Welcome to the April 28, 2008 Edition of the Review Bloggers Carnival! It’s no secret. I like getting stuff. I like writing about the stuff that we like and perhaps make my family’s life a little easier. Especially, if it…

SeaBird’s last blog post..Exhibition: Artist Trading Cards, Series 3

In light of this review, I’m wondering if you have any comments about the recent study finding that the Baby Einstein series actually impedes language development in children?

It was covered pretty heavily in the fall when the research findings came out. And Disney, the producers of the Baby Einstein series has been trying to force researchers at the University of Washington to revoke the study.

The findings, in a nutshell are this… children 8-16 months of age who watched the videos for at least one hour per day knew 6-8 FEWER words than other children their age (here’s the Boston Globe article).

The odd thing is 32% of American children under the age of three watch these video even though the American Academy of Pediatrics have recommended that a child under the age of two should have NO TV exposure at all (overview of study’s findings).

Anyhow, I know this is a touchy and controversial subject. Just wondering your thoughts on the matter.

And why I’m up on these studies…I have three kids four and under and we’ve done a ton of research on the effects of ’screen-time’ (computers too) on kids under 7.

If you’d like to chat about this, feel free to contact me through my website (in the link above).

Dawud Miracle’s last blog post..Get The Most Out Of Your Monday Morning

I got a new Baby Einstein DVD for my son the other day, Baby’s First Sounds. When he came home from school and saw it on the counter, he immediately demanded that it be opened and he be allowed to put into the DVD player by himself. Ok no problem. As…