Customer Reviews

Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words: Around the House

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THIS TYPE OF DVD CALMS MY AUTISTIC SON AND HELPS HIM TO IMPROVE HIS VOCABULARY. I GET MORE WORDS FROM HIM WITH THIS KIND OF MOVIE THAN WITH TRADITIONAL SPEECH THERAPY!
PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM REFERING TO THE BABY EINSTEIN MOVIES for babies (hulge diference from the first ones that came out on the market few years ago)!!
All I want is to state how much a simple, direct, and slow teaching of words REALLY helped my severe autistic child to increase his vocabulary and his self confidence... Any parent of a language impaired and severe autistic child can relate and understand the potential benefit from videos like this one.

I got this for my son when he was 2 1/2. He was still refusing to talk at times or use many words so I thought maybe this would help encourage him to learn in a fun way. He loved watching this video and would repeat the words and the sign language. His vocabulary grew and he was telling me the names of everything. He is now 3 1/2 and still loves to watch it. We really use the grow with me mode and I watch it with him to help make longer sentences out of the words and to help him learn to read.

My mother is a Elementary Special Education teacher and she really recommends this video and other Baby Einsteins videos to her student's parents as a way to increase vocabulary learning and movement.

My son absolutely LOVES this DVD! I would highly recommend this seller. The movie came in the expected time frame and the condition was even better than I had expected.

We signed with our baby and used this video as a fun thing to watch and do together (in addition to our instructional book)and have now given this as a gift. Our son learned over 50 words, which we feel had a great deal to do with the fact that he did not throw temper tantrums because we understood him before he could talk. He is now a very happy, loquacious 6 year old.

I highly recommend this video to anyone wishing to expand their toddler's vocabulary. My 15-month old picked up the words very quickly, and the video has helped us encouraged her to use words to express herself. There are a few words introduced that are quite difficult for a child her age to pronounce (computer, refrigerator, telephone, etc.), otherwise I would have given this video 5 stars.

I got this for my 6 month old, who likes it, but not as much as the other Baby Einsteins that are more appropriate for her age. This one is for a 12 month old; I would recommend that you stick to the recommended age on the box, if you need something for your child to watch immediately. Frankly it is a little boring compared to some of the other Baby Einsteins.

My two-year-old daughter loves this movie. She watches it to the point where I can't stand it. It's a well thought out dvd.

I like this video! I thought that it would be a little more up beat than it actually is! It plays slow songs, so when my baby watches this video she gets sleepy!

If you're going to buy a children's video, this a great video for toddlers. I recommend it over other kids' videos because it is fun, not too fast-paced or cartoon animated, and the puppets are really cute. My kids liked it.

Having said that, I have a beef with the title "Baby Einstein" and marketing this to babies. It seems to imply that watching these videos is good for babies, which they are NOT! These videos may be great for older kids, but definitely not for babies' brains.

After some research I found out that: 1) brain wave activity in babies is slower when watching television than when sleeping. 2) for every hour of television a baby watches a day, their chances of acquiring an attention deficit disorder increases by 10%, 3) for every hour of television viewed daily at 4 yrs old, there is a significant odds increase for being a bully later on, and 4)consistent, heavy television viewing (more than 2 hrs daily) throughout early childhood can cause behavior, sleep and attention problems.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television for children under 2, and no more than two hours of media (tv, videos, video games & computers) daily after age 2! I think it's important for parents and caregivers to be aware of this so they can make better informed choices. I hope it encourages some people to limit television usage for babies and look for other outlets when possible.

For those looking to calm babies and build better brains, I recommend baby carriers because studies show that infants who are carried an extra 3 hours per day cry 40% less, and this effect is lasting over time! Frequently held babies pick up verbal skills faster and develop better core muscle strength and balance. Also, learning to communicate in sign language can reduce frustration and tantrums, accelerate language development and promote parent-child bonding in infants and toddlers.

This is the most relaxing Baby Einstein. The music, art, and photos soothe even the most frazzled mom. I speak from experience.:) Highly recommended.