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All Aboard for Sharing [VHS]

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I bought this video specifically to help me teach my two year old the concept of sharing. This video is not strong in this area. There are a couple of references to it but the video is primarily concerned with entertaining (which it does a fine job of). I just expected more on the title subject. If he must watch something then it might as well be this! Just don't expect a teaching video.

This show is broadcasted on the PBS series of "Barney & Friends" as "Who's who on the choo choo?" This is a more appropriate title for this show. It is a cute show, but if you are looking for a show about sharing, "Caring means Sharing" or "What a world we share." Would be better. This show is about trains, and it is entertaining--especially to little boys. My younger brother calls this show "Train Barney." It includes the characters: Barney, Baby Bop, BJ, Tosha, Juan, Kenneth, and Julie. And some of the songs featured in this show are: The Marching Song, Little Red Caboose, Down by the station, and I've been workin' on the railroad. This is a cute show, and my brothers both enjoy it very much, but if you are looking for a show about sharing--this is it.

I admit, I was not originally a Barney lover until I watched many episodes with my children (my son is 2 and daughter is 5) and now I LIKE BARNEY too.The characters respect each other and they sing fun songs, all and all pleasent easy going topics. Lets not be too much of a critic on these harmless videos. If you really want demonstrate sharing, do it by example.

This was a good video, however it doesn't have any education in sharing in my opinion. B.J. and Baby Bop make a circus train inside the classroom and Baby Bop suggests that they take turns being the conductor and engineer. My request is that the company who makes this video should put in some education in sharing. Barney, Julie, Kenneth, Juan, Tosha, B.J., and Baby Bop get a surprise visit from Stella the Storyteller at the end of the video. She tells a story to the children about a generous little engine that was very good at helping and sharing. See if your child learns to share from this video.