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BrillKids Software / Little Reader - General Discussion / Missing parts of the media library
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on: May 05, 2009, 05:58:40 AM
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Sorry for the redundancy because I know I saw the answer to this problem somewhere but I can't find it now. I downloaded LR and it came with lots of categories, but for some reason all of the images are missing. For example in animals, I get this message regarding the bird: could not find a part of the path 'media Library\animal-bird1.jpg.'
Do I have to add each of these pics individually by myself. If so where are the jpeg files? Is there an easier way to fix it? I did a few downloads myself and those images are intact and the playlists ran fine.
Thanks, Lori
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Parents' Lounge / Introduce Yourself / Re: Is it too late????
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on: May 02, 2009, 02:52:10 AM
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Hi. I'm new too. My daughter is exactly 24 months + 7 days old. We started doing the Your Baby Can Read program about 4 weeks ago after I saw it on an infocommercial. Two weeks ago, she began recognizing words. I found this forum 5 days ago. Start right away, and be ready to be amazed.
Congrats re the baby on the way, Lori
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EARLY LEARNING / Early Learning - General Discussions / Re: Favorite Read Alouds???
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on: April 30, 2009, 06:21:01 PM
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This week I read I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge repeatedly. My daughter loved the story. The pages are bright and colorful, and the animals are adorable. It rhymes which makes reading aloud easier and more pleasing to hear. Also I like that the words are very large just in case she cares to notice them.
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EARLY LEARNING / Early Learning - General Discussions / Re: Do you get worried that it's not really for the kids?
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on: April 30, 2009, 05:27:55 PM
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No, I never worry because my daughter (age 2 yrs + 6 days old) is happy and enjoys learning. When she doesn't want to do something then we don't do it. But I do worry and feel awful that I didn't teach my son earlier. I followed all of the common place teaching process with my son. I let him watch all of the kids programs that were suppose to be somewhat educational. I bought the black + white picture books, read stories together, finger painted, played at the playground as often as possible, enrolled him in baby gymboree, and a baby art class. We used all of the baby einstein videos and music. He had a great vocabulary and I was pleased. Then finally at age 2, I became worried because I couldn't teach him to identify his colors. Everyone said he is just a busy boy so let him play and there will be time for learning later. In preschool at age 3, he was supposed to learn to identify his own written name, colors, and shapes; but the teacher said "I can't teach this boy anything - there is something wrong." He went to the Child Study Team, they were amazed by his self-control, and polite manners. They thought his vocabulary was above average, and told me to have him tested for color blindness but to not worry because it is probably just a developmental issue that will resolve itself. Then again in Pre-K, another teacher told me that there is something unusual going on, and that she has never seen a child with such learning difficulties. So back to the child study team, where I am told that my child has a learning disability, fine motor deficits, and borderline gross motor deficits. Overall, he was about 2 yrs behind in school readiness. Suddenly dedicating every moment and any amt of money to preparing my son for school, was socially acceptable. After all it is easier to learn when one is younger. Duh? Oddly enough if my son was a normal learner then providing the same amt of educational training and support is discouraged. Everyone had nothing but praise for early intervention and too bad we hadn't identified the problem sooner. So I sent him to an expensive summer camp for kids with learning disablities. Now he is struggling in an integrated kindergarten class with support from a special ed teacher. After school, while other kids are playing outside because they finished their homework in 15 minutes, my son struggles to complete in it in an hour with lots of help. While other kids will be playing outside this summer, my son must go to summer school. Also my son desperately wants to acheive at school just like everyone else, so he does about 3 extra hours of math and phonics per week. I spend every day thinking of ways to increase his self esteem because, at school, it has taken a beating. I am sure it would have been easier to teach him when he was baby. Perhaps he would not have acheived early independent reading but I bet he would have been at least on grade level. So consider the extremes, would I rather that my daughter seemlessly learns to read at age 2 just as she learned to talk? Of course, and I will gladly expend whatever energy it takes on my part; because it isn't about me (or my sacrafices) it is all about improving the quality of her life. Why isn't earlier intervention or stimulation the goal for all children?
Lori
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Parents' Lounge / General Parenting / Re: potty recommendations
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on: April 29, 2009, 11:51:57 PM
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I have the type that sits on top of the toilet too. My daughter seems okay with it. Of course, she doesn't know there is another option. I do wonder if it would go quicker if I had the freestanding type that sits on the floor. They do seem to want to squat when they are eliminating which isn't possible on toilet topper type. I live in a small condo with only one bathroom so it is more space efficient.
