Out of interest Elfin because you seem to know a bit about it, what is hothousing for us Mums who have never heard of it?

Out of interest I dont think that flash cards are rote learning IMHO because i use them to relate to real life- just my 2c!!

But to answer the original q? i would love to know more about it but have obviously never used that technique

Oh and welcome to BB by the way- i see that is your first post!!