Your baby can read

I have to disagree with you about the no advantage going into school. I would rather have my children know how to read before they get into school instead of letting the school systems just pass my kids without teaching them how to read at all. When I was in school the teachers did not teach us how to read. I had many friends that could not read even in high school because the teachers believed that it was the parents job to teach their own children. The advantage is that you child is better prepared to enter the schooling system and will require less teaching in the reading area. The child becomes more confident and can reach their own goals in confidence. The teachers can teach more effectively and the students will be able to understand more if they can understand the materials they are given for assignments. That and their comprehension for the assignments can guarantee better grades. I wish that this kind of program was out when I was younger. I know for a fact from seeing the videos that I could have benefitted greatly from the hands on approach that the videos promote. The emotional problems are worse when a child enters school and is not prepared for the learning environment. If a child is not being taught the basic skills such as respecting others, listening, sitting still, being quiet, ABC's, 123's, sharing, etc. then the child will revert to what they know and become uncontrollable because they do not feel safe while being introduced to a structured environment. If there is no help from the parents in this area before entrance to school then the child may have emotional issues, psychological issues, behavioral problems, and learning issues. Your child must be prepared by you not the school systems. It only makes it harder on the teachers when a child comes into the school system without learning the basics. So for the most part it is the parents that have to set their child up for success while it is the teachers job to help the parents in establishing the future goals of the child and to help them learn to their highest potential. Not teaching your child, or not being involved in the education process of your child is abuse in my opinion. And parents who just drop their kids into the school systems for the goverment to govern the education for their child should be put parenting classes to learn how to interact with their kids. We are parents and we need to be responsible for EVERY step in our children's lives until they are able to make their own decisions. Witmuch