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Parents' Lounge / General Parenting / Re: potty training??? could use a little input!
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on: April 29, 2009, 12:34:31 PM
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Hi. I'm potty training my daughter - she just turned 2 last week. She is my 2nd child. My first potty trained late and I felt like such a failure. Later I found out that he has a learning disability, so perhaps I wasn't doing so bad afterall. My daughter started going on the potty at 18 months, and we are still at it. She has only had one bowell on the potty months ago. She will urinate on the potty, but I think she is saving some for her diaper too. Right now I know I'm doing some stuff wrong. Specifically I'm not consistent enough. But I'll share what I know, and there is a good chance you already know all that I do. A good potty video helps, because kids like to imitate one another. We have "Once Upon a Potty" and "Elmo's Potty." Some pros say it is best to wait til your child is waking up dry because that means the child has better control over their bladder. But, I've read that in many other countries parents learn to listen to their baby's potty cues and the child becomes completely potty trained by age 2 . Anyway so put him on the potty right after he wakes up especially if he is dry. If he is successful, get very excited, clap, call gramdma with the good news, etc. Try again 20 minutes after each meal. If you go to try and he has already eliminated then adjust the time so it seems to fit his elimination schedule. If he is comfortable with the potty, then you can start just trying every hour in addition to waking and after eating. Some people are very successful giving their child treats like 1 jelly bean for urination and 2 jelly beans for bowell movements. I'm not doing that because then my daughter will spend lots of time just crying for extra candy all day. I use pull ups and diapers but many people say it goes quicker if you go straight to underwear so the children gets soaked and uncomfortable every time they have an accident. I don't want to clean up accidents all day, and it would destroy the carpet, but perhaps you have more forgiving flooring. I think I feel more motivated myself now. Honestly I don't enjoy potty training probably because my last experience with my son was so frustrating. Also I think there is even a potty watch that beeps when it is time to go potty. Although the kitchen timer works well too. Good Luck, Lori
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Products Marketplace / Product Discussions and Reviews / Re: need advice about using YBCR
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on: April 28, 2009, 05:21:38 PM
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Thanks for all of advice. We just switched to the Volume 1 DVD a few days ago. At first she hated it, but now suddenly she has decided she likes a song on it, so is watching nearly the whole thing. She is still identifying 3 words even when I write them myself. Hooray! Now she won't look at the flashcards with me but I guess this obstinance is part of being 2 yrs old. I have questions still about the flashcards. Do people just keep reviewing the ones prevoiusly learned everyday? If so eventually doesn't it become overwhelming? If not, when how do you retire cards and then do you worry about the kid forgetting stuff. I am so surprised that she has learned 3 words, and a bit nervous that this is just some temporary phase that won't result in very eary literacy. I guess I have to just get into a pattern of comfortably using YBCR and not worry about it. I've learned so much from this site, so I've added some other enriching activites too.
Khatty, I just found this site so I will have to look up the Doman Technique. Do you worry about your child forgetting the retired card or do you recycle them back in the 5 cards later? Actually I don't want you to have to explain the whole technique to me. Maybe after the kids are asleep, I will research it myself. I like the TV is broken but my older son (age 6) will see right through that ruse. But as long as Sarah is interested in the YBCR DVD, I'm just going to try to cut back on the TV viewing but not eliminate it.
Joha, you were so right, I kept just putting the video on twice per day and pretending that I forgot she hates it. Now she is watching it and even wanted me to replay it 2x last night. You mentioned this Doman method too. I really got to research it so I understand all of these references to it.
Thanks again for all of the advice, Lori
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BEYOND EARLY LEARNING (for older years) / General Discussions - After Early Learning / competing with with siblings - a great motivator
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on: April 27, 2009, 03:20:02 AM
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I have a 6 yr old son with a learning disability. Then, on the other spectrum, is my 2 yr old daughter who learns intuitively. I started YBCR with my 2 yr old daughter and she is just recognizing a few words. Now suddenly my son has become a little scholar. Instead of procrastinating and begging to play now and do sight words later, he has decided that it is better to practice his sight words 2x daily. In the beginning I worried about his self esteem. Now I'm thinking this competition is helpful because perhaps he will catch up to his peers quicker. I read a study about very poor outcomes for children who aren't reading on grade level by 3rd grade. So it is my goal to work as hard as possible with him now. Besides if he does catch up, he will probably not even remember the extra work he did in kindergarten. But if he doesn't catch he will eventually compare himself to his peers and feel inadequate.
