All About Right Brain Training

[notabox]

seekingangels:

Hi All,


I am new to the website. See some posting on Schichida and My Little Genius. I am checking out both programmes and some others. Will welcome any more feedback on these programmes. Thanks!

Hi seekingangels,

Have you decided on a program for your child yet? I am also looking for one now for my ds3.

Back when I was looking for a right-brain program for ds1, there were only Glenn Doman (must self-teach) and The Shichida Method to choose from. Now, there are so many right-brain centres, I am at a lost. I was quite fixed on Happy Train @ Bugis (thought this is the only other right-brain centre other than The Shichida Method) until I read about My Little Genius.

Are there others? Hope you can share your views/findings of the various centres.

TIA!

[smilingbees]

Hi,


I’m new here too!
Anyone heard of smile enrichment? I was approached by them while shopping at marine parade. Heard that they’re doing right brain and giving free trial now… Considering to go… Anybody attended before?

[EASON MAGPIES]

I came to this forum and did some research when my DD was about 6 months old. I also went to little genius for preview and shichida too. I also feel shichida staff are very arrogant. They don’t seem interested in having you at all. Perhaps they know they have long Q waiting. Little genius was very friendly but I was not impressed with the curriculum. In the end I put my child at Little Neuro Tree at Jurong East. Now they have changed their name. They do linking memory, flash cards and singing songs. My DD enjoyed it and we have just started the 3rd term. So we still unsure of the results.


With so much good claims about shichida, I am now thinking if I should put my DD there again. I mean if they are good and improve my DD, I should not allow their bad attitude to stop me.

We only show her you tube flash card at home. Seldom do actual flashing with her. I try to read to her every night but she always come snatch the book when I am half way through as she likes to play with books herself. Now I read to her when she drinking her night snack. Only time she can stay still.

She is now about 19 months old.

[swpf]

hi EASON MAGPIES, how is the lesson at LNT?

[notabox]

EASON MAGPIES:

I came to this forum and did some research when my DD was about 6 months old. I also went to little genius for preview and shichida too. I also feel shichida staff are very arrogant. They don't seem interested in having you at all. Perhaps they know they have long Q waiting. Little genius was very friendly but I was not impressed with the curriculum. In the end I put my child at Little Neuro Tree at Jurong East. Now they have changed their name. They do linking memory, flash cards and singing songs. My DD enjoyed it and we have just started the 3rd term. So we still unsure of the results.


With so much good claims about shichida, I am now thinking if I should put my DD there again. I mean if they are good and improve my DD, I should not allow their bad attitude to stop me.

We only show her you tube flash card at home. Seldom do actual flashing with her. I try to read to her every night but she always come snatch the book when I am half way through as she likes to play with books herself. Now I read to her when she drinking her night snack. Only time she can stay still.

She is now about 19 months old.

Hi EASON MAGPIES,

Thank you for your sharing.

What name did the LNT at JE changed to? I understand Happy Train was previously LNT as well.

Many parents are boycotting Shichida because of their bad customer service but really, how often do we have to face the front desk? To me, what is most important is the teacher and effectiveness of the program.

My ds1 was with SM for 5 terms and we did not have any issue except of course, the high turnover rate of their sinsei. I heard this is still the case.

SM would still be my choice for ds3 if they have a branch nearer to my place.

[micollh]

agree with notabox… DD has been with shichida for 3 years… same sinsei (never change) we only switch class to different timing after DS came along… and no problem with the admi staff all very friendly… EXECPT some sinsei are super stuck up face… meet in toilet also never greet or smile…


it’s the method tt’s important, if u find the sinsei not good, change, there are many teachers there. i heard more positive feedback for sinsei in SP though. just to share.

[EASON MAGPIES]

swpf:

hi EASON MAGPIES, how is the lesson at LNT?

Hi I cannot really compare as we have not attended any other places. I went to the preview of the other school at the shopping centre near little india MRT. Cannot recall the name, I think is IGenius but I found the current activities at LNT better.

Before the change of name, lessons were conducted in 3 lang including Japanese. Now only 2 lang, english and chinese which we prefer.

The activities before and after name change basically the same. For this age group, they do flash card, memory game, singing songs and now lessons are also 10 minutes longer.

I feel the admin staff and teachers are all very friendly and nice to my DD and also because of location so we chose this place.

[EASON MAGPIES]

notabox:

EASON MAGPIES:

I came to this forum and did some research when my DD was about 6 months old. I also went to little genius for preview and shichida too. I also feel shichida staff are very arrogant. They don't seem interested in having you at all. Perhaps they know they have long Q waiting. Little genius was very friendly but I was not impressed with the curriculum. In the end I put my child at Little Neuro Tree at Jurong East. Now they have changed their name. They do linking memory, flash cards and singing songs. My DD enjoyed it and we have just started the 3rd term. So we still unsure of the results.


With so much good claims about shichida, I am now thinking if I should put my DD there again. I mean if they are good and improve my DD, I should not allow their bad attitude to stop me.

We only show her you tube flash card at home. Seldom do actual flashing with her. I try to read to her every night but she always come snatch the book when I am half way through as she likes to play with books herself. Now I read to her when she drinking her night snack. Only time she can stay still.

She is now about 19 months old.

Hi EASON MAGPIES,

Thank you for your sharing.

What name did the LNT at JE changed to? I understand Happy Train was previously LNT as well.

Many parents are boycotting Shichida because of their bad customer service but really, how often do we have to face the front desk? To me, what is most important is the teacher and effectiveness of the program.

My ds1 was with SM for 5 terms and we did not have any issue except of course, the high turnover rate of their sinsei. I heard this is still the case.

SM would still be my choice for ds3 if they have a branch nearer to my place.

Sorry cannot really remember the new name but staff and teachers still the same - only slight change in syllabus as I mentioned above.

[Hunnybunny]

Dear Friends

wonder if you have heard of this kind of right brain training, I was invited to go to this talk in JB, and they claimed that a child can actually be blindfolded and asked to read/see cards, flashcards, play colour block games, play catching, ride bicycle, etc all these while being blindfolded, and my cousin’s daughter actually went for it, heard that they do have this course in s’pore and it costs 5k for a period of 10 hours which will last 1 day, in JB its 680Rm and its also 10 hours one day.
it’s supposed to ‘open’ up the right brain. I actually took a video of my cousin’s daughter in action.
the kids supposed to go on saturady and there’s also a lesson for parents on sunday which is supposed to teach you how to handle yr child’s new ability. its for kids between 4-11, my child not of age yet
reason why I’m not really convinced abt it is because I’m not sure how it would really help my child and would it harm my child? pls advise, I can upload my video or direct you to their website

[venuschan]

Hi hunnybunny,


I too heard this before, did you ask your cousin’s daughter ? Did it work on her that she is able to read after blindfolded ?