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 I absolutely love educational videos! Not only have my twin boys learned so much, but also my girls! Some parents are against children watching television, but I don’t have that same philosophy. Watch the following video of Shaun and Jared learning their colors at age 1 1/2.

Instead of throwing the baby out with the bath water and not using TV, I prefer to use it as a tool to assist me in my educational goals for my kids.

As a replacement to watching “entertainment” only cartoons, I prefer to put on a video that is fun, entertaining, but most of all educational!

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According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a divison of the U.S. Department of Education1, children who are read to at home enjoy a substantial advantage over children who are not:

Twenty-six percent of children who were read to three or four times in the last week by a family member recognized all letters of the alphabet. This is compared to 14 percent of children who were read to less frequently.

The NCES1 also reported that children who were read to frequently are also more likely to:count [...] Continue Reading…

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Parents you are teachers too! You no longer have the luxury of being able to totally leave the education of your child to the school system.

The school system is failing so many of our children. Many children are behind even before they hit the door!

I promise if you start implementing some of these things in your home and daily routine your child will not only be ready for kindergarten—they will be ahead!

1.   Teach Your Child Letter Sounds [...] Continue Reading…

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