our native language, since she was 8 months old, and we have made steady progress. She's also on good track with her speaking ability, she can now speak groups of 3 words together. So recently I started to teach her English by showing her the YBCR dvd's, and she loves them. I wonder how I could teach her to speak English properly though? She was confused when I spoke English to her, and when she imitated me, the words were spoken in a very clearly Vietnamese way, maybe because she was still used to speaking Vietnamese. My accent, although considered good for a non-native speaker, is not perfect either. How did you teach your kids to speak a foreign language, like English, in my case? What are the best sources to use? Thanks so much!

Larry Sanger explained in details how he taught his son to read phonics in English. You could read here
http://larrysanger.org/2010/12/baby-reading/
Hope this helps!

Thanks a lot, Mela Bala, kim tham and m_roger23! It's great to hear about your little ones' achievements also. I always learn a lot from how other parents raise their kids here. M_roger23, what you said reminded me of the first time my daughter said "Mum" when she saw the word. I felt all my fatigue and exhaustion disappeared.

Hi everyone,
I sometimes put questions here about early learning and I always got a lot of support from BK members, which encouraged me a lot. It seems to me that at last my toddler, who is going to turn 17 months in a week, has developed a clear interest in reading. She could sightread quite a few words in Vietnamese and also knows a few letters in the alphabet like a, b, v, t and o. She also shows signs of reading phonetically some simple words that she hasn't seen before. So far, I combined Glenn Doman flashcards, Larry Sanger's phonetic method and LR (I translated all the words of LR into Vietnamese) to teach her.
I'm also teaching her maths, but still struggling. She's more interested in the objects I showed her than the number they're supposed to represent.
Thank you all for accompanying me on this journey! I will update you once she makes some new progress.

Hi Sonya, when my toddler gets frustrated, she might burst into crying or simply throw what is in her hands to the ground. I'm trying to help her see the funny side of her failures, for example, when she puts together the legos and they fall apart, I will laugh and say: "The naughty pieces, look how funny they look when they fall." And she then will laugh also, and forget about her frustration. I didn't think of empathy until I read your post, I should try that. Thanks so much for sharing your experience with your little ones. They are so cute! 

I understand that being a toddler and being patient doesn't seem to go together, so please excuse me if my question is irrelevant. My daughter is already 15 months old. She throws a tantrum when she has a hard time with a toy or a game. As a result, she tends to choose to play the games that she already knows well and can play easily. What could I do to encourage her to be willing to challenge herself more? Many thanks!

Hi the license key for Little Reader was deactivated one one of my two computers. Could you kindly check this, please. I got the laptop repaired earlier today, does this have anything to do with this. Please, I need to teach my baby.