Customer Reviews
No Einstein's here 
2008-07-15
After swearing that I would adhere to the pediatrician's recommendation to keep my son away from the TV until he was two, I broke down and ordered the oh-so touted Baby Einstein DVD for my 4 month old. After all, I needed time to do things around the house and my son is not a napper.
Well, after 5 minutes of watching the video with my son, I was horribly motion sick and he was completely uninterested. I mean he literally glanced at it 2 or 3 times and promptly looked away. And why wouldn't he? The video is stupid--bad closeups of cheap crap that someone decided would hold the attention of a baby? Backrounded by horrible renditions of classical music classics.
Do yourself a favor, buy a REAL Mozart CD, put it on and click on the Weather Channel. The moving maps and quick graphics hold my son's attention, and show him the states and cities on top of that. He might acutally learn something in that hour rather than be "entertained" by really bad graphics and cheap objects on a black screen.
baby loves it! 
2008-07-14
My baby loves this video. I've even caught my husband, as well as my 8-year-old daughter peering over her book watching this video.
Grape soda for the mind -- do not buy 2008-06-28
Your child would love watching this video, but she'd also love eating cotton candy and drinking grape soda. Many pediatric and psychological studies have shown that young children know FEWER words for every hour they spend watching videos like this one. Why? Because they aren't spending time with YOU, practicing their language and social skills. There's also evidence that young children who watch TV have a greater risk of developing ADHD. Last, toddlers who grow up in homes with the TV always on in the background literally seem to have more trouble hearing themselves think. This hurts their developing linguistic abilities and consequently their abilities to engage silent reasoning.
Please protect your child -- don't let her watch any TV during her early, crucial, developmental years. We only watch TV when our little girl is asleep.
Typical Baby Einstein 
2008-06-25
Nothing new. It's your typical Baby Einstein. With Backyardigans, Dora, Blues Clues, Little Einsteins, and other interactive cartoons, Baby Einstein doesn't really offer anything.
With today's technology and computers for families, I almost feel I could make a video of the same caliber that would offer more images for my children to relate to.
Good but marred by ads 
2008-06-17
The video itself is great, but I find it abhorrent that it begins and ends with ads (for other products by the Baby Einstein company). If some beancounter at Disney felt that they really had to include ads, they could easily have added a menu choice offering information on their other related products. But no, they placed a video announcement for these products right within the play -- as the first thing you see after selecting play, and the last thing after the video itself ends. So you'll get to hear those ads each and every single time you play the DVD.
Actually soothes my infant into a nap! 2008-06-10
A trusted, award-winning musical banquet for little eyes and ears!
-- Exposes babies to the brilliance of Mozart's music
-- Provides captivating visual stimulation
As your baby grows, and the world beckons with amazing things to see, hear and do, every moment of every day provides a brand-new opportunity for discovery. It's an incredible journey you'll embark on together, and to accompany you along the way there's BABY MOZART™ MUSIC FESTIVAL. Acclaimed by parents, this vibrant, award-winning musical feast for little eyes and ears exposes babies to the splendor and delight of classical music. Treat yourself and your little one to mesmerizing, multi colored images accompanied by enchanting versions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's most popular compositions. It's a fun way to share the joy of discovering music -- and the world -- together!
DVD Features
-- Repeat play
-- Language tracks (Spanish, French and English)
-- Discovery cards
-- Puppet shows
-- Toy chest
works wonders!!! 2008-05-09
My 8 month old son loves this dvd!!! We have a few of the Baby Einstein dvds and this is by far his favorite! It is constant music with colors and shapes and toys!!
Baby Love It 2008-02-05
We purchased several more of the Baby Einstein videos bases on my daughters appreciation of this one. However, so far none of come close to Baby Mozart. My daughter has been engaged by the great combination of classical music and engaging images from 3 months to 9 months. I anticipate we will get a few more months out of it as well.
Baby Homer Simpson? DVDs not for babies even if "Einstein" is in the name... 2008-01-16
The name "Brainy Baby" is a nice way to lull parents into feeling okay about their babies watching t.v. and videos, but according to the American Academy of Pediatrics babies should not be exposed to television at all before they're 2 years old! According to Time Magazine and the Boston Globe,
".. researchers found that, among babies ages 8 months to 16 months, every hour spent daily watching programs such as 'Brainy Baby' or 'Baby Einstein' translated into six to eight fewer words in their vocabularies as compared with other children their age."
Another study shows that brain wave activity in babies is actually slower when watching television than when *sleeping*, and yet another study shows that for every hour of television a baby watches a day, their chances of having an attention deficit disorder increases 10%. (I.e. 5 hours a day = 50% greater chance of ADHD). I like to take William Sears' advice that "relationships, not things, make babies smarter". The easiest way to make babies smarter? Carry them in a sling, because it is proven to make them much smarter since they are relating to you physically, emotionally, verbally, and visually.
For more information, you can google "television and baby studies", or see the Listmania list "Natural Parenting for Baby's First Year".
must have movie! 2007-12-31
This movie is awesome. Keeps my 3 year old enthralled, and my newborn interested. It's also great soothing background music for the adults.
