The great Baby Einstein scam...
The great Baby Einstein scam
Did y'all hear about this? I read this today & was shocked/saddened/surprised. I don't think there could be a BIGGER Baby Einstein fan out there... I SWEAR/SWORE by the videos.
All things Baby Einstein are my staple baby gift... the DVDs Cds toys... you name it... I had them all & gave them all...
I will admit that when Dane was a baby, I had a video/CD on all of the time. Not that I had him propped in front of the TV... but I am one who has to have background noise & I thought it better that Dane hear songs in French,Japanese, German rather then listen to Barney's annoying voice.
By the time Dane was 18 months he was able to identify all of the letters in the alphabet.... We couldn't talk...but he could name the letters....
by 24 months he could sing all of the songs off of the original Baby Einstein video...(yes, we had the VHS version...we go waaaaay back) we was singing in French, Japanese, German....
by 4 he knew all of the flags/capitals of countries around the world...
By 5 he was reading & writing in two languages... He can hear a piece of classical music & tell you who the composer is.... I thought that was probably because I had classical music playing up on my belly most of my pregnancy.... (yes, I was one of THOSE mothers....)
By the time I was pregnant with Eva... I WAS TIRED...
I had a full time job, a BUSY 5 year old.. & a husband sailing around the world.
I would try to listen to the classical music when I had a chance...
She watched Baby Einstein every once in a while... & as a result... she was not reciting capitals of countries or the alphabet at 2. - I have felt bad that she didn't get the same type of attention that Dane had...but now I wonder if it wasn't such a bad thing....
she is 5 & we are jumping up & down that she can write her name E V A.... LOL.... Eva has many other talents... she is my wood carver, my athlete... my all around sweetheart....
On the other hand.... Eva is much more focused than Dane... as I have discussed here before, Dane has a problem concentrating & is easily bored....
Now I have to wonder if I didn't create more problems for Dane by pumping his little mind with all of this information from before he was born... (I know... I am a rotten mom...)
What do y'all think about the Baby Einstein "Scam"?
Comments
And the differences between Dane and Eva are probably more nature vs. nurture - boys vs. girls - unique soul vs. unique soul.
Baby Einstein gave me guilt-free showers and nursing time with my Youngest. And nothing is better on the DVD in the car because they can enjoy it while I destress in traffic thanks to classical tunes.
I all everything in moderation. Unless you're talking the Wiggles. That stuff needs to go.
Evidently I didn't watch enough Seasame Street :-)
My mom was a single mom and I spent quite a lot of time entertaining myself. As a result, I'm still good at entertaining myself and also very good at being alone. I think that's a quality I want in my kids because they need to learn that no one is always going to be there to keep them busy. "What am I? A clown? I'm here to bleepin' amuse you?" in the wise words of one of the characters from "Goodfellas.
*shrugs*.
My kids watched these videos (especially my first). He's now having an IQ test cause his teacher says his brain is off the top amazing. So I'm really happy BE screwed him up ;)
That is my credo.
Frizzy
Love them ... they're a lifesaver!