Start Early

our son writing- age 2 years and 6 months

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Even at an early age, our son loves to listen to children’s music

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listening to children’s music tape

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Our daughter reading Ladybird book at age 3 years and 11 months

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Parents and Grandparents are wiser than doctors. ( How to Raise a Healthy Child In Spite of Your Doctor- Robert Mendelson, M.D.) - ” How can I assert that parents, with no medical training, are better than pediatricians to meet most of the health needs of their children? Simply because you are willing and able to give your children time and attention, and your doctor is not. The most important elements in the diagnosis of illness are behavior change, appearance, and the medical history of the child. As the parent, you are extremely sensitive to your child’s behavior patterns, quick to note a change in his or her appearance, and totally familiar with the child’s medical history, your own and probably those of your parents as well.)

Thoughts from Great Grandma:
When children are sick, especially with a cold, it is advisable to change their pillow cases, towels, and hand towels daily to a clean one to avoid re infecting themselves again and again with the cold, as well as to avoid infecting others as well. To wash their hands as often as they can and wipe down the things they touch with disinfectant.

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:45:16 +0000

We dedicate this site to our children and grandchildren who have been the inspiration and encouragement in the life of my husband and me. Without them, we would have never been able to put all these together and help other parents and children who need direction on how to start early. Most of the thoughts are inspired by Kalyca and Rina who brought lots of laughter in our daily life as we watch them grow from 1 to 6 months and even when they moved on, their phone conversation with us through the early stages of their lives are the ones that kept us going to pursue this idea. We communicated with their parents on their progress, morally and scholastically, keeping them supplied with ideas on raising these two little angels. I say angels because they came during the lowest time of our lives and the girls are the lights that spark the fires in our hearts again to keep going. Born 5 days apart, they both have their own personalities, but the same need, the need for input and their brains stimulated with activities from day one. Growing and learning according to their own pace, the girls are gaining knowledge and wisdom and enthusiasm to learn above the average child their own age.

To say the least, Early Learning is a tried and proven technique, my experiences as I home schooled my own children, starting from when they were conceived and growing as tiny fetuses, to when they reach their teen years and finished their schooling, and our grandchildren, who at present are still learning and growing.

” Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God.” - Deuteronomy 12:28 (The Holy Bible)

Diet

admin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:55:26 +0000

My children grew up in places where there’s an abundance of fruits and vegetables and lots of nutritious food. It has been a blessing for me and my children as they grow more alert and healthy. They ate a very hearty breakfast in the morning, and not much of any sugary substance to it. I feel that this is the key to start their day. They ate fruits for snacks and did not drink any soda or any sweet juices. They had honey and molasses for sweeteners when needed, but not much as they ate mostly fruits and vegetables. The dentists are often quite surprised to have children visit them as old as 12 - 13 years of age not have any cavities at all. I feel that it is the responsibility of parents to make sure that their children are eating good whole some food and avoiding as much as they can any junk food or any sodas, especially in the morning as the children’s first meal of the day.
I noticed that when my children ate too many sweets, they tend to be sickly, with colds and coughs, and sometimes fever. One important thing to remember is whatever we feed our bodies; we are what we will become. You are what you eat. If a baby is raised on a sugary diet, the result is not very good. We need to remember that sugar, especially white, does not contain anything except for its sugar contents. No vitamins, no fibers, nothing that will help their little bodies to absorb anything to stay healthy but rather bring down their immune system.
One evening, after having dinner with my son and his wife and daughter, we had a few bites of chocolate. The rest of the evening, my grand daughter was doing all kinds of somersault, even placing her hand on the floor and tried to spin around and around with it. She was so full of energy that she couldn’t sit still. How much more when we feed them sugary breakfast to start their day. No wonder we have children that can’t sit still in their classrooms and are very restless the whole day.

Eating nutritious breakfast also gives the kids time with mom and dad before going to school which is extremely important. This allows the parents to set the stage for the day and to provide encouragement. (Zig Ziglar- Raising Positive Kids in a Negative World)

About us

admin — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:54:40 +0000

About us:

My husband and I started out as a little family of missionaries in Asia. For 20 years we raised, trained and educated our children through home schooling and hands on activities. Through the years we learned a lot about teaching our children and tuning into their physical, spiritual and educational needs. At the same time we were helping other missionary parents train their children as well.

We discovered that children love learning, especially at a very young age. We came to understand that a child can actually learn to read and master mathematics and writing early on, and can develop an encyclopedic knowledge from the very first day the child opens their eyes on the world.

After returning to the US, we have met quite a few young mothers who are very interested in teaching their children at an early age and in need of know-how. Thus, we decided to be of help to those who are interested in having their child start early.

Our objective:

A child’s ability to learn has been observed and documented by countless studies, and their unique capacity to absorb large amounts of information in their formative years has been tried and proven by professionals and parents alike. Children can learn almost anything that is presented to them in an honest and factual manner.

Of course each child is gifted with varied talents and some are easy to teach and some are what we call ‘slow learners’. But even a child, who has hard time, if we persevere, can learn and progress by consistency in our presentation.

Every mother desires to have her child learn to walk, to talk, to read, to write and most of all to be happy and fulfilled. In fact, you mothers are the best teachers of your own child, just because of your love for your child and your determination to see them succeed. You can do just that by simply pouring into your child and taking the time to teach and train them. It just takes being consistent. It is very simple. It will only take a few minutes of your time, if you start early. You and your child will always cherish the time you spent together learning and growing.

“Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.” (Isaiah 28: 9-10 – The Holy Bible)