Teaching Baby - The Debates

Is teaching your baby or good idea?

The Debates continue!

We love our baby. We don't want to do anything that harms them. Sometimes, we are wondering whether to teach or not to teach our kiddos. Well, there are no fixed rules when it comes to teaching baby. If teaching makes you miserable and your baby moody, then do not do it!

Actually, the most important thing is MAKING IT FUN! There are so many people out there who disagree with teaching babies. Some of them are experts in the field but many also encourage parents to teach their little ones.

Teaching Baby is your personal choice. Do not do it because others tell you so. Do it because you have done researches on the subject. Do it because you believe it's the right thing to do.
The famous augments on teaching babies are:

The subjects you are trying to teach can't be taught. It's impossible for baby to learn. Their brains are not ready for these subjects.

Well, there are countless of babies out there who could read, do math, and also play musical instruments. People who think babies can't be taught really underestimate babies’ abilities. Plus, when you teach your baby, you are not giving them facts like what teacher teach their students in formal classroom. You are not forcing young baby to memorize the facts but teaching is more like brain stimulation. Teaching has to be fun and engaging for babies. It's more like a game and mostly done at home or at a center where parents are involved.

Let babies be babies.

Some people think that teaching baby mean we are robbing the time for baby to have fun. Actually babies LOVE TO LEARN! They are learning everything every day. For them, playing is learning, and learning is playing. It's also very easy to teach when your baby is still young. You may find that it is hard and a struggle to teach a five year old to read. Why is it hard? Because, you wait too LONG. It's easy to start when they are young. Make the lessons fun, and teach when your baby is receptive. It only takes 5-10 minutes or even less per session. It isn't just teaching. It's a time you can bond with your baby too.

They won't remember what you teach them.

If you think of teaching as trying to get your baby to memorize or remember the facts till they grow up. You are wrong. Teaching baby is brain stimulation. It's like deposit the knowledge into your baby's brain bank. It will pay off when she grows up.

If you have doubts and want to join the debate. You can visit the BrillkidsForum. You will see that there are so many parents who embark on the journey of early learning. Many kiddos on that webboard do amazingly well. They can read, do math, and also develop perfect pitch! Wouldn’t you want to try and see how they could do that? My answer to you is to find out yourself and read through the forum! I for one am not going to waste my time wondering. I have started teaching and am still teaching and will be teaching my son as.

See you there at the Forum!
Elle