 "Brainy Baby ABCs" | 2009-11-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3CVSTQR4N7Y57 |
| The Brainy Baby ABCs video is absolutely the BEST! I would give ALL Brainy Baby DVDs 5 stars. These videos really work, I don't care what anyone says and I've got the proof in my own children. Don't believe all the reports that "DVDs are bad" for your kids. There is GOOD stuff out there and Brainy Baby is definitely one of them. I am very concerned about some of these negative reviews. Please, already... are you kidding? I have not found ANY problems or mispronunciations in the ABCs video or any other video. Also, concerning the one reviewer that said she personally didn't like the video or that it didn't have high production value... It's not about you. It's about your child. If your child learns from these DVDs, then who cares if YOU like it or not? A two or three year old is also not impressed with high production value (special effects, talent, etc). That's what I love about Brainy Baby; they have a pure, simple approach to learning that really engages my children. That is why I get the learning results. For those people who would continue to be negative, please do not assume that your comments are correct and pass them off to consumers as the truth. You are only confusing parents and short-changing children from a huge benefit. Brainy Baby products are fantastic and a real life saver. Unless you plan on producing the "perfect" DVD, please don't spread untruths, just because a certain product doesn't line up with your preference. We should all be supporting companies like this that are doing a good thing for our kids... unless we all want to see LESS products available in the near future! |
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 "Great for Son; Sleeper for Mom" | 2009-10-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2XLS0FUVNCD0G |
| My 22 mo son loves this DVD; he is really not interested in TV at all but will sit & watch this in entirety. Priced much better than popular competitor's "educational" DVDs and my son enjoys it more. He loves seeing other children in the show and hearing children's voices. Quite boring for Mom & Dad; let's face it, we know the alphabet so its no suspense movie. But son loves it and is learning alphabet, letter recognition, and names of various objects - so it's worth a little parental boredom. |
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 "Parents please be aware" | 2009-09-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2GNU44NTRXMEK |
Parents please be aware that many studies show that the more television children under five watch the less likely they are to engage in creative play. (DVDS being basically the same thing).
Dimitri Christakis the director of the Child Health Institute at the University of Washington quoted in the book Parenting Inc, states: "Based on the research I have done there is reason to believe these products (DVDs for babies and toddlers) have a deleterious (negative) effect on the developing mind" , "TV, DVDS and video games condition the developing brain to expect a very high, unnatural level of input. Real life by comparison becomes boring".
Another quote, again from Parenting Inc." "There is no research to show that watching a screen is beneficial to a baby in any way, educational or otherwise. If anything it may be putting babies at risk" "A two dimensional screen can never replace a real environment, rich in all five senses. Holistic play is what develops the all the pathways to the brain." Alvin Poussaint, child psychiatrist and director of the Media Center of Judge Baker's Children Center in Boston.
Please be aware that the fact is The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under two be kept away from screen media. These products are claiming benefits that are utterly unfounded.
Please think twice about buying DVDS for a baby or toddler. Do the research, it's not a good idea. Stick to the old fashioned toys that engage kids in creative play - blocks, balls etc. |
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| "good DVD for toddlers" | 2009-08-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A15VFRRRTN6YXT |
| I like that this DVD goes through the alphabet a few blocks of letters at a time. It will go through, say, "A" through "E", and then go back over them again before moving on. It helps with learning, and it also gives you a place to stop and resume later if you have a toddler that can't sit through the whole alphabet. I also like that they always show the capital and lowercase of each letter (big A", little "a"). It's a good video to watch along with reading books like Dr. Seuss' alphabet book. My son is 22 months old and can recognize and say every letter, upper and lowercase. We also got the Sesame Street letters DVD, and he has fun pointing to the letters we have on his wall in his room as well--it's like a game to him. |
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| "Speech Pathologist - FIVE STARS" | 2008-11-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2T1HZSWPPTHWJ |
| As a speech pathologist, I would highly reccomend this video to any of my clients. To those that have said the phonemes are incorrect have obviously never worked with speech challenged toddlers. There are lots of videos out on the market that encourage children to memorize their ABC's (which in the long run will not benefit their ability to read or spell). I encourage my students as well as my own child to address the sounds of letters first and label them later. I am very impressed that they include the different sounds the vowels (/oe/ and /o/)make and that they review (for those children that need it). To those reviewers who adressed the "uh" they heard attached to sounds - vowels for children under the age of five often need to be pronounced emphatically so they say them correctly (when learning the individual sounds). You can fix the attached "uh" later when spelling and blending words together. Also the vocabulary that follows the pronunciation of the letters encourages against using the "uh". I have not found a video like this one that teaches the ABC sounds and letters. |
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| "Great learning tool!" | 2008-02-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3IUDIPEMB2EE8 |
After reading a few negative reviews of this product, I had concerns about purchasing it. However, I couldn't find any alternatives that I thought would help reinforce my 3-yr-old twins' interest in letters so I took a chance. I am so glad I did!
The video introduces capital and lower case letters along with the sounds and somehow manages to capture my boys' attention whenever I turn it on. It is interesting to both of them, despite their very different abilities (one has known the alphabet since he was 18 months and the other still doesn't know all the letters).
My opinion is that the concerns of the reviewer(s) who complained about the pronunciations like, "d-uh" are overstated. It is a great tool for learning the alphabet and sounds! |
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