Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Calm Baby
• VHS Release Date: February 1, 2002
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000063WOV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,511 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Calm Baby™ is the first water-based video designed to calm infants/children. The video is a collage of brightly colored toys and objects put to the calming sights and sounds of water along with favorite nursery songs and classical music. Because water has been used as the primary visual source, the video will help soothe a baby. In addition, because of selected classical music, the video can be used as a developmental tool that will help stimulate the child's mind. An audio CD of the program, with additional tracks of the nursery songs, is also included with the VHS. Calm Baby is the winner of Parenting magazine's Videos of the Year Awards 2002 and iParenting Media’s 2003 "Great Holiday Product Awards."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars works like magic!, January 10, 2005

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This review is from: Calm Baby (DVD)

I don't know what it is about this video that is so wonderful, but why question a good thing? I also have several of the Baby Einstein videos and they haven't really held my son's attention. I assumed that my son at 5 months old is probably just too young for videos. Then a friend recommended the Calm Baby video. She has encorporated it into her children's bedtime routine and absoluetly raves about it. So, I skeptically, gave it a try.

When I first put the dvd on, I thought it was another Baby Mozart carbon copy. Both Baby Mozart and Calm Baby use music, puppets, toys and nature scenes to create a soothing effect - I can't tell the difference between the two videos. But for some reason, my son can. We put the video in right during his "fussy time" before bed. He was immediately enthralled and instantly became a "calm baby". He watched the whole video (around 30 min) and then settled right down to sleep. We've now achieved the same effect every night for the last couple of weeks.

For those of you who are not familiar with the premise of the video, Calm Baby uses puppets, nature scenes, and occasional toys set to soothing music (some classical, some lullabys). The video has a water theme (just like Baby Einstein's Baby Neptune - but for us, Baby Neptune doesn't seem to work, while this does). Throughout the video, the puppets go about their bedtime routine - putting pillows on the bed, getting the teddy bear ready, etc until the end of the video they are all fast asleep. I like that the video reinforces bedtime as it soothes baby. I also like that fewer toys are used in this video compared to Baby Einstein... Sometimes Baby Einstein videos seem to me like one long advertisement for their products. The DVD also comes with an audio CD which I keep in the car now for "calm baby" moments during traffic.

I wish I knew why this works so well, but I'm certainly going to enjoy it while it lasts.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!, September 25, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Calm Baby [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I brought this video for my son when he was 2 months. Now he is 7 months. He loves it so much. We watch it every night before he goes to bed as a part of his bed time routine. It calms him down and makes him sleepy. He can't take his eyes of the video. He smiles every time when the duck and the white seal come out. I don't find it annoying like other baby videos. I actually enjoy watching it with him. I am buying another one to keep it as a backup.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable for all, June 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Calm Baby [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My entire family enjoys watching this video. My youngest daughter is intrigued with the all the water in the video. The bonus CD helps calm the baby in the car or the driver of the car in traffic. We are buying another one for a gift.