Baby Einstein - Neighborhood Animals

Parents please be aware that the fact is The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under two be kept away from screen media. These products are claiming benefits that are utterly unfounded. Also know that many studies show that the more television children under five watch the less likely they are to engage in creative play. (DVDS being basically the same thing). Dimitri Christakis the director of the Child Health Institute at the University of Washington quoted in the book Parenting Inc, states: Based on the research I have done there is reason to believe these products (DVDs for babies and toddlers) have a deleterious (negative) effect on the developing mind , TV, DVDS and video games condition the developing brain to expect a very high, unnatural level of input. Real life by comparison becomes boring. Another quote, again from Parenting Inc. There is no research to show that watching a screen is beneficial to a baby in any way, educational or otherwise. If anything it may be putting babies at risk A two dimensional screen can never replace a real environment, rich in all five senses. Holistic play is what develops the all the pathways to the brain. Alvin Poussaint, child psychiatrist and director of the Media Center of Judge Bakers Children Center in Boston. Please think twice about buying DVDS for a baby or toddler. Do the research, its not a good idea. Stick to the old fashioned toys that engage kids in creative play - blocks, balls etc.

My daughter is 19 months old and this is consistently one of her favorite videos. Its been a great tool for helping her identify and learn the names and sounds of a variety of animals. And she likes to twirl to the music. Its always a treat to watch it together.

This video is my toddlers favorite. She loves animals and she especially likes the cat segment. She has a Baby Einstein Cat boardbook and she holds it in one hand and the video case in the other while she watches. Even our cats love to watch, but, they prefer the bird segment. Im not lying, I have a picture for proof! Ive noticed that my daughter will dance to the music and she really likes the puppet routines. No other video or cartoon holds her attention like the Baby Einsteins.

Last month we bought Baby Einstein - Baby MacDonald - A Day on the Farm. It became our daughters favorite, passing Baby Mozart. Our girl seems to like the puppets most of all, but she also likes the video of the real animals. Neighborhood Animals has an abundance of puppets and animal footage. If your child likes the puppets, then this is a must have.

Older version of Animals around me. Its still good though. My 20 month old loves these videos.

omg soo funny lol

We absolutely love this Baby Einstein DVD. My mother-in-law had bought a box set of Baby Einstein DVDs for my first daughter. She really wasnt interested in any of the movies except Neighborhood Animals and World Animals. She would watch them over and over again. They kept her interest no matter how many times she watched. She actually liked watching them until she was pushing 4 years old. My second daughter, who is now 16 months, has had no interest in watching anything on TV. She is also a baby that does not talk much and tends to be rather quiet. We still had the Baby Einstein DVDs so we tried some. She absolutely loves the Neighborhood Animals and World Animals. It is the only thing she has ever watched on TV. She gets so excited when we turn it on and she talks to the animals on the TV, imitates sounds, and is now trying to say the animal names. She loves the DVD so much she actually will bring us the remote and point to the TV or shell bring us the DVD box to tell us she wants to watch. The movie has great music, simple graphics, and adorable puppets. I would definitely recommend this to anyone with a toddler.

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My daughter loves all the Baby Einstein DVDs. I highly recommend them. This is a good one--but they all are good.

My son loves it. We watch it about 10 times every day.