Glenn Doman eNewsletter- Volume 8

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The Gentle Revolutionary
January 2008 Volume 8


"What every tiny child wants more than anything else is one adult, all to himself, who will pay attention to him. First choice: Mommy, second choice: Daddy." -Glenn Doman


Watch New Videos On The Institutes YouTube SiteEnjoy these informative videos
Five brand new videos have been added to The Institutes YouTube page. The Institutes YouTube page currently features over 15 videos, which have been viewed over 30,000 times in countries all over the world. Our videos include footage of Glenn Doman and Janet Doman teaching parents, television interviews of our staff, and success stories of some of our brain injured children. Even if you have visited our page before, make sure to check out these new videos!
January's Featured Video
Glenn Doman explains why teaching your baby to read is a vitally important and thrilling process that every parent deserves to experience.Click here to watch this video!Other informative videos to enjoy and learn from:Comcast Newsmakers interview with Janet Doman on how parents can help their brain-injured children. Click here to watch this video!A 4-year-old reads the Constitution of the United States.Click here to watch this video!

Social Growth Begins at HomeDo children really need other children
to become socially excellent?
One of the great modern myths is that children need other children to become "socialized." The exact opposite is true. The notion that little children learn how to be civilized from being with each other has little to recommend it. What can a three-year-old teach another three-year-old? Answer: How to behave like a three-year-old. When we place tiny children together, the result is chaos. If one child is a biter, then other children get bitten and learn that biting may be useful in self-defense. Generally, this is not the kind of social idea that mothers want their children to have. Sometimes mothers are convinced to put their child with other children in what are called "play groups" or "kindergarten" because mother wants her child to learn to share. Mother believes that this cannot be learned at home from her. Sharing is an admirable and worthwhile objective. But two and three-year-olds are not ready to share anything. Instead, they defend their belongings against any and all comers. The "play group" only stays civilized if each mother stands right next to her child and protects that child from all the other children in the group. "Sharing" occurs only when mother pries the beloved toy truck out of her child's grasp and hands it to another child, who then gets a death grip on the truck until his mother says that he has "shared" the truck for long enough and it is pried out of his grasp to be returned to its little, very anxious owner. If the above scene takes place without a mother with each child, then the result is much worse. Without mother at his side, the child will simply fight to keep his toy or be overpowered by a bigger, more aggressive child. He either learns to fight or to flee. Is this socialization?

Civilized behavior begins at home.
When little children are herded together like so many little lambs with only a few shepherds to protect them, we are foolish to expect "socialization" to be the result. Little children do not need other little children to become socialized - they need mother and father. Civilized behavior is learned at home from mother and father. Children learn right from wrong from mother and father and grandmother and grandfather, or they do not learn it at all. The longer a small child spends with his mother each day, the more civilized he will be. The less time he spends with mother each day, the less civilized he will be. All mothers know that. Take This ChallengeArrange for your child to spend more time with you every day and less time with other little children. Be consistent, fair, and honest in all your interactions with your child. In a few months you will have a more mature, kind, and helpful child, but, even better, you will be spending precious time with a wonderful companion who will love and support you for the rest of your life. For More Information on Social GrowthThe Pathway to Wellness: Social Growth-available in English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, and French.

The Institutes Staff in Kobe and Tuscany To Teach Parents of Children Who Need Help
WTD courses in Japan and Europe this month

The Institutes will be sending two teams of staff to teach parents in the Far East and in Europe during January 2009. In Japan, the What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child Course will be presented from January 26-30 in Kobe. The team delivering this course will be led by the Director of The Institutes, Janet Doman, and will include the Director of Intellectual Excellence, Susan Aisen; the Vice Director, Miki Nakayachi; and senior staff member Yoshiko Kumagai. Also on the team is the Associate Director of Physical Excellence, Leia Coehlo Riley; the Vice Director, Rumiko Ion Doman; and senior staff member for Physiological Excellence, Yukie Kamino. Parents wishing to attend this course should immediately contact:Futami Kitagawa in Kobe:Tel: 81-78-251-3240E-mail: info@doman.co.jp OR info_japan@iahp.org OR Mitsue Noguchi in Tokyo:Tel: 81-3-3797-5950E-mail: info@doman.co.jp In Italy, the What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child Course will be presented in Tirrenia from January ­­­26-30. The team delivering this course will be led by the Vice Director of The Institutes, Douglas Doman, and will include the Director of Physical Excellence, Rosalind Doman; senior staff member of Physical Excellence, Rogelio Marty; the Vice Director of Intellectual Excellence, Teruki Uemura; senior staff member Olivia Pelligra; and staff member Spencer Doman. Also on the team is the Director of Physiological Excellence, Ann Ball; Vice Director, Dr. Ernesto Vasquez; and medical staff members Dr. Diana Martinez and Dr. Leon Morales. Parents wishing to attend this course should immediately contact: Alessandra Bettini in Fauglia:Tel. (39)-050-650237Email: info@irpue.it OR registrareurope@iahp.org OR Harriet Pinsker in Philadelphia:Tel: (215) 233-2050Toll free: 1-800-736-4663Email: wtd_registrar@iahp.org

