After School Programs: Infant
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Seeking Recommendation for Afterschool Program near West Plano
Asked by D.V. from Dallas
on September 1, 2011
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I'm looking for a new afterschool program for my daughter who is in Kinder. We live in the Plano and attend Rose Mary Haggar. I was wondering if anyone has recommend...
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- I used to teach in PISD and several of my friend's kids did PASAR. I have heard great things. It's nice because they stay on the school campus and don't have to tran...
- Do they have a PASAR system at the school? A lot of Plano schools have this and it is great. The children stay at school, get a snack, have an opportunity for down...
- My 1st grader son goes to the Explorers Club at Primrose Bent Trail. He has been going to Primrose since he was a baby and then just continued there after he started ...
Ever Heard of "Your Baby Can Read" Program?
Asked by N.T. from Chicago
on February 10, 2009
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My mother-in-law just asked if she could buy us the "Your Baby Can Read" program. The link is https://www.yourbabycanread.tv/ I have never heard of this program and d...
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- Hi, N., How thoughtful of you to look around before your mother-in-law makes the purchase. Let me say right up front: I am NOT a fan of tv/video programs. Children...
- I saw the infomercial too, and my thought was "Does my baby need to know how to read?" I don't think so. She loves hearing me read to her, and we enjoy cuddling up d...
- I agree with one of the previous posters, babies don't need to read until they are a little older. What we do is we read a LOT to my kids and now when my son started ...
"Your Baby Can Read" Program: Does It Work?
Asked by J.S. from Denver
on July 2, 2009
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Okay, so I got sucked into the infomercial about the "Your Baby Can Read" program. One of the results is that children as early as 2 are reading books like Charlotte's...
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- I got suckered in to this program. I feel it was a waste of money. My three year old likes to watch them now and then but so far we have not seen results like was show...
- I do not have experience with this program, but like you, I also used "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons," and I think it is one of the BEST ways to teach y...
- I learned to read off a similar program as a baby and have always been ahead of my class. I was reading past what achievement tests could test by the time I got to sc...
Dance Class vs Tumble Class for 3 Yr Old
Asked by B.W. from Baton Rouge
on September 3, 2010
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I am having a difficult time deciding what type of class to put my 3 yr old daughter in. I know I want to do one but when I ask her she goes back and forth on which o...
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- Do you have The Little Gym where you are? Our daughter took a combo class there. They did a little tap, a little ballet, and a little bit of gymnastics. It was great!
- When she was four, I took my daughter to see "The Nutcracker," after which she begged me for ballet lessons. I tried to explain to her that when she first started less...
- As a dance teacher myself, I am a little biased, but if she is interested in wearing a tutu and ballet shoes, let her try it! Age 3 is the perfect age to start looking...
Do You Walk Them to Their Class Room??
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on September 1, 2011
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So first day of First Grade at Public School is in the books.
At the Private school the Parents were required to walk the kids into their room and then pick them up...
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- My daughter started kindergarten last week. They allowed parents to walk them to their classroom for the first two days and then Wednesday was "independence day". At...
- By first grade I would the first couple of d ays just to make sure he knew where to go but after that id let him be a big boy and go by himself. Hope he has A great d...
- In our elementary it was parent choice, as well (classroom doors were outside). About half the parents walked to and waited in K (although we all stood at a distance o...
Nedd Help Finding a Good Preschool Program or Montessori School
Asked by L.W. from Austin
on March 31, 2008
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I am considering a change of schools for my daughter (4 years old). She is ready to read and in general ready to learn and curious about everything. Her current pres...
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- My son, 14, and my daughter, 6, went to The Montessori Center on Ave. H in Hyde Park when they were 2-5 years old. I highly recommend it. It is an old Hyde Park home...
- Cedars Montessori is located off of 290 on Circle Dr. Both my children attend and it's a wonderful school. The waiting list may be long so call Pat or Jill and put y...
- I have 4 years experience in Montessori and 11 years experience teaching toddlers. The most important thing for you to know is that Maria Montessori did not copyright...
No Parents Observing Class
Asked by K.W. from Boise
on September 25, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter started ballet class on Tuesday. As with other classes she has been in (tumbling, playgroup), I was prepared to sit for the hour and watch her. ...
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- I know how this feels...I remember the first dance class we couldn't sit in on. It is very normal though. At this age, it is usually more distracting for parents to ...
- My 5 then 4 yr old started dance last year. I was concerned about the not watching, but later realized that my daughter focused more on learning with me not there, vs...
- From my experience this is a pretty normal thing for a dance tumbling class. I taught gymnastics for years and we didn't allow parents to observe the class fromthe fl...
Baby and Me Class
Asked by L.C. from Los Angeles
on August 15, 2010
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Can anyone recommend a nice class for my 6 month old and me? Im in the Burbank, Studio City area
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- I love My Gym. There is one in Encino but there may be a closer location to you.
- The Burbank Adult School's Parent Ed program is really nice. I started with my son when he was about 8 months old, but you can start as early as two months.
- I took my daughter to Gymboree in Burbank and also the City of Burbank has a great Parks and Recs Dept. They offer mommy and me classes. The library has FREE story ...
In School, Is It Better to Be the Older Kid in the Class?
Asked by A.Q. from Phoenix
on July 21, 2009
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Here is my dilema; my daughter misses the school age cut-off by about a week. When she had completed Preschool, her teacher thought that she was ready for Kindergarte...
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- I, too, put my son in a charter school last year for that exact same reason. We ended up pulling him out at Christmas break, as we felt he was just not ready for the ...
- My son started kingergarten at 4 1/2 (after taking the district placement exam...he had to score at 5 years 6 months in all ability levels to be accepted early). It...
- I have talked to lots of people about this same thing. The Dr. said he never recomends putting kids up a grade. If she has to relearn stuff right now it's ok. I wou...
Looking for a Fabulous PK5 Program in Dallas
Asked by J.B. from Dallas
on October 30, 2008
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I am looking for a fabulous PK5 & up school. My son is currently in a good church program, however, they are not known for their academics. My wish list is that I fi...
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- If you want great (and I only know the one's in Dallas - but they are great) - I would look at Lamplighter, St Marks & Greenhill. There's also Episcopal School of Dal...
- Hello J., Holy Covenant ECDP (Early Childhood Dev. Program) in Carrollton off of Peters Colony and Josey is an awesome school. This year they are celebrating their 3...
- Look into Coram Deo Academy. They have several campuses, some have PK, some don't. I taught 5th grade there for a few years and only left to be a SAHM. They are Chr...
