Baby Einstein - Discovering Shapes - Commercial

[pokefandylan]

my series is going to be for kids.

[elisepld]

Wikipedia's article on "Baby Einstein" exposes how damaging these products are.

Parents - junk the TV & take your child with you to the loo, the laundry, the kitchen or wherever - he or she will learn so much more!!!

[ChristinaSmutz]

what about when they watch t.v. in school what do you think about that ryeporridge?

[ryeporridge]

We teachers use TV when we lack time, support or ideas. As an idealist, I see it as failure but I concede that used sparingly & responsibly, it probably does little damage, given the context & age of the children.

In Sweden, many pre-schools & primaries have "no TV here" as a selling point. It shows the staff are creative, imaginative & responsible individuals who want to broaden the minds of the kids - not narrow them, as Baby Einstein has been proven to do.

[brenguncarrier]

Ryeporridge, sometimes parents lack the same things (ie, time, support and ideas). Parenting is hard work. Sometimes you need to put your baby down so you can do something. I would rather let it watch a bit of B.E. than leave it on it's own crying or feeling neglected. That is just as damaging to it's emotional development.

[JeanetteW1nters0n]

When children watch TV in school, they're probably bored off their little heads. What a terrible idea for a lesson - watch TV... As if kids don't have enough of that at home. If a teacher shows a video like this, it will do damage - to the teacher's professional reputation!

[ryeporridge]

OMG - not more of this bilge!!! Guaranteed to make your baby HATE television & HATE YOU for making her watch it!!!

All the research shows that Baby Einstein & other "educational TV programs" have a profoundly negative effect on children's cognitive skills, mental & social development.

Parents, don't kid yourselves - keep your baby away from the TV.