Unlike some critics of early reading, Titzer believes that the optimum time for learning to read is exactly the same as the optimum time for learning spoken languages and sign language. "Studies show that it's easier to learn the patterns of language early in childhood compared to later in childhood."

Listen in on an interview as we talked to qualified baby-swim instructor Nicole Arnulphy and pediatrician Elsie Lim to answer your most pressing questions about infant swimming.

A decade ago, if you'd seen a baby using sign language with her parents, you probably would've assumed the baby was deaf. Not so these days. The number of parents enjoying the benefits of signing with their hearing baby or toddler has mushroomed in the past 10 years. But why use sign language to communicate with a child who can hear - and is learning to speak anyway?

The whole idea behind early childhood education is the fact that babies and young children are capable of and actually like learning. Today let's look at three of these products - Little Reader, Your Baby Can Read, and Glenn Doman Flash Cards.

Want to learn more about Glenn Doman and his methods? Read the history of Glenn Doman and how the institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential lead to the discovery of early learning.

Like many people all over the world, your first impression may be one of skepticism. But what they don't realize is, teaching their baby reading is actually very possible - in fact, it is both faster and easier earlier in life than later, because your baby's cognitive development is strongest in the first three years of life!

Baby massage can energize your baby and promote good physical and muscular development.

The left brain may help your child get good grades in school, but unlocking the right brain could give you a genius baby.

Affection, nutrition, repetition and stimulation. These four key ingredients are vital for any growing baby.

The learning process begins as soon as a baby is aware of the world around her. Parents can make that natural process even richer by teaching their baby things she enjoys.

If intelligence is the ability to learn, then babies are born geniuses! While babies' brains have the potential to learn just about anything, parents have an important part to play in determining just how much - and how easily - their baby learns. Here, we discuss the key issues to bear in mind when teaching your baby.

There are no rules when it comes to teaching your baby. Well, okay, maybe just one rule: make sure to keep it fun. Better not to teach anything than to bring stress to your relationship.

There are two schools of thought on this. One says that babies under two years of age should not be allowed to watch any TV; the other says that limited amounts of high-quality educational TV accompanied by adult interaction are fine - and may even be beneficial.

While a debate continues to rage among educationalists about the best time to teach children to read, tiny babies are proving time and again that they not only can read, but love to do so.