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Madeleine Fitzpatrick - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Madeleine is the editor of BrillBaby.com.
Visit the site to learn about the benefits of early learning, and find out what it's really like to teach your baby reading and math.
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- The Multisensory Method of Robert Titzer
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Unlike some critics of early reading, Titzer believes that the optimum time for learning to read is exactly the same as the optimum time for learning spoken languages and sign language. "Studies show that it's easier to learn the patterns of language early in childhood compared to later in childhood."
- An Interview From a Baby Swimming Instructor
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] 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. What are the main benefits of infant swimming?
- Baby Sign Language 101 - The Signing Baby
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] 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?
- Glenn Doman - Pioneer of Baby Flash Cards
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] 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 lead to the discovery of early learning.
- Babies Reading - And Loving It
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] While a debate continues to rage among educationalists about the best time to teach children to read, tiny babies are proving time and again that they not only can read, but love to do so. Felicity Wong is a case in point. A YouTube video shows her reading more than a dozen words just two days after her first birthday.
- How to Make a Smart Baby
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] If intelligence is the ability to learn, then babies are born geniuses! While babies' brains have the potential to learn just about anything, parents have an important part to play in determining just how much - and how easily - their baby learns. Here, we discuss the key issues to bear in mind when teaching your baby.
- The Pros and Cons of Early Learning
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] There are no rules when it comes to teaching your baby. Well, okay, maybe just one rule: make sure to keep it fun. Better not to teach anything than to bring stress to your relationship.
- Is It Okay To Let My Baby Watch TV?
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] There are two schools of thought on this. One says that babies under two years of age should not be allowed to watch any TV; the other says that limited amounts of high-quality educational TV accompanied by adult interaction are fine - and may even be beneficial.
- Busy Parent's Guide to Smart Babies - Part 3
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Many leading childhood development experts believe that we all have far greater potential in our early years than society gives us credit for. Waiting until school to begin providing consistent intellectual stimulation to a child is no disaster. But in doing so, we miss a unique window of opportunity for learning.
- Busy Parent's Guide to Smart Babies - Part 2
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] The first years of life lay the neurological foundation for intellectual growth into adolescence and adulthood. This time represents a unique window of opportunity for learning.
- Busy Parent's Guide to Smart Babies - Part 1
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Are you juggling career and family? Do you find your free time stretched between your baby and older children? If you think you're too busy to learn about early education, you've come to the right place. Read on to pick up the basics in less than 10 minutes.
- Crawling - Is it Important?
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] According to childhood educator Glenn Doman, crawling forwards is an essential skill to master. In addition, children who missed out on crawling may suffer from speech problems, he says - because the same part of the brain controls both functions.
- Teaching Babies 101
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Early childhood - particularly the period from five months' gestation to five years of age - presents a unique window of opportunity for learning. As babies' and small children's brains are highly plastic (adaptable), teaching your child during this critical period can produce long-lasting benefits. Before you design a teaching program for your baby and yourself, you need to know the basics about teaching babies.
- The Science of Early Learning
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Your baby is born with most of the brain cells she will ever have, but during her first 12 months in the world, her brain will become increasingly complex. By the time she reaches the age of two, her brain will already be 75 percent of its adult weight. By the age of three, it will have reached 90 percent of its adult weight.
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