Thanks Kriston! Well done! You didnt' mention "computer games - video games - gameboy - Internet" If you feel comfortable, how do you negotiate that?
To me, the kinds of experiences your DS sets up for himself with the Tantagrams and Clay are exactly what "school" should be about. I had a very hard time enticing my DS to do any of that after the age of 2.5 when he discovered computer games. YMMV, but I applaud you.
Maybe I'm a Romantic, but I really believe that most children without open access to the worst TV and Videogames will naturally gravitate to the types of activites that they need to develop properly, particularly at age 4-9. I think that's the difference between hothousing and homeschooling.
Smiles,
Trinity
