Brainy Baby: English
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Artist: Brainy BabyDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 45 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-04-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BRAINY BABY
Movie Reviews of Brainy Baby: English
Movie Review: Great addition to BB sets
Summary: 5 Stars
List of words covered in this video:
Face
eyes
ear
nose
mouth
hand
feet
fingers
toes
boy
girl
mommy
daddy
baby
dog
hat
apple
ball
glasses
crayons
doll
book
Numbers: 1-10
(1) book
(2) kittens
(3) trucks
(4) hats
(5) fingers
(6) apples
(7) baloons
(8) dolls
(9) cars
(10) children
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
purple
black
white
brown
(orange) juice
(yellow) banana
(yellow) sun
(yellow) bird
(green) dinosaur
(green) train
(blue) bird
(blue) shirt
(purple) rabbit
(purple) grapes
(black) circle
(black) shoes
(white) snowman
(white) clouds
(brown) cat
(brown) teddy bear
(brown) horse
please
thank you
Yes
No
Hello
Goodbye
eat
play
read
sleep
drink
put on (shoes, necklace, hat)
push (carts, swing, toy lawn mower)
The AAP recommends "2 hours of quality programming, per day, maximum". Of course this is a recommendation based on who knows what studies on who knows what subjects over who knows what period of time with who knows what expected outcomes. Which is to say, I'm not one of those parents who believe video education is an instant brain musher. People are exposed to plenty of brain mushing stuff throughout their lives (10 minutes of Superbowl commercials can attest to that) and they still manage to learn and function just fine. I think the AAP is just trying to steer parents away from TV babysitters which is an idea I can agree with. Besides, kids will get bored with any medium and will get more from a healthy variety of formats.
Some complain this video is bad because their child didn't take to it. In all fairness, every baby is going to appreciate educational materials differently. For that reason I can't recommend this video to everyone. Rather, I suggest going to your local library and renting a copy if they have one on hand. Brainy Baby videos use many of the same actors/illustrations/sets/format so if they don't have a specific title you'll still get a sense of pacing and format.
For the first couple of viewings I suggest you provide supervision, siting nearby, injecting whatever you feel supplements what you see and hear (i.e. missing context, additional examples or even funny commentary). If you're lucky, as I was, your child will love this video and get hours of educating entertainment from it. If this isn't for your baby, don't let it frustrate you. There are a variety of brands (Baby Einstein, Leap Frog, etc.) your baby may respond to and, hopefully, learn from. And if no video works, then perhaps your baby will take to music, books, flashcards or verbalization.
As for us (baby and I), my child transitioned to the Brainy Baby series after several viewings of the "My Baby Can Talk" sign language DVDs (an excellent video learning series for very young babies, by the way) and Baby Bumblebee brand "Action Words" (1 & 2) DVDs. We checked out different videos from the library and my baby took very quickly to the Brainy Baby line which prompted me to purchase the Brainy Baby "Grow With Me" 3 Disc set. The set includes:
Right Brain (rec. for ages 9mo-2yr)
Left Brain (rec. for ages 9mo-2yr)
Peek-A-Boo (1yr-3yr)
Laugh & Learn (1yr-3yr)
Shapes & Colors (1yr-4yr)
ABC's (1yr-4yr)
123's (2+ yr)
Animals (2+ yr)
Art (2+ yr)
Music (2+ yr)
My baby is definitely on pace with these at 22Mo. and has picked up a lot of letters and words from the ABC's disc. She could watch these endlessly if I let her and asks for them excitedly. The only limitation with the set is some titles (Art, Music, Animals) are too advanced for her so I wanted to add an age-appropriate, vocabulary based title. I hoped "English" wasn't too advanced and was lucky enough to preview a copy from the library. As I'd hoped, it fits in really well between ABC's/123's and Animals/Art/Music. It borrows many actors/shots from the other series so it is new while being familiar for baby. The format is a little fast-paced so a little background on these words helps (i.e. Brainy Baby ABC's and 123's provide a good foundation).
Summary of Brainy Baby: English
Summary: Consumervision presents this entry in their Brainy Baby series of edutainment, child development programs. Blending together original sing-along songs and classical music with vibrant imagery, Brainy Baby: English is designed to give children a foundation for learning about the English language. Among the areas of focus are important first words, familiar phrases, and favorite objects. Other titles in the series include Brainy Baby: 123s -- Introducing Numbers 1 to 20, Brainy Baby: Music, and Brainy Baby: Right Brain -- Inspires Creative Thinking.Similar DVD Movies
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