2-Year-Old Knows Geography Better Than 97% of Population

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healthfreedom — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:23:48 GMT

My 3 year old cousin hasn't even been to any school yet and he can read and count and comprehend so much that it would blow anyone's mind away. I asked his mother how? It has nothing to do with what he eats. Well, I'm sure it's a small factor, but she just buys him all of these educational toys that he loves and he sits there all day on them and learns letters and shapes and sounds and objects. The key is for parents to make kinds WANT to learn more, not to force them to learn. You can do that by asking them a million questions and answering their millions of questions. That is one easy thing that parents can do and don't. Most parents are too busy or too lasy to hang out with their kids. Whether you toss your kids in front of a tv or even a healthier alternative, out in the backyard, you still don't have someone there really challenging your child's mind.

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Nowmom — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:48:10 GMT

I have a very smart 4 year old who had age two as well new any geography I could teach him. However, I would still have to agree to some extent with Masonsmama about the importance of letting children learn on their own. I soon realized the importance of this after seeing what was motivating my sons learning and also doing some research and learning about some of Rudolf Steiners philosophies. Not to say there is no room for teaching and I don't regret having spent the time with my son teaching him Geography, but I do see the difference in his self- confidence and ability to make himself content now that I'm aware of his need to learn things on his own and self motivate. It's about supporting his wholeness not just his ability to learn what is put in front of him and memorize. I did breast feed him until his toddler years and of course always made sure he ate wholesome foods and set strong healthy eating habits from day one but I also let him eat the occasional not so healthy food if it's time appropriate instead of totally restricting him at the cost of him feeling self conscious.

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T_rex — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:46:20 GMT

She even corrected her mother on the correct pronunciation for Mexico (Me"h"ico) ! Keep her off drugs, vaccines and antibiotics and she'll reach great heights.

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happy_4 — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:51:23 GMT

Fabulastic! Lily shows us a little bit of our Intellectual Potential to be GREAT!

It's too BAD that some people find it annoying to hear her father repeatedly support Lily in her efforts and in her enjoyment with his words GOOD girl. Whether you like it or not (whether you believe it or not) we've all been programmed and conditioned like seals and dogs. Our programs (paradigms) influence our "thinking", and determine YOUR daily actions and results - paradigms DETERMINE whether you become rich or poor, or a happy or a miserable human being! What have you been programmed for? Change the programs and you change your results!

I'm happy to see that Lily's parents are on the right track in creating useful and fruitful paradigms for success and happiness in Lily's subconscious mind!

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Flushotshavemercury — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:32:47 GMT

My little guy was able to find all the countries of the world as well as the seas & oceans at age 3, and then began teaching himself states, provinces & capitals. And he taught himself using a musical globe...we didn't make him learn these.

Unfortunately though, he was fully vaxed through age 3 and this was a temporary obsession. He now can do incredible mental math in his head...so vaccines do not necessarily equal unintelligent...but they do mean a host of OTHER problems which we have had to deal with:(

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Pookietooth — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:52:33 GMT

I think Carlson's Cod Liver Oil is Mercury free. So is Twinlab, although I don't know how fresh it is.

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drgarry — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:10:28 GMT

As a father of a 3 year old with similar talents (see example YouTube video, www.youtube.com/watch ), perhaps I can add some insight. My son seemed to take immediately to a puzzle map of the U.S., learning all states then all capitals well before he turned 3. So, we got him the globe you see in the video, and he began learning the countries of the world and many of their capitals. While pregnant, my wife did take fish oil capsules daily. Since shortly after his birth, my son has taken and continues to take fish oil, probiotics and a multivitamin every day. He now takes a 'greens' supplement as well, and will be taking some extra vitamin D over the winter months. We use mostly organic produce and try to avoid as much processed food as we can. He was vaccinated, but we spread his shots out over a longer than usual time frame, allowing only one shot at a time. We also insisted on mercury-free vaccines. Whether or not any of this has contributed to his intelligence, we'll probably never know. But it's certainly good for his health, now and in the future.

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entombed32 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:53:49 GMT

Though extremely impressive, in a way it is also sad that a child this young has been hammered full of this information. I hope she doesn't become one dimensional or spiteful in later years. Your only a kid once...I have a similar outlook as sarazoom does I think.

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frang_3 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:50:54 GMT

She's adorable. Children are like little sponges at that age and want to learn any and everything. Anybody notice how Lily didn't want to stop? I noticed a couple of things: 1) she was encouraged by the applause she received when answering correctly, and 2) she didn't want to leave the stage without accurately identifying every country on the map. That was a joy to watch. Lily is truly a testament to how the abnormal could be the normal if we as a society get our act together.

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Karen D. — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:38:00 GMT

colefamily, I‘ve switched to this Omega 3 supplement for my family http://www.water4.net/. My daughter is vegetarian, so fish oil wasn‘t acceptable to her. And as they say on their website "Omega-3, EPA & DHA doesn‘t come from fish, it comes from algae, the food they eat." It‘s organically grown.

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colefamily — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:40:56 GMT

My husband and I both take fish oil daily to get our Omegas as well as consume flaxseed. However, I was wondering if there is any risk of harming an unborn child due to mercury in the fish? I have hunted around and I have not yet found any fish oil that is mercury free. Does anybody have any information on this?

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VictoriaJohnson — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:01:56 GMT

wow! thats my neice! i was shocked to see her on here. ive watched her on youtube and saw her on rachael ray and 20/20 but i didnt expect to see her in my weekly mercola letter! :) way to go lilly! Love - you're aunt victoria. :)

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Ankka — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:52:44 GMT

What a wonderful map! Where can I buy one? The child is wonderful too! What an inspiration. Just wondering what does she eat everyday, spirulina, or any other kind of soy drink? Thanks

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sarazoom — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:10:24 GMT

Yes, she IS adorable. However, I couldn't bear to hear them say "Good Girl" one more time. I had to turn off the volumn. It was like she was a trained seal. Did you see them slip her a fish part with every correct answer?

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DizzyIzzy1 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:30:08 GMT

Bless her heart, what a beautiful girl!!

I really hope she gets all the love and all the help she's going to need to get along in the education system when she gets a bit older... as someone who was reading at a 7 year old's level by age 3 I know how difficult it can be to find yourself thrown into a system where you're expected to conform, and where teachers aren't trained to deal with 'anomalies' such as this sweet little thing. Her parents sound fantastic though, I'm sure she'll be fine!!

I love how she's still such an innocent little toddler like any other, no idea of how special she is. The human mind is such an amazing thing, if only people could learn to nurture kids like Lily - imagine the wonderful things that would happen!