Saturday parenting seminar, July 11, 2009

The parenting seminar at 2 p.m. this Saturday at the Admiralty Centre was well attended by parents. Most of the kids were around 1 1/2 years old. They all seem to like the centre.

We shared the 10,000 hours of research on early brain development and language acquisition.

One parent shared her first hand experience that her baby learned much better through interaction with people than watching DVD.

Another parent shared her experience that private tutoring by the primary stage was not too effective as the child has developed a passive mode of learning.

We hope to build up a strong foundation for our babies not only in languages, but also in the essential learning skills such as curiosity, concentration and logical thinking.

Le Beaumont's program are all interest driven. Beaumont babies develop active learning skills and no longer needs tutoring when they grow up.

Based on the experience of bilingual families and multi-lingual countries, babies benefit from early exposure to a wide range of languages. Actually, babies are only interested in sounds in the first 15 months. So there is nothing to confuse them.


Early years are vital in language learning and in developing the voice recognition system. English is of course important. But learning another European language increase the sensitivity to sounds and usage and is of big help in learning English.

Through language and interactive activies, we can reach the inner part of the brain and exercise the brain. This boosts the baby's IQ, EQ & LQ.