Comments on: Baby Einstein Becomes Baby Entertaining…Only. http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining-only/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 6: Baby Brain Boosters : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining-only/#comment-2702 Baby Essentials That Aren’t, Part 6: Baby Brain Boosters : Eco Child’s Play Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:29:58 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining%e2%80%a6only/#comment-2702 [...] for infants is all the rage these days.  With loaded names like Baby Einstein, Baby Mozart, Baby Genius, and Brainy Baby, they all claim to offer your baby the intellectual [...] [...] for infants is all the rage these days.  With loaded names like Baby Einstein, Baby Mozart, Baby Genius, and Brainy Baby, they all claim to offer your baby the intellectual [...]

]]> By: baby names meanings http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining-only/#comment-2701 baby names meanings Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:00:06 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining%e2%80%a6only/#comment-2701 Personally i feel that these videos are just a marketing gimmick. Children these days already spend way too much time sitting in front of the TV watching cartoons. It will be much better for them to learn from real books rather than them spending their learning time watching educational videos. The TV hours will just keep adding up! Excessive TV watching and the lack of physical activity is one of the main reasons for the epidemic of childhood obesity. Personally i feel that these videos are just a marketing gimmick. Children these days already spend way too much time sitting in front of the TV watching cartoons. It will be much better for them to learn from real books rather than them spending their learning time watching educational videos. The TV hours will just keep adding up! Excessive TV watching and the lack of physical activity is one of the main reasons for the epidemic of childhood obesity.

]]> By: PlanningQueen http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining-only/#comment-2697 PlanningQueen Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:09:52 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining%e2%80%a6only/#comment-2697 Thanks for sharing this information. I have always personally held the belief that these DVDs could not possibly be of "educational value" for babies, it is fantastic to see the company admit this themselves. I just wish more parents new this! Thanks for sharing this information. I have always personally held the belief that these DVDs could not possibly be of “educational value” for babies, it is fantastic to see the company admit this themselves. I just wish more parents new this!

]]> By: Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining-only/#comment-2699 Jennifer Lance Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:58:55 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining%e2%80%a6only/#comment-2699 I wrote about the Baby Einstein Farce here: http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/01/08/the-baby-einstein-farce/ I just read last night, "Listening to adults talking or to the radio or television where the speech is not interactive does not have the same positive effect on development as direct, face-to-face communication. For this reason, even videos and toys that are specifically designed for babies with slowed-down action and with interactions where the toy or character seems to be responding or talking to the child can never substitute for the real thing. The verbal reactions that are truly required are those that are truly responsive to a particular child's specific vocalizations....The toy or video's words are not contingent on the baby's actions but are contingent on what happens visually" (Bodrova & Leong, 2007). I wrote about the Baby Einstein Farce here:
http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/01/08/the-baby-einstein-farce/

I just read last night, “Listening to adults talking or to the radio or television where the speech is not interactive does not have the same positive effect on development as direct, face-to-face communication. For this reason, even videos and toys that are specifically designed for babies with slowed-down action and with interactions where the toy or character seems to be responding or talking to the child can never substitute for the real thing. The verbal reactions that are truly required are those that are truly responsive to a particular child’s specific vocalizations….The toy or video’s words are not contingent on the baby’s actions but are contingent on what happens visually” (Bodrova & Leong, 2007).

]]> By: Kali http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining-only/#comment-2700 Kali Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:50:44 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining%e2%80%a6only/#comment-2700 I got sucked into these DVD's when my daughter was born. I always felt so guilty having her sit there for 20 minutes watching these images. After awhile I just stopped putting them on because I felt them to be too hypnotic. In a bad way. I got sucked into these DVD’s when my daughter was born. I always felt so guilty having her sit there for 20 minutes watching these images. After awhile I just stopped putting them on because I felt them to be too hypnotic. In a bad way.

]]> By: baby boy http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining-only/#comment-2698 baby boy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:41:03 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/02/27/baby-einstein-become-baby-entertaining%e2%80%a6only/#comment-2698 How can I know which DVD is beater? some people said you need expose your baby to all kind of things, TV movies and all this things. How can I know which DVD is beater? some people said you need expose your baby to all kind of things, TV movies and all this things.

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