Taun Baru

Akhirnya sampe juga di taun 2009. Terima kasih Tuhan, berkat Mu melimpah pada kami. Met Natal n Taun baru ya prens.......... telat woiii..... tapi lebih baik telat dari pada gak ... ya kan... he..he..he.... Akhir taun kemaren ternyata tidak seperti yang kubayangkan. Banyak sekali "tantangan" yang bikin ????? Apa pun itu yang penting semuanya sudah berlalu, mudah mudahan semua lebih baik di tahun ini.

Buku

Buku ini yang banyak sekali membantu kami memahami tentang Aga. Membuat kami lebih mengerti apa itu "cedera otak" dan juga membuat kami semakin yakin dan semangat bahwa hal ini sangat mungkin diatasi.

Glenn Doman eNewsletter - Volume 3

The Gentle Revolutionary
July 28,2008

Vol. 3

In Celebration of
Glenn Doman's 90th Year
The Institutes plans for the future

Glenn Doman, founder of The Institutes, will celebrate his 89th birthday in August and begin his 90th year. He founded The Institutes in 1955 and from that first day up to the present he has been the creative force that inspires our work.

It has been a long road and never an easy one. There have been many challenges along the way. Small nonprofit organizations struggle every day to survive, and we are no exception. For fifty-five years we have lived on the edge. Some years we can make ends meet, some years we do not. Many years we use our grocery money for research and eat less. We know a great deal about belt tightening and making every penny count.
For more than a half a century The Institutes and our wonderful parents have stood between brain-injured children and the medieval practices of the past. We are still standing. We will continue to stand and we will continue to provide hurt children with a fighting chance to be well.
Now we want to give our founder a wonderful ninetieth birthday present. We want to insure the future of our children for the next fifty years or more.
We have decided that the best way to do that is to create a proper endowment for The Institutes for the first time. An endowment that will give The Institutes the ability to pursue search and discovery that needs to be done right now. An endowment that will help us to reach out to thousands of parents who need help for their hurt children and parents who want a better life for their well children.
A real endowment.
We want to raise ten million dollars to insure the future of our children and to celebrate our wonderful founder's incredible life. We want everyone who wants to be a part of this huge effort to be a part of it.
Do you want to help?
Do you know people of good will who love children who want to help as well?

We hope everyone who loves the work of The Institutes will join our celebration. We have created a place on our website that provides information for supporters of The Institutes and gives an easy way to help our work and contribute.
Click here to view the new “Ways to Give” page: http://give.iahp.org

If you know of any individual, group or foundation that wants to help “hopeless” children get better and well children flourish, please contact Janet Doman, the director of The Institutes at director@iahp.org.
Babies Love to Swim
Teaching your baby to swim is important
for brain growth and development

Babies should have the opportunity to swim right from birth. Why? Because babies love to swim and because swimming stimulates brain growth and development when the baby's brain is growing at its most rapid rate.We think of swimming as a physical act that develops physical strength, endurance and vitality, and, of course, it does. But this is not the primary reason that swimming is so important for the baby. It is important because it greatly enhances the baby's overall development.At birth most babies have the advantage of being relatively light in weight but the disadvantage of having no experience in movement outside the womb. Each day the baby gains weight and that weight makes it harder and harder to move. If the baby is not given the opportunity to move before this weight gain, the baby will have less and less motivation to move as movement becomes more difficult each day.Time is of the essence.The baby must gain mobility before the baby gains too much weight. Our job is to give the baby the maximum opportunity to move in an aqueous environment where it is easy and fun to do so.


Swimming provides an ideal opportunity for the newborn to move in an environment where the baby will actually be buoyant and where baby fat will be advantageous rather than making life more difficult.

