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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 09:04

To all mothers,
can you please advise which educational programs are you allowing your babies/toddlers to watch? I am starting to pile a "Barney" dvd collection. However, today, I have seen a friend's reaction regarding Barney... she was totally against it and said lots of bad things regarding this program. Can you please advise which program will be best for my 11 months DS?

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 23:01

even educational DVDs don't offer the real interaction that seals in learning... and to be honest, the day any child starts talking back to the telly is the day you need to worry. Of course, many, many people will say "it never did me any harm" and that is quite possibly true, but a lot depends on personality types. Some will be fine, some won't be. I was sadly deprived of any television during my early years and was limited to half an hour a day when I was about 6 onwards. Instead my mum would read and play with me or let me use my own imagination and play by myself (and with my brother). BUT in this day and age, it's difficult. DD has learnt an awful lot from Octonauts, Alphablocks and Numberjacks!

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 19:31

I second Brainy Baby, fab and you don't feel as guilty when you have to put them in front of something to save dinner from catching fire! :) DD learned a lot from them.

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 19:06

DS never watched much TV until he was about 14 month old but now I record things on JimJam and Cbeebies for him. The recording means it's A. cheaper than buying DVD, B. I can decide when he watches it (rather than the TV channel) and C. I can decide what he watches. His favourite programmes at the mo (he's 21 months now) are Balamory, Kipper and Bob the Builder. He also likes Thomas the Tank Engine

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 18:09

The US parental guidelines for this is no TV before age 2. If you have older kids around that is very hard I do admit. There is nothing wrong with TV but there is just too much on..... I do think that the Baby Einstein videos are nothing horrible but they DO NOT enhance development. Read to your kids......for you its great bonding and the children love it..... My son loved Dora at 2.....but I did not think it helped his IQ :) I am surprised about the tablet comment....considering some schools are only using smart boards and I pads now on a regular basis...... I do think that the old fashioned way of learning is one of the best.....Reading......

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 14:25

We used to watch cartoons all the time when we were little and played computer games (think commadore 64)..... I know who i am and what my capabilities are and have a masters degree...... just saying.....:cool: *Like* Commadore 64!! :D Those were the days! This X-box and playstation generation will never know the joys simple ol' commodore 64, Dave, and super mario brought!

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 14:12

My LO is as bright as a button and it's not down to me, haha! She has watched Baby Einsteins, Peppa ***, anything on CBeebies to be honest and no harm done. However, her favourite thing to watch when she was about 9-12 months old was... wait for it.... the CRICKET, haha! Loved it, would stare intently at the screen whilst it was on whilst she would turn away from all the other stuff after a while. I think a bit of TV / DVD is just fine, obviously 'wall paper' TV is not the best, but an odd hour or so, here and there so that Mum can get on with some stuff or have a bit of 'me' time is actually good all round. Happy Mum = Happy Baby as far as I am concerned!

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 13:47

We used to watch cartoons all the time when we were little and played computer games (think commadore 64)..... I know who i am and what my capabilities are and have a masters degree...... just saying.....:cool: :-) I am just reporting what I read in recent researches, of course generalising is never good, I know. Anyway speaking in general (again!), degrees do not necessarily correspond to high levels of creativity (I have two master's degrees for instance, and do not even consider them useful in everyday life, not to mention a proof of cleverness... I mean, all I had to do was study after all, but sensitivity, emotional intelligence, etc. are different things: I believe this is what researchers refer to when they say that too much tv is negative). Anyway my point was suggesting to avoid hectic cartoons, that's all. I remember I loved my LPs with Disney's soudntracks, the Aristocats, the Dalmatians, Bambi, with some adult helping me follow the story on the corresponding illustrated booklet. Or watching movies with the projector at my friends' parties, I loved it because it was special. Ops now it is clear to everybody that I am not in my twenties :-D edited by GattaMatta on 17/10/2011 ha ha ok LP's... projectors....!! Good point, well made :) but my husband is younger than I am, does it count? and he was a commodore geek!

