If money were no object...

Early Learning Early Learning General Discussions
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If money was not a factor and you were starting at pregnancy, what would be your education plan for the first few years?

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I would have started with something such as Brillkids or Your Baby Can Read.

3

If money were no object:
I would not have worked while pregnant.
I would have bought the entire IAHP catalogue, and attended at least one class.
I would have painted Zed’s room in high contrast colours.
I would have bought a hot tub or a small heated swimming pool.
I would have built monkey bars in the house.
but otherwise would have done exactly what I did.

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Ah! My favorite fantasy! If money were no object…

I wouldn’t work a standard job during my pregnancy, I would decorate Babies room to be 110% Doman haven with tons of storage. Meaning baby would have crawling tracks, hanging ladders and contrasting shapes and art work and TONS of storage! Plus several Montessori approved toys :).

During pregnancy I would eat an all organic, gluten and dairy free diet and continue to do so for the duration of babie’s breastfeeding years…

I would buy removable wall candy stick on art,
Wall Mounted TV, Region Free DVD player
I would buy 2 computers and an office 4-in-1 printer, scanner, copier and fax. You know the kind that kind that can print 100’s of pages in a minute, BW or color? Yeah, that’s the kind that I’d buy.

I’d hire a helper to come for several hours a week to help me make several thousand word cards in Spanish, Arabic and English.

I’d buy tons of stuff, the more commercial products:

Foriegn Language:
Wink to Learn – Simplified Chinese
Little Pim – Chinese
YBCR Deluxe Spanish
Your Baby Can Speak Spanish
Little Reader Simplified Chinese
Spanish Helper
Kids Stuff Spanish
Arabic programs

Reading:
Little Reader
PreSchool Prep Meet the sight words
Monki See Monki Do
Your Baby Can Read
My Montessori House Reading DVD’s

Math:
Little Reader
Home Made Curriculum
Verbal Math
Jones Genuises
Learning Math with Abacus
Math On the Level
Singapore Math

Encyclopedic Knowledge and Right Brain:
Baby Bit Spanish
Tweedle Wink
SchoolHouse Rock Collection
Signing Time complete Collection

Personal Library:
Before Five In A Row + Pack
Five in a Row + Lit Pack
3000 Childrens Books of various levels
5years supply of printer ink
Several Childrens Videos and electronic toys in Spanish and Arabic from overseas.
A slew of Montessori toys and activities

All of these things wouldn’t be used simultaneously, obviously and since this is just off the top of my head I’m sure that I’m missing somethings but these are all the things I’d like to have at my disposal just to start with…