New Syllable presentations are added to the site:

• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Da . Да, До, Ду….With illustrations. (6/10/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Ja . Жа, Жо, Жу….With illustrations. (6/14/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Za . За, Зо, Зу….With illustrations. (6/23/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Syllables: Ka . Ка, Ко, Ку….With illustrations. (7/10/2009)
• Teach Your Child to read… in Russian: Treasure Hunts & Introductory Words for them. (7/4/2009)

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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!

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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?

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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)

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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?”

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