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My son is 1 and 1/2 years old. I have been a faithful Baby Einstein buyer. I recently tried the Little Einstein DVD's and he loves them too. I put Baby Wordsworth in and he connected very well with it but after a few times he is not as focused as he is watching the Little Einstein. It seems that the movement and interaction is a little slow compared to the Little Einstein that he is used to now. I know that I will keep it but he has definetly moved up to the next learning level and Little Einsteins has great interaction for his now learning level. But if I was to put this in about 3 months ago, I know it would be perfect.
I decided to buy this because I have a daughter that is a late talker and thought this would help her with sign language. At first she did not like it but now she really likes it. It shows ordinary things around the house such as bowl, cup, refrigerator, etc. and says the name of each. Then Marlee Matlin signs each item. Then they show the items again in their natural settings and then a little girl or boy signs the items. It is one of the more boring "Baby Einstein" videos but I'm not sure how they could do it any differently.
The name "Baby Einstein" can lull you into thinking it's okay or even good for babies to watch t.v., but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television AT ALL to children under 2 because so many studies have proven its harmful effects on children. Studies have shown that: - for every hour of television a baby watches a day, their chances of acquiring an attention deficit disorder increases by 10%. - among babies ages 8 months to 16 months, every hour spent daily watching programs such as 'Brainy Baby' or 'Baby Einstein' translated into six to eight fewer words in their vocabularies as compared with other children their age." - brain wave activity in babies is slower when watching television than when sleeping. "Signing Time" (Two Little Hands Productions) DVDs is an option for occasional video viewing because communicating in sign language with your child is proven to: - reduce frustration and tantrums - accelerate language development - promote parent-child bonding Last thing for new moms - carrying newborn babies (in arms or next to body) an extra 3 hours a day resulted in 40% less crying. So carrying baby in a carrier or sling can help calm fussy babies!Read full review
I had been raving about this DVD since the day i bought it for my son when he was about 12-14mons old. Me, my mother and my son would watch it together and surprisingly, we learned a lot of sign language. I think this video does wonders for children that are behind on their verbal skills, like my son. He will be 2 next month and still loves it. Until we got this, I couldnt get ANYTHING done around the house becuase none of his toys or videos kept his interest, but with this, i can put it on repeat play and sit behind him on the couch and fold laudry w/o him unfolding them too. I also found it was great to put on at night when he was younger. My son usually made it through about 15mins of the video before he was out for the night.
I like how they go btw real life images and cartoon characters to teach infants words and situations. I think the tape is a lttle redundant about how many times they display a single word, i.e. kitchen, but maybe that's to reinforce the learning aspect. I think they could have reviewed better items in a kitchen, like spoons , forks and knives instead of refigerator and the piano. Overall, I was happy with the DVD and would purchase more DVD's from Baby einstein collections.
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