In truth, the newborn has actually been swimming in utero for months. The ability to turn, kick and generally be rambunctious in utero gives the baby a significant head start in mobility when he is finally delivered from the womb. The baby is actually ready to crawl if, and only if, we give the baby the opportunity to use this mobility immediately. Should we fail to do so, the baby will lose this function and it may take months for the baby to begin to crawl. This is why introducing swimming in the first few days and weeks of life matters so much.Opportunity in the water is the answer.The brain literally grows by use. Swimming is one important way we can provide sensory stimulation and mobility opportunity that grow the brain. If we are smart about providing appropriate stimulation and opportunity, then teaching the baby will be a very joyous process for mother and father and the baby.

The book How To Teach Your Baby To Swim provides a clear pathway for mothers and fathers to begin right at birth to teach their baby to love the water.

Click here to read Douglas Doman's entire article Babies Love to Swim
Nature fun with OrnithologyStudying birds offers fun for the whole family

No matter where you reside, whether in an urban, suburban or rural setting, ornithology is a great way to provide your child with plenty of learning opportunities. The summer is a great time to start, although bird watching can be done year round. Your entire family can spend quality time together reading about birds, hiking, writing in nature journals, taking photographs, and even creating wildlife habitats. Here are some parenting tips on how to teach your child to become an ornithologist.

Click here to read the full article and to download a free bird observation template

Met Liburan.....

Hore....LIBURAN
Pagi ini sudah terbit dan bersinar, aku ingin 2-ku dalam keadaan sehat semua sehingga bisa menyelesaikan pekerjaan dengan baik karena saat liburan nanti kita akan sesaat dari pekerjaan2 tsb. Saat liburan agar dijaga makanannya supaya badan tidak menjadi berukuran , dan imbangi selalu dengan pijat re - kalau sempat. Jangan lupa juga untuk ber- bagi rekan2 yang merayakan puasa dan Lebaran sehingga kita bisa menjadi warga negara yang -an, dan selalu hidup di manapun kita berada.
Mari kita gunakan liburan ini untuk meng tempat2 wisata agar liburan kali ini tidak lah -SIA (maksa) .
3 -ma kasih.

Marisa...

Kamis kemaren pulang kerja minta ampun de muaaceeet sekaleee menjelang terminal amplas.
Inilah pengorbanan untuk suatu kemajuan.

Kota Medan tercinta sedang bangun jalan layang untuk melewati perempatan terminal amplas. Mudah mudahan bisa selesai sesuai target proyek, desember 2008. Biasanya jam 6.15 paling telat aku dah sampe rumah, kemaren itu jam tujuh lewat baru nyampe. Lumayan bikin sakit pinggang kelamaan duduk.

Di angkot pas didepanku ada ibu yang mangku anaknya, dari pertama liat aku penasaran. Kesannya seperti si ibu berusaha nutupin anaknya. Aku perhatikan ternyata benar, anak ini “special”. Dan setiap kali melihat anak yang “special”, aku selalu teringat pangeranku “Aga”
Akhirnya aku beranikan untuk coba gobrol. Anak ini namanya Marisa (ini nama ke-5 setelah ganti-ganti nama), umurnya sudah 8 tahun. Belum bisa jalan dan bicara. Ternyata saat umur 8 bulan Marisa kena demam tinggi, terlambat dibawa berobat dan akhirnya step, kena syarafnya. Dan ibu ini sudah cukup banyak bawa Marisa berobat, mulai dari yang tradisional sampai ke dokter syaraf, sampai juga ke Pekanbaru. Dan seperti biasa, kondisi keuangan menyebabkan Marisa tidak bisa dibawa berobat terus ke dokter syaraf. Dan hasil berobat tradisonal tidak menunjukkan hasil yang menggembirakan.

Aku cuma bisa kasi saran buat bawa terapi kejl adinegoro. Aku coba bagi pengalaman yang aku lihat di tempat terapi, dan juga apa yang kami alami sendiri. Mudah-mudahan Ibu ini bisa tetap sabar bawa Marisa terapi , dan semoga juga Marisa cepat bisa jalan dan bicara….. I love you…..

Bu Dokter yang baik

Hari Rabu tgl 23 kemaren akhirnya kami jadi juga bawa Aga konsul ke dokter di RS Elisabet. Malu si sebenarnya... bayangin aja... setahun... hmmmm ... ini mamak ama bapak minta dimarahin ya..

Ngantri cukup lama juga, ternyata pasien di bagian Rehab Medik semakin banyak. Sambil nunggu giliran Aga kesempatan main bola, naik turun tangga... macem de.. Cuma sayangnya dia lagi badmood.... ngambek mulu, apa karna tadi tidur siang nya terganggu ya ? Cape juga bujukin Aga, malah kadang sampe aku pelototin karna dah keterlaluan.