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Products Marketplace / Product Discussions and Reviews / need advice about using YBCR
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on: April 27, 2009, 02:40:46 AM
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My daughter ( 2 yrs + 2 days old) hates the YBCR DVDs. We just started the YBCR program 1 month ago. The first month she would only cooperate with the sliding flash cards, and can now identify 3 of the 10 words plus 2 others inconsistently. I find the book hard to use as well. She is fascinated with flipping the pages up or down to reveal the picture and doesn't focus on the words. So now we are entering month 2 ( i.e. volume 1 materials) and again she hates the DVD. But luckily yesterday she decided that she likes the plain flashcards too. Now I feel a bit overwhelmed about where to start. When she was only willing to look at the 10 sliding word cards, it was easy to just do them a few times per day. Now that she has an interest in all of the flashcards I have 50 available words. So where do I start? I don't want to overwhelm or confuse her. I am thinking of just adding 10 new cards every 5 days without retiring any.
Also unfortunately she is a tv addict - I know it's bad - I'm embarrassed. We are cutting back but it's hard. She only watches Noggin which is supposed to be educational and doesn't have commercials. Anyway it is probably the reason she won't watch the YBCR DVDs - they just aren't as interesting as Noggin. Has anyone else had the same problem? Has anyone found a way around it? I have a 6 yr old son too. He is in public school and we live in a condo surrounded by other kids. I just can't imagine being able to wean them off of TV without them feeling unnatural especially my 6 yr old son.
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Local Support Groups / General Discussions / Re: Where do you go for FUN?
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on: April 26, 2009, 01:15:23 PM
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Our new favorite activity is Manasquan Environmental Center. It's 10 minutes from our home and it's free. They have fish, turtles, spiders, snakes, lizards, and prehistoric local fossils. There is also a telescope hooked up to a tv monitor so we can watch a distant eagle's nest with 2 baby eagles. They have lots of educational activities, and for some reason it is fairly quiet and undiscovered. I even learn new stuff. Each month they update a bullentin board to tell us about the local habitat. We learn when animals are hibernating, migrating, foraging, etc. They also collect specimens such as dead bugs, animal bones, empty bees nest for the children to examine with a magnifying glass. There are observation windows equipped with several high quality binoculars to watch squirrels and birds. Then when we are done inside, there is a little nature trail - just the right length for my children (ages 6 and 2). I love that it is hands on and that my children are left to interact, make observations, and explore the specimens and nature by themselves with being bombarded with info. Then when my children are ready to ask questions there is always a knowlegable staff more than happy to answer their questions.
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Parents' Lounge / Introduce Yourself / Hello - just started YBCR program
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on: April 26, 2009, 04:58:55 AM
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Great forum. I started to use the YBCR program about 1 month ago. My daughter just turned 2 yesterday. She is a bit stubborn and is unwilling to watch the video. She has been using the sliding word cards daily and is able to identify 3 words consistently, and 2 others sporadically. I just took out the next set of cards, video, and book today. Again she hates the video. Actually she cried and begged me to turn it off, so of course I did. Unfortunately she is addicted to Blue's Clues Videos. I know Dr Titzer says that I shouldn't let her watch TV, but she is already a TV addict. I am trying to cut back on the TV time but so far it is a painful process.
In addition to my daughter, I have a 6 yr old son dx'd with a "specific learning disability" which is fancy for the Child Study Team can't exactly pinpoint the problem. He has lots of problems learning in many different areas - memory, processing info, visual recall, word recall, etc. He is having to work very hard to try to catch up with his kindergarten peers. Fortunately he is very well behaved and cooperative. He does extra school work at home, went to a learning camp last summer, and will go to summer school from June thru August. I keep telling myself that adversity builds character and he is learning perseverance, self discipline, empathy, etc. Still I worry about his self esteem. His struggles have made me very interested in the learning process. Now with my daughter, I'm trying to do whatever I can to prevent her from experiencing the same learning problems.
I look forward to learning from everyone here. I read some of the threads and I am in awe.
Lori
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