Reading to a baby seems much easier to me than trying to converse with one, especially before they're even trying to talk. The 1000 by 5 program seems very ...

Reading to a baby seems much easier to me than trying to converse with one, especially before they're even trying to talk. The 1000 by 5 program seems very ... unambitious, that isn't even one book a day. We've read at least 3 books a day before bed to our child since the day he was born, so we're well over 2000 books before age 2, and that doesn't count his other readings. He's way ahead in other areas, but his speech is not advanced. He watches very little TV, especially compared to his peers, and I often wonder if that has had an effect. I'm not really concerned enough to think that he should be watching more TV, but it seems like hearing that many extra words per day could be a brighter side of a darker habit.