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• Language: English
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1892703084
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,423 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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While there are many tapes designed to stimulate a baby's mind, Brainy Baby is unique in addressing left and right brain functions in distinct programs. Called "whole brain thinking," the theory is that if children are stimulated to use both sides of the brain--preparing them to think logically and creatively--they will become more adept at learning and problem solving. Capitalizing on this research, the folks at Small Fry Productions (makers of Bilingual Baby) have produced a two-volume set to develop the whole brain. Volume one helps stimulate the right brain, which research shows is the center for creativity, intuition, and imagination. To engage such processes, the program uses imagery (such as ink blots and clouds transforming into familiar objects), color recognition (by way of deliciously gooey paint), and patterns (from nesting shapes to 3-D objects). Unlike the So Smart! approach, there is enthusiastic narration during the 32-minute program and more variation between segments. Employing the so-called Mozart effect, the program utilizes classical music (believed to enhance a child's spatial intelligence) from impressionist era composers Debussy, Chopin, and Tchaikovsky. Whether or not a parent is interested in the push to "develop a child's creative side for a smarter baby" (as the film's literature espouses), there is another compelling reason to consider the Brainy Baby series: pure enjoyment. Parents will get a kick out of watching their toddlers respond to the visual feast before them. And the accompanying classical melodies make it palatable for parents too. (For ages 6 to 36 months.) --Lynn Gibson

Product Description

Brainy Baby is a breakthrough in infant development videos. It is the first video series that can help develop both left and right brain thinking. The "logical" left-brain focuses on sequencing, stacking objects, letters and numbers, analysis, math, shapes, patterns and languages. The "creative" right brain focuses on intuition, nesting objects, creative thinking, color, patterns, spatial reasoning, art, rhymes and imagination. Children will be captivated as the colorful graphics, classical music and friendly voices stimulate their curiosity and reinforce a whole-brain approach to learning. Dr. Toy award winner. Recommended for ages 6 - 36 months.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Improvement over Baby Einstein - the best, for now., February 15, 2001

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This review is from: Brainy Baby Vol 1 (VHS Tape)

This is clearly a copy of the infant stimulation videos concept pioneered by the Baby Einstein Company (even some of the toys featured are the same!). While I have been quite loyal to the Baby Einstein's (BE) products - and my children had responded to them the best over all of their competitors, Brainy Baby - Right Brain is clearly a second generation production, improving over the first generation. The video includes a classical music score, a professional narrator that pronounces words associated with the images shown (lacking in BE). There are a lot of clips of ethnically diverse (also lacking in BE, especially earlier productions) infants & toddlers, which is very interesting for children. BE's products include jarring sound effects which are designed to bring the child's attention back to the video - I have found that the lack of these noises in Brainy Baby does not cause their attention to wander. Computer-generated animation has generally been an attention-loser for my children, and Brainy Baby has a few such clips - but not enough to diminish how engaging the video is, and, actually they are rather nicely done. There is also a lot of footage of hands painting / drawing and the like - as an introduction to colors, I would guess. These are a little boring, because of their repetitiveness. But, still, overall, Brainy Baby has topped my list of the best of this class of videos out there.

There seem to be new releases coming out constantly, in the market for infant / toddler stimulation & development. So for reference purposes, my children and I have viewed (and reviewed) products from: the Baby Einstein Company, 'So Smart,' Babyscapes (now called Baby's Smart Start), Dr.Robert Tizer (Your Baby Can Read), Bee Smart Baby (vocabulary builder), Baby Genius (Mozart & Friends), and Small-fry Productions (makers of Brainy Baby). Brainy Baby is definitely an incremental improvement over the best BE's work - Baby Van Gogh. We have also viewed Small-fry Productions' Baby's First Impressions (shapes), and we were less engaged in and impressed with this video. Small-fry Productions also makes Talking Hands and Bilingual Baby, which we plan to try given the superb production quality and content of Brainy Baby. Bottom line: if you are looking for one or two videos for a child between about 4 and 14 months, I would go with Brainy Baby - hands down.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One-Half of a Great pair of Videos!, November 2, 2000

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"maxsmommy" (Richardson, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brainy Baby Vol 1 (VHS Tape)

I received the 2-pack Brainy Baby (Left & Right brain)as a gift -and I can't believe how much my 14 month-old enjoys them! He starts laughing and "talking" as soon as the opening music starts, and fusses if I stop the tape while he's watching! The "Right Brain" tape is his favorite of the 2 (maybe he'll be an artist or musician ?!)It shows lots of colorful, imaginative images (like, "What do you see in the clouds?")and that sort of thing. These tapes never seem to repeat an image, or use the same 4-5 kids over and over, (unlike other videos, such as Baby Einstein, that we've seen.) My baby gets to see a great variety of culturally diverse babies and toddlers. I guess the producers do their homwork before they make these things - all I know is that watching these tapes stimulates my son and makes him happy, and that makes me one happy Mom. I give these to all my friends as Shower and Birthday gifts!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of the Baby Videos, September 30, 2001

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This review is from: Brainy Baby Vol 1 (VHS Tape)

Both Brainy Baby videos captivated my triplet boys. They often sat mesmerized. Seasoned video watchers, they and I preferred it to most others. They did not tire of Brainy Baby as quickly as some, watching it from about 8 to 21 months. It is similar to the Baby Einstein videos but is more educational due to the narration. The narrator in essence takes the place of mom or dad, (so I could be fixing their dinner and still feel they were getting a lot out of what they were watching-- I didn't have to be there).