Baby Babble - Speech-Enhancing DVD for Babies and Toddlers

My son had just two years old and was just saying mama and dada. He never went through the babble stage and we just assume he was a quiet baby. He was always very independent and very hands on. After observing him with kids his own age we knew that it terms of talking he was behind and being a teacher myself, my concerns were rising. After talking to his doctor, I started the process of early intervention. Living in NYC he only receives 30 minutes a week. I knew that wasnt enough but I also couldnt afford anything private. I started to do some research and found Baby Babble. I read all the reviews and was eager to try it. The video is nothing fancy, no special effects, but it captures my sons attention! He watches it daily on his request no less! He repeats the sounds and the gestures that is shown. I love watching him get excited when he does the sounds and he loves to hear the claps we give him when we see him do it. I cant wait to try Baby Babble 2 in a few months after I see he is ready to move on. He does have a long road ahead of him but this has been a great start!

I have had the video for a few months and have shared it with at least a dozen 1-3 yr olds on my caseload. I have watched their reactions to the video and have been impressed. These children love the video and are verbalizing along with it. I have shared it with age-appropriate children, language delayed children, children with Downs Syndrome, children on the autism spectrum, and more. Benefits of the video: + It has engaging toys that move and keep the childs interest + the sounds are easy for the child to say and repeat + the children naturally want to interact with the video and repeat the sounds and signs + the speech therapists remain completely still during their camera parts so that young children will focus on their mouths (for speaking) or hands (for signing) and are not distracted by outside movements/facial expressions. + there are musical toy breaks (segments without speech or signs) so that the child is not overstimulated + the included developmental chart is beneficial for parents + the parent tutorial gives parents hands-on ideas that they can use on a regular basis. Things I would change: - more signs in the sign language tutorial - a higher age range for slightly older children This video is well done and I will continue to recommend it to families that I work with.

My daughter experienced seizures when she was born and Ive been terrified her expressive language delay is due to the brain damage that was caused to that region of her brain and may limit her development. She receives speech through Early Intervention but this is an amazing tool alongside of her therapy! She doesnt always watch through it all but she imitates most of it, especially when the women model the mouth movements. I would definitely recommend this for a kiddo struggling with expressive language.

Very helpful for my grandson/

I thought with so much animation in cartoons these days my 5 month old would find this very outdated video production boring and I was right thenforst 2 times she watched it. BUT when I seperated it from.other tv programs by several.hours she bwgan to watch it and was interested. Within 2 weeks she was making sounds like the video and I also use the TEACH MY BABY Kit and she has reallynstarted communicating. Dont be alarmed by the simple production, it works.

I dont know what it is about this low budget dvd but my baby absolutely loves it and is glued to the TV every time I put it on!

My 2 1/2 year old son is a late talker. He immediately started talking after watching this DVD. Now he knows it by heart and makes all the sound and words along with the DVD. I was truly amazed and so thankful that this DVD helped my son to start speaking. After seeing the results I bought Baby Babble 2 and we love it also.

my 21 mo old son does watch it and I did hear him making more sounds as a result of a couple views. WHY he is so willing to watch it is mystifying since I agree with the reviews that this video was produced in someones basement using toys from Good Will. He also learned the sign for more which is great progress for us. I am going to show it a few more times but its possible that the problem is going to require real speech therapy as it could be an apraxia. (Hes says a couple words and never on demand). I was hoping for a quick fix with Baby Babble but I dont think there is one.

Good dvd for toddlers who are delayed in talking. it does sounds which my 22 month old repeats as the video is on.. I would recommend this dvd

this video is so horrible its scary... and creepy. absolute waste of money.