Baby Einstein - Neighborhood Animals

This is one of my two-year-old favorite DVDs. He loves the animals and the colors!

If youre going to buy a childrens video, by all means buy this video for your two year old and older child. I highly recommend it compared to other kids videos because it is engaging, fun, educational and not cartoon animated or fast-paced. Having said that, I have a beef with the title Baby Einstein and marketing this to BABIES. It seems to imply that watching these videos is good for babies, which they are NOT! These videos may be great for older kids, but definitely NOT for babies brains! After some research I found out that: 1) brain wave activity in babies is slower when watching television than when sleeping. 2) for every hour of television a baby watches a day, their chances of acquiring an attention deficit disorder increases by 10%, 3) for every hour of television viewed daily at 4 yrs old, there is a significant odds increase for being a bully later on, and 4)consistent, heavy television viewing (more than 2 hrs daily) throughout early childhood can cause behavior, sleep and attention problems. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television for children under 2, and no more than two hours of media (tv, videos, video games & computers) daily after age 2! I think its important for parents and caregivers to be aware of this so they can make better informed choices. I hope it encourages some people to limit television usage for babies and look for other outlets when possible. For those looking to calm babies and build better brains, I recommend baby carriers because studies show that infants who are carried an extra 3 hours per day cry 40% less, and this effect is lasting over time! Frequently held babies pick up verbal skills faster and develop better core muscle strength and balance. Also, learning to communicate in sign language can reduce frustration and tantrums, accelerate language development and promote parent-child bonding in infants and toddlers.

My son (10 months) and my niece (14 months) both love this video. (They love World Animals as well.) They both sit through it, and will come crawling/walking when they hear the intro music. I think its very educational, and good entertainment too. And the flash cards are a great way to follow up after watching the DVD!

My little grandson loves this video.

Everything is as expected

This is the first Baby Einstein video I bought. It is so colorful and eye catchy to young children. My child is 28-months old with Autism. She normally does not like to watch videos for more then 10 minutes, but this one captivates her for the entire 30 minutes. Do not let the 101 minutes on the label fool you, that is 30 minutes of video and 61 minutes of music you can listen to like a CD. The animals are: Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Cows, Turtles, Fish among many others all beautifully filmed in action. It is much like a really good PBS Nature show, but with each animal on the screen for no more then 5 minutes. In-between the animals segments there are puppets playing and some toys to watch- all animals of course. We love this video and it looks incredible on DVD! A must have as well as World Animals. I just bought some more Baby Einstein DVDs and will review those as well, but the animal ones are by far the best.

Out of all the Baby Einstein DVDs, this one is one of my sons favorite. Everyday while I cook dinner, he asks to watch the puppy movie because it has a puppy on the side of the front cover.

Nice

Always perfect for the wee ones

Few months ago I wrote that this DVD was a little bit borring .... now it is the favorite one of my 6 months boy ... He gets very excited as soon as he hears the music and sees the beginning. He laugh looking at the animals ... a real pleasure !!!