YourBabyCanRead.com offline?

[Kerileanne99]

My take: http://larrysanger.org/2012/06/your-baby-can-read-closes-up-shop/

I wonder how this will be reported in the coming days. I cringe to think, actually.

The repercussions have already begun here...I was at the local library last week, along with many other moms that take their young children to story hour...a young boy, maybe four, read a couple of words from a sign and one mom started a conversation about how this little boy was so very precocious. The poor mother of the child said, oh yes, we have been doing YBCR for about six months...
Silence in the peanut gallery, then another woman actually gasped, you know, that company got closed down by the government because it hurts children! They memorize words and then when it comes time for them to learn to 'really' read, their brains are 'broken' and they might never learn properly!  Murmurs, 'yes, I saw they were shut down but didn't know why, oh, how horrible, greedy companies like that'...absolute game of children's 'telephone', all about misinformation and fear.  I know for a fact that there are a few others there that used or are using YBCR, yet not a single one of them said a word! I felt like they planned to go home and destroy their own disks out of fear or insecurities.
Alex was with me, and I don't think it is fair to her to discuss our success in that setting.  All I could do was inform them that they completely had their facts incorrect, that YBCR has absolutely changed the lives of countless numbers of children and their families, including ours, and to please, please take the time to discern the facts.  I even said I would be happy to discuss at a later time our positive experience.

In return? A lot of silence and sideways glances, as in, "oh, that poor, deluded woman!". I truly hope that people who have had such great success don't just give up and keep quiet 

Thanks for the link to your article. I might have to keep it written in my purse for just such occasions.

[Mela Bala]

This is beyond devasting.  

My son learned how to read words by memorization at first but I quickly followed up with teaching him phonic sounds and now he is reading proposals and contracts from my Father's Biotechnology Company.  So many parents rely on the school system to teach their children and by that time their priority is not learning.  If I go a day without showing Cayden his lessons he will not sleep he will scream do lessons.  He evens yells out the password to his laptop.  He has learned sooooo much by the age of 2 and it has been so easy to teach him.   I wonder how many parents are breathing a sigh of relief because they felt that it would be too hard to teach a baby how to read. 

Everyone who has witnessed my son's achievements have been very impressed and genuinely happy for us.  But once I start telling them how we did it they politely listen and then tell me that Cayden is gifted or that they do not have the time.  I then take a deep breath and give them my speech on how every child is capable of learning...once they start developing and strengthing their brain...only need 10-20 mins a day etc... 

My son loves and has learned so much with the YBCR and YBCD products.  
This is not the news I was expecting. I was hoping to find out that they added more dvds to their Your Baby Can Discover program. 


 

[kizudo]

So, so sad.  I was about to post the sale of my set of YBCR as my child has outgrown them, but maybe I'll keep them now and put them in my "treasure box"...because, that's truly what they are...allowing only those who believed in the product to put their fingers on them! 

I am so happy that my son was able to experience YBCR, YCCR and now YCCD!  Everyone of them - an excellent product!  No regrets from me...other than not buying a set for every baby I know!

[tanyazachara]

Kerileanne, that is UNBELIEVABLE! Where do they GET that stuff from?

My husband and I met Dr Titzer when he came to Belfast for a baby show. It was a brilliant presentation, but I was almost embarrassed for him because there were only 2 couples listening, including ourselves. The next presentation, on how to get your baby to sleep though the night, was packed full with people standing.

My theory is that 1. people can't be bothered to learn how to teach their kids, 2. they then get jealous of the parents who have bothered and 3. they latch on to anything that seems to justify their non-action.

Fortunately my mum is in the US at the moment and can take delivery of the YCCR and YCCD that I've ordered from Amazon. They were never available over here. So glad to be able to get them before they don't exist any more.

My daughter has benefited so much from YBCR, perhaps more than anything else I've done with her. My heart goes out to Dr Titzer. He should be getting awards and accolades, not this.

[DadDude]

My heart goes out to Dr Titzer. He should be getting awards and accolades, not this.

Agreed! Well said.

[FomerlyMrsObedih_Now_BatmansMama]

I think the message in this image is very appropriate to the circumstances.

[PokerDad]

My favorite Schopenhauer quote:

...the truth, to which only a brief triumph is allotted between the two long periods in which it is condemned as paradoxical

Great find MrsObedih

[edmom]

My 19 months old son has enjoyed watching YBCR since he was 8 months old. It is heartbreaking to see this happening to Dr Titzer.

tanyahanna, we have just received our order of the YCCR &YCCD Deluxe kit from Amazon yesterday. Even I was afraid I wont be able to get them later and ordered them immediately. We started watching YBCD this morning...dint get much of a reaction from him but I am hoping he'll start liking them 

[tanyazachara]

edmom, can you do me a favour and check if the dvds are multi-region? We're in the UK. Thanks!

[DadDude]

We started watching YBCD this morning...dint get much of a reaction from him but I am hoping he'll start liking them 

We started watching this a few days ago. He seems to like it.

[edmom]

edmom, can you do me a favour and check if the dvds are multi-region? We're in the UK. Thanks!

Hi, sent you a PM 

[edmom]

We started watching YBCD this morning...dint get much of a reaction from him but I am hoping he'll start liking them 

We started watching this a few days ago. He seems to like it.

We played it again in the morning and I am glad to report that he is liking it    He got up and started dancing to the peas porridge hot & cold song.
And may I also add that I am a big fan of your work and all your contribution to the EL community...especially the reading bear!

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