Madeleine Fitzpatrick - Articles

 

I'm the editor of BrillBaby, a website dedicated to providing information about baby intelligence and bringing together parents who teach their babies. My first child, Naimah, was born on 22 September 2007. I'm teaching her sign language (using Baby Signing Time! DVDs) and right-brain instant math (using Glenn Doman flash cards with dots). I'll be sharing my day-to-day experiences of teaching Nim and discussing other parenting issues on the blog.

Busy Parent's Guide to Smart Babies - Part 2

The first years of life lay the neurological foundation for intellectual growth into adolescence and adulthood. This time represents a unique window of opportunity for learning. Read

By: Madeleine Fitzpatrick | 06/05/2008 | Parenting

Busy Parent's Guide to Smart Babies - Part 1

Are you juggling career and family? Do you find your free time stretched between your baby and older children? If you think you're too busy to learn about early education, you've come to the right place. Read on to pick up the basics in less than 10 minutes. Read

By: Madeleine Fitzpatrick | 06/05/2008 | Parenting

Teaching Babies 101

Happy children learn things easily and quickly - and nothing makes a child happier than knowing he is loved unconditionally by his parents. Here's what the experts have to say about the importance of giving affection... Read

By: Madeleine Fitzpatrick | 28/04/2008 | Parenting

Crawling: is it Important?

According to childhood educator Glenn Doman, crawling forwards is an essential skill to master. Doman claims that crawling stimulates the brain to develop convergence of vision - and that as a result, people who skip this phase as babies may find it extremely difficult to learn to read and write as children. Read

By: Madeleine Fitzpatrick | 28/04/2008 | Babies