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 Great addition to BB sets March 16, 2010
C. L. Messina (Columbus, GA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
List of words covered in this video:
Face
eyes
ear
nose
mouth
hand
feet
fingers
toes
boy
girl
mommy
daddy
baby
dog
hat
apple
ball
glasses
crayons
doll
book
Numbers: 1-10
(1) book
(2) kittens
(3) trucks
(4) hats
(5) fingers
(6) apples
(7) baloons
(8) dolls
(9) cars
(10) children
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
purple
black
white
brown
(orange) juice
(yellow) banana
(yellow) sun
(yellow) bird
(green) dinosaur
(green) train
(blue) bird
(blue) shirt
(purple) rabbit
(purple) grapes
(black) circle
(black) shoes
(white) snowman
(white) clouds
(brown) cat
(brown) teddy bear
(brown) horse
please
thank you
Yes
No
Hello
Goodbye
eat
play
read
sleep
drink
put on (shoes, necklace, hat)
push (carts, swing, toy lawn mower)
The AAP recommends "2 hours of quality programming, per day, maximum". Of course this is a recommendation based on who knows what studies on who knows what subjects over who knows what period of time with who knows what expected outcomes. Which is to say, I'm not one of those parents who believe video education is an instant brain musher. People are exposed to plenty of brain mushing stuff throughout their lives (10 minutes of Superbowl commercials can attest to that) and they still manage to learn and function just fine. I think the AAP is just trying to steer parents away from TV babysitters which is an idea I can agree with. Besides, kids will get bored with any medium and will get more from a healthy variety of formats.
Some complain this video is bad because their child didn't take to it. In all fairness, every baby is going to appreciate educational materials differently. For that reason I can't recommend this video to everyone. Rather, I suggest going to your local library and renting a copy if they have one on hand. Brainy Baby videos use many of the same actors/illustrations/sets/format so if they don't have a specific title you'll still get a sense of pacing and format.
For the first couple of viewings I suggest you provide supervision, siting nearby, injecting whatever you feel supplements what you see and hear (i.e. missing context, additional examples or even funny commentary). If you're lucky, as I was, your child will love this video and get hours of educating entertainment from it. If this isn't for your baby, don't let it frustrate you. There are a variety of brands (Baby Einstein, Leap Frog, etc.) your baby may respond to and, hopefully, learn from. And if no video works, then perhaps your baby will take to music, books, flashcards or verbalization.
As for us (baby and I), my child transitioned to the Brainy Baby series after several viewings of the "My Baby Can Talk" sign language DVDs (an excellent video learning series for very young babies, by the way) and Baby Bumblebee brand "Action Words" (1 & 2) DVDs. We checked out different videos from the library and my baby took very quickly to the Brainy Baby line which prompted me to purchase the Brainy Baby "Grow With Me" 3 Disc set. The set includes:
Right Brain (rec. for ages 9mo-2yr)
Left Brain (rec. for ages 9mo-2yr)
Peek-A-Boo (1yr-3yr)
Laugh & Learn (1yr-3yr)
Shapes & Colors (1yr-4yr)
ABC's (1yr-4yr)
123's (2+ yr)
Animals (2+ yr)
Art (2+ yr)
Music (2+ yr)
My baby is definitely on pace with these at 22Mo. and has picked up a lot of letters and words from the ABC's disc. She could watch these endlessly if I let her and asks for them excitedly. The only limitation with the set is some titles (Art, Music, Animals) are too advanced for her so I wanted to add an age-appropriate, vocabulary based title. I hoped "English" wasn't too advanced and was lucky enough to preview a copy from the library. As I'd hoped, it fits in really well between ABC's/123's and Animals/Art/Music. It borrows many actors/shots from the other series so it is new while being familiar for baby. The format is a little fast-paced so a little background on these words helps (i.e. Brainy Baby ABC's and 123's provide a good foundation).
Great DVD with variation March 9, 2010
Peacock (Texas)
I have 16 month old twin boys and they love this DVD. It moves at a great pace and holds their attention. It moves on to various learning topics and reinforces what they have learned. I also have Baby Einstein DVD's but I like the Brainy Baby products because they speak and also display words. All kids learn differently but this one works for me and my boys. I have 10 other episodes of Brainy Baby DVD's and I have to say this one is the best one if you only buy one to try them out.
If you buy only one DVD for your baby...GET THIS ONE!!! February 10, 2010
Nicolette Clark (Charleston, SC)
I have fraternal twin girls, age 18 months. They have been watching this show about once a week along with the other Brainy Baby shows and a few of the Baby Einstein DVDs (I put a dvd in to occupy the babies while I eat breakfast or take a shower in the morning...poo poo to you who argue about babies watching TV...you have to HAVE some time to do some things for YOURSELF so chill out already). One of my babies is on the normal spectrum of things with walking and talking. My other baby is on the slower end, she crawled late, isn't yet speaking. BOTH OF THEM ADORE THIS SHOW! Some of the other dvds I will put on and they will fuss a little bit but with this one, there is complete silence. This morning I was changing my babies diaper and she was holding one of her small baby plastic hangers. She was showing it to me and I said "hanger". She looked at it and then looked up at me and pointed to it saying "triangle". OMG! She has started pointing to parts of my face and saying "eyes", "nose", etc. With twins and a six year old I try my best to have play time and teaching time with them (I try to do them together). I know FOR SURE that my baby learned the words from this show! Amazing, really amazing. The music is beautiful and there is a mixture of baby toys and babies (which they adore watching). I am so impressed with the Brainy Baby shows. I like them better than Baby Einstien. All of them are excellent. But if you only get one, get this one.
Very Educational October 7, 2009
A. Rupright (Thompson Station, TN)
My daughter really enjoyed this DVD and it was very educational for her. It really helped her to start talking and understanding words. I am so glad we got this for her and I have already recommended it to several of my friends as well as acquaintances.
good for May 13, 2009
John W. Hawkins
This was shipped quick. Our son isn't quite old enough for it, but he loves watching the other children and babies. We don't want the t.v. to be his babysitter, but it comes in handy when my child's restless and I have chores to do around the house.
The video usually puts him in a better mood, and he even fallen asleep while watching. We bought one other B.B. vid, and plan to buy more.
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