tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post1732433949701843255..comments2024-03-04T09:28:15.253+05:30Comments on Do I write?: Am I expecting too much?~nmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16483363042572158612noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-51749948073245564122008-05-02T02:21:00.000+05:302008-05-02T02:21:00.000+05:30See if u can lay ur hands on Leap Frog's Letter Fa...See if u can lay ur hands on Leap Frog's Letter Factory!! Its brilliant!<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Leap-Frog-Letter-Factory/dp/B0000INU6S/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1209675058&sr=8-1Neerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908239217422161292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-58070863026309505712008-04-18T10:45:00.000+05:302008-04-18T10:45:00.000+05:30Oops PG! All this while I was thinking that you ha...Oops PG! All this while I was thinking that you had asked me to read this book to Anirudh! :P Will start reading it this weekend!~nmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483363042572158612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-36807216947317053512008-04-17T20:21:00.000+05:302008-04-17T20:21:00.000+05:30I just read this post and thought I'll give my 2 c...I just read this post and thought I'll give my 2 cents worth here.<BR/>Pls. don't sweat yourself over small details like nos. and alphabets. Ur angel is only 4!! Mine is too...and I think they all make such gadbad...and why not? They are just learning...<BR/>BTW, I'm going to check out this book everyone's talking about...rajkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473706252786535841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-68631069747769951752008-04-17T02:13:00.000+05:302008-04-17T02:13:00.000+05:30NM, I just asked if YOU have read the book. As utb...NM, I just asked if YOU have read the book. As utbt has already said, it is more for the adults. But one day you might be able to reads it to him as well. It is too early for him right now. And yes, I also found it irritating that it has no pictures, but that was the only version available in English at that moment. That is the disadvantage of living in in "non-english-speaking" country. It uis a lovely book. In the beginning it might sound funny or even boring, but soon you will enjoy it more and more. It is a beautiful book.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509732589537039753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-75198998149899907092008-04-16T18:25:00.000+05:302008-04-16T18:25:00.000+05:30nm The Little Prince, I would say, is more for the...nm The Little Prince, I would say, is more for the adult. The parent rather. At frustrating times, it reminds parents how is it to be a child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-21356144409801625142008-04-16T16:15:00.000+05:302008-04-16T16:15:00.000+05:30@all: Thanks for enlightening me!I surely will cal...@all: Thanks for enlightening me!I surely will call it enlightening and nothing else. :D<BR/><BR/>PG: No. I haven't been able to. He somehow doesn't want me to since it doesn't have colorful pictures :|~nmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483363042572158612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-69909246309566189492008-04-15T15:13:00.000+05:302008-04-15T15:13:00.000+05:30Just saw the amazing and lovely drawing Anirudh ma...Just saw the amazing and lovely drawing Anirudh made on his blog. And you are complaining about the stupid sequence of alphabet. Grrrrrrrr.....NM?<BR/>BTW, did you read The Little Prince?PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509732589537039753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-57456517734673297182008-04-15T15:11:00.000+05:302008-04-15T15:11:00.000+05:30Sonny boy can count in order but his alphabets are...Sonny boy can count in order but his alphabets are not that great, esp since he gets confused with the phonetics and the regular alphabets. But he does recognise them<BR/>don't worry about it too much, Anirudh seems to be a smart kid with all things, the numbers and letters will come.<BR/>Sonny boy sometimes says 61 for 16 and 62 for 26 ... so... no big deal.:-D<BR/>and he used to always get confused with the 15&16 and 19&20 too.<BR/>But his last school was a good one, I will miss them..:-(Just Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-36304402118437572662008-04-15T08:35:00.000+05:302008-04-15T08:35:00.000+05:30hey chill..swarn is five now..and he was exactly t...hey chill..swarn is five now..and he was exactly that way...a year back,...ask him the alphabet and he coud do it only in te sing song way...<BR/><BR/>teh thing i loved about his nursery and kindergarten school in delhi was that tehy would club teh children age wise..so each of the sections had children of roughly the same 2 months<BR/><BR/>every kid has his/her level of adapting and i wouldn't worry too much about it...aMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191649124291527517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-812101824610080092008-04-15T02:45:00.000+05:302008-04-15T02:45:00.000+05:30Chill :)Sequence of alphabets is just rote. There ...Chill :)<BR/><BR/>Sequence of alphabets is just rote. There is no brain development fundamental involved in it. Since it is rote, kids almost always get it right when they sing it but get confused when they have to answer q's like what comes after c and before e. First of all teh concept of 'before' and 'after' are confusing for a four year old. Like wise tehre will be B-D confusion, M-W confusion. If these exist in a five year old, yes, one must be concerned, but not in four year olds.<BR/><BR/>BTW, 16 is the most forgotten number in teens :) There are stats. Your child is not alone.<BR/><BR/>If you think, what are letters and numbers? They are symbolic representations for something. Letters are symbols that represent a sound and numbers are symbols that represent certain units of something. So as long as he counts/gets the letter sound right/identifies the letter or number he is doing fine.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't be concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-90495073149860857852008-04-15T01:00:00.000+05:302008-04-15T01:00:00.000+05:30heyy.. i dunno what a four year old SHUD know... b...heyy.. i dunno what a four year old SHUD know... but one of my nieces turned 5 recently, she's going to senior KG this year... <BR/>she knows her alphabet and also basic addition & stuff... but then, she has an elder sis... so she picks up things from her... so maybe she knows more than she's supposed to... will chk with cousin this weekend & keep u posted...rayshmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702175811120928581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994682204786093434.post-22355241836741423382008-04-14T16:23:00.000+05:302008-04-14T16:23:00.000+05:30Do go through all the points:http://www.magicalchi...Do go through all the points:<BR/>http://www.magicalchildhood.com/articles/4yo.htm<BR/><BR/>At the end you will also find some links for what a child is taught and supposed to know at preschool.<BR/><BR/>I think he is a brilliant. Whatever you do, make sure you do not push him so much that he hates learning and going to school at this age itself.<BR/>He has to develop a positive attitude towards learning and going to school to be happy. Easier said than done! maybe. Or is it the other way round, if only we would stop worrying about it too much.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509732589537039753noreply@blogger.com