Dan.... banyak pr dari bu dokter natalia. Yang paling penting harus disiplin dan tegas. Karena sekarang kita masi bisa gendong atau pegangin klo Aga marah saat permintaannya tidak diturutin. Tapi kalau kebiasaannya berlanjut sampai dia besar nanti... bisa bahaya. Sampai kapan orang tuanya sanggup pegangin dan gendong Aga. Pesan dari bu dokter harus lebih tegas kepada anak DS dibanding kepada anak biasa. Tidak boleh diturutin semua keinginannya, biarin aja klo nangis merengek atau merajuk, yang penting dijaga jangan sampai kepalanya terbentur. Harus mulai diajarin mandiri, makan sendiri, pakai baju dan celana sendiri. Harus mulai kenal warna, kenal bentuk, kenal anggota tubuh.

Diajak main pelosotan, itu bagus buat meransang otaknya. Untung dekat rumah ada TK yang bisa pakai mainannya.. he..he.he..

Trus dilatih naik turun tangga, itu bagus untuk memperkuat kakinya. Belajar nuangin air dari satu tempat ke tempat lain....

Bu Dokter bilang untuk seumuran Aga ini perkembangannya termasuk bagus. Aga udah ngerti kalau disuruh, sudah ngerti pembicaraan kita. Kakinya sudah mulai bagus dan masih harus pakai sepatu khususnya..... Senang sekali......

Thanks God.... MuzijatMu sungguh nyata.....

Food

What To Do — Your Child's Nutrition

Give your child a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables daily.

Vegetables are the heart of an excellent nutritional program.They contain vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients.
Phytonutrients are chemical compounds that come from edible plants and fruits.
Green leafy vegetables are the most important and often the most neglected vegetable. Common green leafy vegetables are spinach, chard, beet greens, chrysanthemum greens, etc. These should be lightly steamed to retain their high nutrient value. Spinach should never be served raw. Try to serve two to three servings of these vegetables daily.

Many vegetables may be eaten raw. Raw vegetables are very nutritious. Little children may not be able to chew well enough to eat raw vegetables easily or safely. In this case, “liquid salad” can be delicious. Take fresh, raw vegetables like carrots, radish, tomato, and watercress and make a refreshing juice for your child.
Vegetables come in many colors. A very good way of being sure that you are providing a nutrient-rich menu is to make sure that you offer a variety of colors each day. Try to insure that there are at least three different colors of vegetables in every meal you prepare. Your child will benefit greatly from the variety.
It is important to rotate food. Mothers naturally want to please their children and, in an effort to do so, they many serve the favored foods over and over again. Children can be rigid and insist on the same foods. This creates a narrow nutritional program and an unhealthy situation. Ideally the same vegetables should not be repeated more than every four days.
Organically grown local vegetables are the very best. If you need help and inspiration to find the best source of organically grown fruits and vegetables near you there are many wonderful web sites to help you. To begin try localharvest.org. There are many different classes of vegetables, and each one is special in its own right. Listed are the different classes and their most important components:
* Brassicas (green leafy vegetables): This includes broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, spinach, Swiss chard, collard greens.
* Roots: This includes carrots, parsnips, rutabaga, celery, horseradish, potato, turnips and Jerusalem artichokes.
* Pumpkin and squashes: These include winter squashes (acorn, butternut and pumpkin); and summer squashes (zucchini, patty pan, squash and cucumber.)
* Shoots: Includes fennel, endive, celery and Globe artichokes.
* Vegetable fruits: Includes tomato, eggplant, and many varieties of chili peppers, avocado, and bell peppers.
* Pods and seeds: These include peas, five beans, green beans and corn.
* The onion family: Onions, garlic and leeks.
* Mushrooms: There are many varieties of mushrooms.
* Salad greens: A variety of lettuces, radicchio, arugula, sorrel and watercress.

From : Glenn Doman eNewsletter - Volume 2

The Pathway To Wellness

The purpose of The Pathway To Wellness is to create a clear road to a child's well-being that any parent can follow easily. The Pathway covers movement, intelligence, communication, social growth, nutrition, the environment, medication, and surgery. Parents are given a summary in each of these areas telling them what they need to know, what to do about it, and what not to do.
This little booklet takes less than ten minutes to read, but it embraces more than 75 years of search and discovery. It is now translated into Japanese, Italian, Spanish, French, New Chinese and Indonesian. Our goal is to put it into every language on earth.
The Gentle Revolutionary will highlight points on The Pathway for our readers.

