Baby Einstein - Baby Neptune - Discovering Water [DVD]

Our family was introduced to the Baby Einstein series of videos when our daughter was 6 months old. Most videos didnt seem to hold her attention more than a few minutes, but Baby Neptune was an immediate hit. At six months old, our daughter giggled and laughed at her favorite parts of the video, and she would watch this video from start to finish on the rare occasion that Mommy or Daddy allowed that much TV in one setting (about 30 minutes) This video remained one of our daughters favorites for over a year (also see Baby Galileo), and only began to fall out of her favor at 20 months of ge. The background music is adult-friendly (Handel, Telemann, Beethoven)- an important point since these videos will be played many times over.

Only the previews played on the DVD. Upon pressing play from the top menu we received a Disc Error. This occurred on all of our DVD players. I am not the first buyer to experience these issues. Please be aware.

My 15 month old is thirsty for stimulation and I am very disenchanted with the majority of the Baby Einstein videos. They say that theyre for ages 0-3 but my daughter was quickly bored after just 8 months. There arent many options out there to give yourself a much needed 30 minute break in the day without feeling the guilt of hypnotizing your baby. Some of the Leap Frog products do offer some stimulating content but theyre for older children. The best video for development and entertainment is Juno Baby. But theyre difficult to get...I think only available through their website. As for the Baby Einstein series, they do occupy the attentions of very young babies but dont believe that youre getting anything developmentally sound out of them.

He loves watching these videos. We also have Baby Mozart and Baby Bach. Hes 7 months old now and has been been watching this since he was about 1 month old. When my wife or I put on this or Baby Mozart in he starts bouncing up and down and gets very excited. It has also been very useful at times when hes fussy and cant get comfortable well put this in and he sits, relaxes, and watches it. I read some posts criticizing the quality of it, and yes, to an adult it seems pretty stupid and we will care more about timing of music to action. But, to my son and other babies we know, they just love it! This is a good one to start with in the collection. Baby Mozart has a couple of parts in it where it may frighten the baby because of the loud noise and the puppet going BLAH. The first time my son watched it, he almost jumped out of his swing, but didnt cry. My wife and I love these products.

Until recently my son wasnt interested in this one. He loved Baby Mozart and Baby Bach, but showed no interest in the other videos. Now he is over 9 months and both this video and Baby Beethoven crack him up. I wouldnt say this one is educational, and I have honestly not seen how I could make the videos educational for my son because he doesnt want to pay attention to us when he watches this, he just wants to stare. So anyway, baby neptune and beethoven crack him up because of the puppets. The duck is his favourite, he laughs each time the duck appears. He has shown a great interest in puppets since he was 7 months (I have a few puppets at home that we play with) so this DVD was the best thing for him right now. I have to say that I am very entertained by the puppets too. I think the duck is very silly looking and very expressive. I can see how they wouldnt work for other kids, but for my son, theyre the best!

I actually came on here to see if my son was the only one who burst into tears when the goldfish came on (hes 10 1/2 months)! He does startle easily though and perhaps that is whats going on. I had left the room for a second when it began and came running back when he started screaming. Daddy accidentally sent Baby Mozart back to Netflix (instead of his Star Trek DVD) so we were branching out into our Baby Einstein collection. I think well put this one away and try some of the others.

Our 8 month old loves this DVD. He enjoys all of them, but I think this one is his favorite. He actually laughs at the beginning of it! The music is very upbeat and keeps his attention and has great real life scenes of the ocean, etc. A must have for your baby!

Wow, it seems quite a few of you have some really strong negative opinions about Baby Einstein Language Nursery! I have to say, Im shocked! My 10 month old daughter is just fascinated with this dvd, Ive actually replayed it several times in a row for her while she was teething, because it was the ONLY thing that would make her smile! I think that the imagery is perfect for kids of any age. Its simple with a stark background, sure to hold a babys attention. When you have too much going on visually, it can detract from the learning process. I will admit, the same as another reviewer that I did, at first, double check my language settings when I heard German with no English translation. The songs, number counting, and rhymes are soothing, and I find myself anxious to watch the dvd with my little one. One reviewer commented that we, as parents cant figure out what is being said. First of all, when WE learned our native lanuages, we didnt always have a ball in front of us when someone said the word. This is how we learn the language. And just because us parents may not be able to translate a German nursery rhyme, doesnt mean that hearing it is entirely lost on our kids! And its not too difficult to figure out the difference between the German alphabet and 1-20 in Japanese. (use your fingers, if you need to!) Ive learned both from watching this video, and rekindled my love of foreign languages. I am now studying Japanese and German, and already speak French, English, and Spanish. This is both mine and my daughters favorite of the Baby Einstein collection, and we love them all!

I was as disappointed with this video and its rave reviews as was my 6 month old son. While I wasnt expecting a half hour video to teach him the laws of gravity I also didnt expect to watch a video that appears to be home-made. I could have just as easily picked up a camcorder, taped some of the toys I have around the house and dubbed in some classical musical for effect. This video is very amateur-like in style and content. Shame on the producers and manufacturers of this video for capitalizing on the names Mozart and Einsten and for taking advantage of parents who eagerly purchase these videos with the hopes of enhancing their childrens intellect. Call me old fashioned but I think Ill stick with the tried and true and continue to read to my son rather than try to distract him with a video.

A GREAT DVD at a reasonable price that was shipped in a timely manner ... just doesnt get much better than that - a Christmas present for our granddaughter that she absolutely LOVES!