For those who don\'t know, it is easier to teach your child to read early on in his life (from the ages of zero to three), than later! Many experts suggest that by teaching your child to read before they begin formal education, they will find school-based education easier from the get-go as they will not have to learn reading skills at the same time that they have to comprehend curriculum...
Providing your child with the best possible skills and education always sounds good on paper, but as we parents know, the reality is always much harder to achieve. Experts are always feeding us information that seems gimmicky, or intuitive, or counter-intuitive; how can we know which method is more effective? I\'ve taken the time to compare three flash card software products.
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Robert Titzer is an infant researcher and the creator of one of the most popular baby DVDs system for teaching babies to read. The baby DVDs and books were first published in 1997. The series\' methods are based on Titzer\'s research as well as his own experiences of teaching his daughters, Aleka (born in 1991) and Keelin (born in 1994) to read as babies.
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Listen in on an interview as we talked to qualified baby-swim instructor Nicole Arnulphy and pediatrician Elsie Lim to answer your most pressing questions about infant swimming.
1. What are the main benefits of infant swimming?
NA: Infant swimming is a great way to start your child early along the path to becoming water safe, as well as gaining this important life skill. It\'s also a...
A decade ago, if you\'d seen a baby using sign language with her parents, you probably would\'ve assumed the baby was deaf. Not so these days. The number of parents enjoying the benefits of signing with their hearing baby or toddler has mushroomed in the past 10 years. But why use sign language to communicate with a child who can hear - and is learning to speak anyway?
Speech is not an easy...
The whole idea behind early childhood education is the fact that babies and young children are capable of and actually like learning. Their brains are more susceptible towards absorbing information and therefore, all babies are potential \'baby geniuses\'. As more people realize this, various early learning theories, methods and products have emerged. Today let\'s look at three of these...
Want to learn more about Glenn Doman and his methods? Read the history of Glenn Doman and how the institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (a non-profit organization providing teaching programs and books designed to improve and accelerate the mental and physical development of normal as well as brain-damaged children) lead to the discovery of early learning.
Glenn Doman is a...
Like thousands of other parents all over the world, your initial impression may be one of skepticism. But what many don't realize is to teach their baby reading successfully is not only possible, it is highly likely - in fact, teaching your baby reading is much faster earlier in life than later, as her cognitive development is strongest in her first three years of life!
Teaching your baby...
In many cultures, baby massage has been an integral part of childcare for centuries.
In countries as far apart as India, Fiji, Nigeria and Bali - and among the Maori in New Zealand - massage starts soon after birth and continues until a baby is at least six or seven months old.
Baby massage has evoked considerable interest in the West, where such a practice is largely nonexistent. To...
You can create a genius baby if you understand how the human brain is structured. In most adults, the left hemisphere of the brain is dominant. Left-brained people think in a logical, linear manner, while right-brained people think in a non-linear, intuitive fashion. The left-brained learn best through hearing, while the right-brained learn best through seeing and feeling.
Our school system,...
