I was looking for another fun component for our reading. Reading in Russian is taking a lot of efforts, so I wanted to show my son, that reading can be jut fun!

1. I printed out Introductory Words, took the first five, we read them together and applied them all over the house: “Television” went onto the TV, “door” - on the door, etc.
2. The next day, when the baby was sleeping I took all the words down and pretended some naughty magical dwarf messed it all up. My kid had a blast hanging it all back. I repeated this reshuffling of the words for a few days.

New Syllable presentations are added to the site:

• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: YE (1-2) . Syllables with бэ, вэ,… шэ. With illustrations. (6/3/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Ba . Ба, бу, … With illustrations. (6/3/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Va . Ва, Ву… With illustrations. (6/3/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Ga . Га, Го, Гу….With illustrations. (6/3/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Treasure Hunts & Introductory Words for them. (6/4/2009)

I do. I really hate to say the word “NO!” Yet I don’t believe in anarchy - saying “yes” all the time is just as troublesome. Or even dangerous! How do you say yes to a kid, who is about to run over a busy intersection? How do you say “yes” to a toddler who is about to sample some household chemicals into his mouth? How could I say “yes” to my own two year old who got very upset that I did not allow him to cut my tablecloth with scissors?

• Diary and Egg replacements
  Posted on Monday, May 18th, 2009 in Health & Food - Comments: (2)
  My kid has egg allergies. Milk allergies. All kinds of allergies! It’s a nightmare: food is falling apart, he can eat only food from home, to every party we come with our own versions of pizzas, cakes, ice cream, cookies, etc. Search for substitutes is a never ending story for us. If you feel like you are in the same boat, or you prefer to avoid certain foods from other considerations, you might find these resources helpful:Egg ReplacementMilk ReplacementDiary Free or Egg Free ProductsEgg Substitute Recipes (Each replaces one egg)more at TipNut:*It’s recommended not to replace more than 2 eggs per recipe.

The following presentations were compressed/zipped for faster downloads:

• Encyclopedic Knowledge - Geography: Presentations from Isa - World Country Contours; World Country Capitals
• Encyclopedic Knowledge - Music: Musical Instruments 1 (in Russian)

If you experience any difficulties uploaded other presentations, please send us an email at ideas@childandme.com.

New presentations for teaching to read in English:

• Teach Your Child to read… in English: Phrases 3 - animals 2 and actions 2 . With illustrations & sounds. (5/31/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in English: Introductory Single Words - Body 3 . With illustrations & sounds. (5/31/2009)

As much we dislike it, we absolutely SHOULD talk to our kids about sex. Unless, of course, you prefer some Mr. Know-All enlighten your innocent little one on a school bus. Here you can find some suggestions and resources that I could find on this topic.

My friend just shared a fantastic story about her own kid:

My friend’s 7 year old, Jacob, comes home from school, rushes over to mom and screams excitedly: “Mom, where did I come from?”

Yey-yey: the subscription to our email list is finally available again! If you haven’t subscribed yet, just enter your email at the right and you’ll be getting our monthly News and Updates email with the list of new articles and new presentations uploaded at the site! Enjoy!

New Music Presentations are available:

• Encyclopedic Knowledge - Music: Musical Instruments 1 (includes facts and sounds; available files in English, Russian and Bilingual). (5/20/2009)