From : Glenn Doman eNewsletter - Volume 2

Siapakah Kita ?

Luar biasa!!!
Pernahkan Anda membayangkannya?








Pada waktu benda-benda angkasa ini diperbandingkan,





kita menjadi sadar betapa kecilnya bumi dan kita para penghuninya.





Jagad raya yang sangat besar



Dalam skala ini bumi kita tidak kelihatan lagi

Di sini matahari hanya sebesar debu! Antares adalah bintang ke 15 yang paling terang di angkasa. Jaraknya lebih dari 1000 tahun cahaya dari bumi. Lalu . . . siapakah kita? apakah tujuan hidup kita? Apa yang membuat hidup kita, manusia, berharga?
GOD BLESS YOU !!

Indah pada waktunya

hmmm ... dah lama sekali nggak meratiin "rumahku" ini, cuma sempat buka pintu, tapi nggak beres-beres... hiks..hiks... Ternyata benar kata orang, kalau dah mulai malas akan susah sekali untuk mulai lagi. harus benar benar dilawan nih malasnya. Mulai dari sakitnya bapak dan kakak ipar, kompak skali ya... , sakitnya barengan. cuma nggak di rumah sakit yang sama, jadinya mondar mandir antar rumah sakit. Bapak emang dah lama ada keluhan nyeri di dada, diperkirakan sakit jantung, cuma ya itu dah dibujuk buat periksa apakah benar ada penyumbatan ato tidak tapi bapak blum mau juga. Kemaren itu mungkin kecapean beres beres rumah (maklum... nggak bisa diam) akhirnya 2 hari lemas dan sesak terus, dan sedikit dipaksa dibawa ke rumah sakit dan masuk ICU dari pagi ampe sore. Bapak masuk rumah sakit hari senin, di hari yg sama sebenarnya kakak ipar dah demam juga tapi ya itu.. nga mau dibawa kerumah sakit. dah periksa darah ternyata trombositnya bagus. nggak bisa makan, muntah terus dan akhirnya setelah dipaksa baru masuk ke rumah sakit hari kamis pagi, eh.. malamnya dah masuk ICU, tensinya drop dan sesak juga. sampai hari sabtu masi terus di icu dan akhirnya minggu pagi dipindahkan ke rumah sakit lain yang lebih lengkap peralatannya. Dokter bilang ginjal akut. Minggu sore cuci darah 1x. kondisinya dari minggu pagi dah sengaja dibius biar semua peralatan bisa dipasang. Kalau ingat saat itu rasanya kita manusia ini benar benar nggak punya kekuatan apa apa, ternyat anugrah Tuhan itu sangat sangat besar. Dalam kondisi sehat kita bisa bernafas tanpa alat bantu, kita bisa tersenyum bisa berjalan bisa tertawa. Sedangkan saat di icu itu kakak ipar dipasangin semua alat, untuk bernafas aja pakai alat bantu..... Saat itu benar benar sedih sekali ngeliatnya, nggak kebayang kok bisa drop begitu kondisinya. Syukurnya cuma perlu sekali cuci darah, dan saat ini sudah makin sehat. Betul betul muzijat Tuhan itu nyata dalam kehidupan ini.

Masi tanda tanya juga kenapa bisa ginjal akut, selama ini nga pernah ada keluhan apa-apa, sehat sehat aja, paling cuma demam demam biasa......... Jadi peringatan biar tetap perhatikan kesehatan, perhatikan pola makan, perhatikan kebiasaan sehari hari.... Sehat itu bisa mudah dan juga bisa sangat mahal....

Tinggal sekarang ini si Bapak yang masih belum tuntas pengobatannya. Masi ngotot mau sembuh tanpa katerisasi maupun pasang balon.... hmmmm "Semua itu indah pada waktunya"

Lagu ini selalu menguatkan ku dari dulu, dari masi remaja saat banyak hal yang terjadi.

Apa yang kau alami kini mungkin tak dapat engkau mengerti, Satu hal tanamkan di hati indah semua yang Tuhan bri. Tuhanmu tak akan memberi, ular beracun pada yang minta roti. Cobaan yang engkau alami tak melebihi kekuatanmu.

Tangan Tuhan sedang merenda, suatu karya yang agung mulia. Saatnya kan tiba nanti, kau lihat pelangi kasihNya.