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So Smart Boxed Set [VHS]

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I purchased these videos when my infant daughter was abouttwo-months old, and she had just begun to respond favorably to otherinfant-stimulation videos. The unsophisticated computer animation and graphics failed to engage her attention for even 30 seconds. A total flop and waste of money.

We bought all three So Smart videos before we had our baby boy. We played them when he was just a few months old and he sat and watched and listened to the beautiful music. Now the past few months he grabs us by the finger and takes us to the tv and cries until we put in any of the tapes. He loves them and he is now 18 months old. Some days we watch them 3-4 times a day, and while he is busy watching them we can relax to the classical music. These tapes are the only thing he will watch on tv, we have tried other tapes and will not sit still for them like he does for the So Smart tapes. Excellent tapes and would highly recommend them.

So Smart! is a series of award-winning videos and music, specially designed for young minds. Organized around fundamental subjects, So Smart! introduces babies and toddlers to shapes, letters, colors, music, foreign language, and more.

I purchased my first So Smart video (Volume 1) when my son was around 6 months old. One night, my son woke up in the middle of the night screaming. Nothing I tried settled him down. Exhausted, I finally brought him in bed with us, turned on the TV and VCR, pushed the Play button, and turned on the So Smart! video. After a few minutes, my baby started watching the video and immediately stopped crying. He was mesmerized by the simple objects and soothing music. He sat in my arms (at 3 a.m!) and quietly watched the video for 30 minutes. I was astonished (and pleasantly surprised.) It was a god-send!

I immediately ordered two other So Smart! videos and was equally impressed. By watching So Smart! Volume 3: All About Letters with my son, he could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet by the time he was one and-a-half. It was amazing!

Our son is now 3 years old, and everybody keeps asking us, "How do you teach him all this stuff" and I tell them about the So Smart! video series....

So Smart! videos are an interactive way for you to spend quality time with your little one. I highly recommend these award-winning products. The videos may seem simple and uninteresting to an adult, but they're just what a little mind needs to grow!

My 7-month old daughter has been watching these videos for four months. As her attention span increases, she enjoys them more and more. Yes, the graphics are rudimentary, but paired with the classical music they are appropriate for little developing minds. My only caveat is that the animated people are a little scary. The guy looks like a lost long shore man. In any case, all I have to do is slide in a tape and she's good to go for at least 15 to 30 minutes. Just enough time for me to whip up a family dinner and dance around to the classical music. Sometimes she even gets so excited listening to the music and watching the shapes fly across the screen I have to change her diaper. Now, that is entertainment! The bottom line is that these tapes are godsend and I would strongly recommend purchasing them for you or as a gift.

These are one of the best videos out there right now! My son stays very focused and intrigued with what he sees in these videos,He is now 9 months but has been watching them since he was a month old. I know it has helped his vision I would see his eyes move and follow the dots bounce across the screen and the Black,white and red really stood out to him. I don't regret buying these because my son Loves them along with baby einstein, brainy Baby and baby gourmet viedos. Every child is diffrent and you will never know how your child will like something if you don't at least try it. I'm glad I bought them before reading some of the bad reviews or my son would have missed out on them along with other diffrent videos. I can't wait until the Boohbahs are offered on amazon! I'll be one of the first to be buying them if they do.

I have a degree in education and an almost-four-month-old daughter. These videos are terrific! They're pedagogically sound, and the baby loves them -- she literally laughs out loud at the faces and shapes. Unlike Baby Einstein, they're not frenetic, the music isn't synthesized, and there is actually a relationship between the audio and the video. I also love that you have to INTERACT with your baby -- if you're looking to plonk your kid down in front of something, this isn't for you. If you're willing to invest the time, this is a wonderful learning tool and source of entertainment!

I received these videos for Christmas for my son and they are the worst videos I have seen! The concept on the box sounds wonderful, but unless you have time to sit through each video in it's entirety, your child will probably not stay interested. If you are going to invest in educational and interesting videos, I would recommend the Baby Einstein series - not only do that have music, but also teach the child by verbabilizing the items they are seeing (in the Baby Van Gogh, Shakespeare, Animal videos)