Anonymous wrote:What I find really funny is how many people took you seriously OP. I knew from that first post that you were not

People have surprisingly poor senses of humor!!

Dude. Did Einstein or Van Govh have this privilege? No. Genius is genius no matter the tutoring you pay for.

What I find really funny is how many people took you seriously OP. I knew from that first post that you were not

Shut up.

Anonymous wrote:I am hoping this really is a troll. I think it might be playing off some recent posts that have been very intense about toddler academics and over parenting. If not op please consider slowing down and considering what your actual goals are for your child. Is your goal achievement? Or is it to raise a kind well rounded human? Pure achievement and success usually isn’t a great focus if kind and functioning human is your actual goal.

OP here. I guess I’m a semi-troll. It was more of a “shower thought” post.

I am hoping this really is a troll. I think it might be playing off some recent posts that have been very intense about toddler academics and over parenting. If not op please consider slowing down and considering what your actual goals are for your child. Is your goal achievement? Or is it to raise a kind well rounded human? Pure achievement and success usually isn’t a great focus if kind and functioning human is your actual goal.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the laugh. Don’t worry. Lots of people here think their snowflakes are special including me.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Did it occur to your that maybe the biographies exaggerated the skills of the royals? Your kid is fine...

This, plus I wonder if those biographies touch in how emotionally stunted and miserable most of those people are/were?

Try looking into language immersion programs for school if that’s important to you.

I’m sure they were, but that’s not because of their tutors. It’s because they had terrible parents who didn’t know how to “parent”, and therapy wasn’t invented yet.

And because of the tutors, who frequently hit their charges when they answered wrong.

OP, I recognize myself in you, which is why I say this; get help. Your daughter doesn’t need to speak French fluently at age four. She needs a mom who is not clinically anxious.

Op read the words right above mine over and over again. You need help. Get it.

Skip the workbooks. Don't worry about academics. At this age everything is a learning opportunity. Board games, cooking, and crafts will help with math. Walking/playing outside will help with science. Chatter will help with vocabulary/literacy, as will songs and rhymes. Reading helps with everything. As she shows interests in things, encourage and support them, but at this point the best thing you can do is give her as many new experiences as possible. COVID may limit many opportunities, but it doesn't have to be momentous to be exciting for her.

I know DCUM is antiscreen, but I think they can be positive. As an adult Spanish learner, I've enjoyed the Super Simple Español channel which has preschool songs in Spanish. I've often wished they'd had it when my kids were younger because I think they would have enjoyed it. They used to love learning Spanish from Dora the Explorer.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyY3Wd5x85o8AKXjYSoxFAQ

Basically, your child is a sponge right now who is learning at an incredible rate. If you push academics, you can maybe have her ahead of her peers (which will be problematic - I speak from experience) but possibly have her resenting school, learning, and academics in general. If you introduce the world to her and let her explore at her rate while you enjoy this precious time with her, I think you'll both be happier and it will benefit her more academically in the long run.

Are you willing to spend more money for an educated nanny? One with a college degree will easily cost you $70K+. There are nanny agencies that only have college-educated nannies.

Thanks for the laugh. Don’t worry. Lots of people here think their snowflakes are special including me.

Anonymous wrote:Did it occur to your that maybe the biographies exaggerated the skills of the royals? Your kid is fine...

With the amount of inbreeding the royals had, it’s a wonder any of them weren’t all pointy chinned imbeciles unable to tie their own shoes.

This is the most ridiculous posting I read today.