Real Moms Talk About: Big IQ Kids

A Real Mom Review By Crystal Unrau

BigIQKids.com

I have three great kids and each of them are gifted/skilled in their own way. My eldest is academically brilliant. She talked early, could spell early, read early, etc. For her – the challenge of learning and the pride of accomplishing what she was trying to learn was all the incentive she ever needed to take on something new. She preferred as little help as possible, always trying to “do it herself” before she was ready.

My second child, and only son, is the complete opposite. The challenge of learning new things overwhelms him and he is very quick to ask someone to just do it for him. The frustration he feels when he is trying to learn something new leaves him to overwhelmed and upset to feel any pride in the accomplishment. Because of this, he struggles quit a bit in school with reading, writing, etc.

My son is now in grade 2, and since he entered preschool 3 years ago we have had to adjust both our expectations which where based on the experiences we had with his elder sister, as well as the methods that we used to help him along his learning curve. With our eldest, we just needed to provide the challenge and let her run with it. With him, we have to continually find ways to disguise the challenge so it is fun and provide incentives that distract him from the fact that he is learning in the first place.

When Tracy told me about Big IQ Kids, I thought it would fit in perfectly with what we are currently doing at home. Big IQ Kids is structured in such a way that it meets many of our son’s learning needs:

1. It is highly interactive and engaging with characters that talk to you through-out the process and activities that are varied and moving enough to keep the attention of a 7 year old with a short attention span.
2. The lessons themselves are structured in a game-style where there is a time limit, a reward for “winning”, etc. Sure, the game requires him to spell, read, ad, subtract, etc – but it’s still a game in his mind.
3. When each lesson is complete, he is rewarded with a coin that he can use to play one of the arcade style games at the end. For my son, and any child who LOVE game systems, this is a highly motivating reason to keep plugging through the lessons even when they get a little difficult.

The first time I let my son sign in to Big IQ Kids, he spent an hour and a half before he decided he was done for the day. For my son, who can barely sit still for 5 minutes for a regular school workbook, that is amazing. I know that we are going to get a ton of mileage out of this year’s membership.

I would recommend Big IQ Kids to all parents, especially if your child falls into one of these categories:

• LOVES being online and you want a great site you can trust, where they will both have fun and learn at the same time.
• Has trouble with conventional learning methods, like my son, and benefits from fun learning activities
• Is homeschooled and you are currently looking for a great, affordable learning resource (Oh – and you can log in as the parent and check their marks and progress as well! It’s perfect for a homeschool environment!)

Thank you to Big IQ Kids for letting my son try out your program. It is amazing program!

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