Dot has been a real sport about her Mama being sick from dental work and remaining happy watching her videos all week even though I feel guilty about it. Her new YBC videos came in tonight and I have to say I am disappointed with them so far. They are much too busy and fancy compared to the original YBC videos
which are beautifully simple and use real video and photos instead of stuffed animals and fake backgrounds. I will have to send back the board books (they are perfect in size but have the slide-out cards which she tends to bend) and flap books (made out of paper and not Tyvek like the original ones) since by the time she is old enough to use them without destroying them she will be way beyond their level. All these WERE made for ages 3 and up, however, and I guess I was hoping for a continuation of the YBC program available for younger toddlers.
(Update: In spite of my lack of enthusiasm, Dot really loves the new Your Child Can Read videos and has learned a great deal from them in the past few months.)
This morning I was reading one of Dot’s books and showed her the sign for “eating”. This afternoon Grandma was reading the same book to her and Dot put her hand to her mouth when she saw the word. She really learns fast.
Dot is starting to make some animal noises (woof, meow, moo) when we read the animal word, and can show me her arm now. Today she showed me her elbow for the first time!
Lately, Dot has been insisting that I read through all of her “Your Baby Can Read” books, at least twice a day. Today when we read “Clap”, “Arms Up”, and “Wave”, she did all three without hesitation! They are all in the Starter book.