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 13:45

We used to watch cartoons all the time when we were little and played computer games (think commadore 64)..... I know who i am and what my capabilities are and have a masters degree...... just saying.....:cool: :-) I am just reporting what I read in recent researches, of course generalising is never good, I know. Anyway speaking in general (again!), degrees do not necessarily correspond to high levels of creativity (I have two master's degrees for instance, and do not even consider them useful in everyday life, not to mention a proof of cleverness... I mean, all I had to do was study after all, but sensitivity, emotional intelligence, etc. are different things: I believe this is what researchers refer to when they say that too much tv is negative). Anyway my point was suggesting to avoid hectic cartoons, that's all. I remember I loved my LPs with Disney's soudntracks, the Aristocats, the Dalmatians, Bambi, with some adult helping me follow the story on the corresponding illustrated booklet. Or watching movies with the projector at my friends' parties, I loved it because it was special. Ops now it is clear to everybody that I am not in my twenties :-D edited by GattaMatta on 17/10/2011 ha ha ok LP's... projectors....!! Good point, well made :)

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 13:41

We used to watch cartoons all the time when we were little and played computer games (think commadore 64)..... I know who i am and what my capabilities are and have a masters degree...... just saying.....:cool: :-) I am just reporting what I read in recent researches, of course generalising is never good, I know. Anyway speaking in general (again!), degrees do not necessarily correspond to high levels of creativity (I have two master's degrees for instance, and do not even consider them useful in everyday life, not to mention a proof of cleverness... I mean, all I had to do was study after all, but sensitivity, emotional intelligence, etc. are different things: I believe this is what researchers refer to when they say that too much tv is negative). Anyway my point was suggesting to avoid hectic cartoons, that's all. I remember I loved my LPs with Disney's soudntracks, the Aristocats, the Dalmatians, Bambi, with some adult helping me follow the story on the corresponding illustrated booklet. Or watching movies with the projector at my friends' parties, I loved it because it was special. Ops now it is clear to everybody that I am not in my twenties :-D <em>edited by GattaMatta on 17/10/2011</em>

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 13:27

We used to watch cartoons all the time when we were little and played computer games (think commadore 64)..... I know who i am and what my capabilities are and have a masters degree...... just saying.....:cool:

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 13:19

To all mothers, can you please advise which educational programs are you allowing your babies/toddlers to watch? I am starting to pile a "Barney" dvd collection. However, today, I have seen a friend's reaction regarding Barney... she was totally against it and said lots of bad things regarding this program. Can you please advise which program will be best for my 11 months DS? I don't know yet, for sure our daughter won't have free tv and pc access for a long long time. Only my cats are allowed to play with the Friskies app on the i-pad twice a week (seriously, I noticed they were getting obsessed and 'stupid' if I let them play for too long). Anyway, if tv is going to be a necessity, I recently read that even at an older age, such as 6-7, cartoons with simple drawings and extremely fast movements, such as Sponge Bob, are very negative for a correct development, and the use of PCs or tablets before 7 is bad for creativity as well, so choose something calm. <em>edited by GattaMatta on 17/10/2011</em>

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 13:01

Keila and other mums, I've got 12 Baby Einsteins, a box set of In the Night Garden and some other toddler dvds if you wish to buy them off me? I bought them all new and my DD has outgrown them. Email me on annacheung88 at hotmail dot com.

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 11:59

At 11 months I would watch the Baby Einstein DVDs - I also do not see anything wring with Barney or Wiggles. As far as I am concerned, its all about moderation, and the choice of the TV/DVD. I have always used educational type DVDs and like another poster said, my children actually learnt a thing or two. We are a multilingual household and changing the languages also was a way of keeping their language skills up!

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 11:54

Well, I don't see anything bad about Barney programs. DS was watching it a lot and learned a lot of songs and words from it. I prefer Barney to Wiggles.

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 11:33

Hi Keila, My DD is 14mths and watches everything from wiggles, to brainy baby.I would love to take credit for half the things that come out her month but I feel that DVDs have played a part. She started watching DVD from 6mths Wow, unusual comment compare to previous talks regarding this but thanks, it makes me feel good.

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 11:08

with my first baby, I used the baby einstiens videos since he was 6 months old, each video lasts for a maximum of half an hour, whenever I needed to do something urgent, I played the videos so he won't be completely left out. I monitored the time he watches Videos, he is never alone in the TV room, and I tend to interrupt whatever he is watching, with questions or simple comments. they really help, but I was afraid that while he watches his videos he concentrate till he loses the feeling of the surrounding and I didnt like the idea so, I tried my best. but used these aids if I can call them!. Edited to say: I have a babygirl now, and I am using the same videos again. well, her brother is doing a proper interruption now ;) <em>edited by amalzd on 17/10/2011</em>

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 10:44

Hi Keila, My DD is 14mths and watches everything from wiggles, to brainy baby.I would love to take credit for half the things that come out her month but I feel that DVDs have played a part. She started watching DVD from 6mths

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 09:43

yes ladies, you are right... but at the moment and considering my situation, this is the only solution... any suggestion?

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 09:39

u are your best education for your babies, the world around them,family and friends.

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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 09:31

There is growing concern about letting under two's watch videos, even the special 'baby' videos that are designed to aid development, you might want to read this first http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1650352,00.html

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