Comments on: How Not to Make a Baby Einstein

By: Loving my baby

Loving my baby — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:10:12 +0000

I took all honors classes in High School and graudated at the top of my class. I grew up in a family that watch a lot of TV. Moreover, I am not even close to obese. I weigh 120 and had a baby 4 months ago. I look great and not many moms can say something like that. So just because some families lifestyles are different doesn’t mean it is that for everyone. We LOVE TV, as well as books of othger engaging activities. Some people, like Kitty, are just in denial. I agree with the comment above mine. Good luck trying to shelter your kid, what a joke.

By: Lab Lover

Lab Lover — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:25:05 +0000

Sorry for the typos but that happens when you are typing fast so if that tries to become some of your argument you have nothing so find something else good luck. Or better yet stop being those parents who swear they are professional parents and know all and try to tell everyone how it should be. Get through the teenage years perfectly and then give yourself some credit. Until then everyone is different and some things work better for others. Get over yourself, thank you!

By: Lab Lover

Lab Lover — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:19:03 +0000

I feel really sorry for Kitty and Baby Names kids. You are trying to shelter your kid which is only going to make a rebel. Or you are one of those moms who tries to baby her kid and end up with a 30 year old still living at home. Rain took the word right out of my mouth. Stop judging other people because we don’t want to shelter our kid and actually would like them to enjoy them selves. Just because we let our kids watch some educational programs doesn’t mean we neglect. I love watching the history channel, discovery channel, animal planet, baby einstein with my baby talk with him about the show. I don’t know what baby you have but no baby is going to let you sit their and just read to them all day. We do a little of everything, give him variety because they have too short of an attention span. Stop trying to act like you are such a perfect parents because you think you read to your kid all day. I’m sorry your kid is going to hate books because mom FORCED him to read all day. My kid is an angel and mellow all day long but there is no chnace he will sit there past two books if I’m lucky. These educational programs lets your kids see the world around them. Sometimes its ok to let your baby have sometime to himself….he can’t be taught that mom and dad are going to be there to hold him all day long his whole life. Don’t distort my words either. I’m not saying let the TV be your babysitter, but no parent should be told them are wrong for letting their baby have sometime to himself with a great show like baby einsteins. I’m so sorry you are sheltering your kid. Haven’t you ever heard of the bad reps pastors kids have because their parents try to forbid them from the world which only make them that much more curious!!! I do I feel really sorry for your kid. Dad and I are always with our baby and no day care for us. All we do is live our lives for him and HAVE FUN TEACHING him of our world. But shame on you Kitty and Baby Names for trying to say we are bad parents because we let them watch a little bit of educational programs. Your kids are going to be the ones oblivious to this world because you refuse to let them really be a part of it!

By: kitty

kitty — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:24:54 +0000

If the “rain” commentor is doing so much with his children already why does he need to add videos? Seems like he is stressed out because he is caught up in the marketing scheme presented by these baby education manufacturers that always make you feel like you need to do more, more, more. Babies only need consistent love and care and would do just fine by being read to, sung to, and carried with mom or dad.

By: baby names meanings

baby names meanings — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:51:31 +0000

I think all these educational DVDs do more harm to the child. These days children already spend hours and hours in front of the TV doing nothing. If we start using TV for their education as well then surely the TV hours will add up even further. Watching too much TV and not excercising enough is the main reason why childhood obesity is becoming a major threat for our childrens health.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:19:21 +0000

Thank god for reasonable comment. I work at a new production company here in London, England that is looking at new ways to educate and yes – entertain – toddlers and their parents through the DVD medium. We’re conducting a lot of research and would still like to hear from parents who feel strongly that pre-school DVD’s and certain TV shows have helped their young ones develop. http://www.youritv.com

The last comment was spot on – no one in their right minds suggest that TV and DVD’s are any substitute for parental nurture or encouragment.

To use the TV as an electronic baby sitter is just plain wrong. But are we seriously dismissing an entire media because the irresponsible abuse of some parents?

Of course TV and DVD’s used correctly and with parents present can be every bit as stimulating as books – perhaps with parental interaction, even more so.

We here have a dedicated team of young professionals (Head of Features: Jezz Wright & Anime Exec: Rob Walsh) who are constantly evaluating new ideas and putting these concepts to young mums and dads for their consideration.

It’s not all about big business trying to make a fast buck out of over eager parents. There is a responsible industry out there that is genuinely trying to produce useful educative entertainment for ‘the box’

This damning, ill informed and badly produced research just allows the tabloids to print more ‘bad news’ stories and create even more anxiety for praents and their children who might genuinely be benefiting from these DVDs and Videos. Enough.

By: rain

rain — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:51:32 +0000

So let me guess…parents are supposed to be engaging their very young children by getting them outside to explore the world more, sit down with them to read more, give them wooden blocks to interact with and spend more face to face time with Mommy or Daddy so they can learn language faster and better… and what if we already do that? Well you can pat yourself on the back for making us parents so over stressed about these concerns in the first place. And because of this we are stressing out our children. You know how that works. And here i thought my language delayed kids knew a handful of words less then their peers because they were learning multiple languages and that they were preemies. Perhaps now i can sue Baby Einstein. My sister is a shcool teacher and the two kids in her class that do not pick up a book during Free Choice time are the ones that have been reading since 2.5 and are already burned out.

My wife and myself have finally made the smartest decision regarding our children’s upbringing. We know them better then any crack researcher from UW or New Mexico and so we’ve decided to ignore these danger alerts from these white coats and continue using some of the good videos that actually engage our children in active ways. Do i put my children in front of a TV for hours on end…no. Do i do the same with books…absolutely not! children learn in many different ways and its up to us parents to discover those ways and react accordingly. Maybe our doctor friends can help with a particular somebody whose young boy can’t put the books down and is dealing with serious weight problem right now.

By: baby boy

baby boy — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:48:21 +0000

I don’t believe in all the DVD baby sitters. I know it hard, but my baby watch only a hour a day TV, and that it.