Customer Reviews

Phonics for Babies: First Words

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I know this has great reviews but I just thought it was alright. My 11 month old was uninterested and my 3 1/2 yr old was only mildly interested. I cannot imagine who the format is aimed at. The video shows 3 pictures in a bubble and then says, "can you find the duck?". Then the duck is a highlighted. However, for little ones learning new words the background is too busy for them to focus on the objects in the bubble. And for older ones the concepts are elementary. I just wasn't overly impressed with the the way it was set up. But like any other children's video, what works for one child may not work for another. So maybe it is just better suited for someone else's children.

If you liked Shari Lewis, you'll love her daughter Mallory. Mallory has lept off from where her famous Mom left off. She is an outstanding ventroloquist and performer and introduces her new puppet Giggles in this well constructed program teaching vocabulry to pre-schoolers. Recent studies have shown that the key difference in school readiness between low and middle income children is vocabulary. I think the more we can expose our kids to an expanded vocabulary, the better prepared they are for school and for life! And, on top of that, it's fun.

I bought four DVDs aimed at teaching babies words: Brainy Baby, Bee Smart, Baby Babble, and this one. My daughter quickly got bored with the first three but continues to love Phonics for Babies. The others are slow paced and, for the most part, use just one basic technique: a word (for ex. "train") is repeated several times while the item is being pictured. Baby Babble is a little more complex as it also has clips of speech therapists making various sounds and some interesting toys. Phonics for Babies is much livelier than the other three DVDs and has music, puppets, and teaches more than just words - also phonics, counting, manners, etc. The stars of the show are a puppet named Giggles, which my daughter adores, and the actress Mallory Lewis, who is the puppet's "mother." They sing a variety of catchy songs together which really makes this DVD enjoyable in addition to educational. If you watch the entire DVD you will find that after the credits there is a second show about as long as the first one. So you are essentially getting two for the price of one. We also bought another DVD with Giggles and Mallory Lewis, which is about colors and counting. My daughter loves that one just as much.

My twins Love this. I love how they are corrected and manners are a focus.

MALLORY LEWIS IS SUCH A TALENTED PERFORMER -- kids and young ones can't take their eyes off this wonderful learning and entertaining DVd. I hightly recommend it for every mom and every child. The music and songs are fabulous and the characters are adorable. It is a must buy.

This DVD was painfully bad. It looked like someone created it in their garage and the content was weak. If you're used to DVDs like "Baby Einstein" or even "Baby Babble", you're unlikely to be satisfied with this.

I watch this DVD with my 1 year old grandson and we love it. The songs are entergetic and the presenter comes across as friendly and real.
When I sing the songs (away from the DVD) my grandson starts to bounce and get excited. We really like the "identify the object" sections and the sections where the children are playing and/or exercising.
We have enjoyed this so much, that we misplaced it and had to buy another....5 stars easy!

My son is 2 1/2 and receives speech therapy. He loves this video. He is learning to sing the songs that Mallory sings in the video. After watching it several times, he is excited to answer the questions during the finding games. I also enjoy this. It teaches good manners in a caring and fun way.

My wife and I bought this for our 4 year granddaughter. I thought it might be too young for her. I was mistaken the quality of the DVD is excellent and my granddaughter played it over and over. She interacted with DVD and thoroughtly enjoyed it.

My daughter is 2 1/2 and hardly talks. She attends speech therapy but nothing has worked. Until I got this. She loves the peek-a-boo and even does the sounding out of letters. Its a God send!