Baby Babble - Speech-Enhancing DVD for Babies and Toddlers

I purchased these dvds a few years ago for my daughter and it absolutely helped her! When she started watching these videos she was only saying mama and dada after a month or so she knew call of the signs and her vocabulary was really growing! Even before she could speak thae works she could sign and that really helped out communication. She was only a year old when she started watching these. Now she is 5 and hasnt stopped talking lol. Now I have a 1 year old son who is only saying a few words but lots of sounds! He wants to talk so bad we just dont know what hes saying so I am excited to purchase this again and I hope that it does as well for him as it did for my daughter! I highly recommend these DVDs for any child 6 months of age and up with or without speech delays. I read another reviewers comment on the graphics and how the video seems dated and shes absolutely right! But, regardless of that it still works! So in my opinion I dont really care what it looks like I only care if it is helpful or not! Consider this for your child. You wont regret it.

I have a 27 months old with mild to moderat hearing problem . She realy enjoyed this DVD and it helped her to pick up Ch and P words . it truly made a difference

I dont know what, exactly, I was hoping for but this wasnt anything like I expected. Money wasted.

We dont watch tv or videos very much at all. This is a great one for a little one who is slightly delayed with words. It reminds me of the Baby Einstein dads but with basic language sounds, words, and sign language. We will buy the next one.

This video worked wonderfully with my daughter. There are some complaints on shadows in the video, WHO CARES! A child does not notice this! And as for parents who say it did not hold their childs attention, it is not ment to be your childs sitter watch the video WITH your child.The first few times my daughter watched it she just sat through it. Now she sounds with it and repeats words and now shes added many new words to her vocabulary. Im very happy with the results.

This video is the best Ive seen for enhancing speech. I bought it when my son was 19mos old and only had two words in his vocabulary Go and Ball. When I first played it for him he watched it intently but didnt seem to respond to it verbally. At 24 mos old he has been in speech therapy for three months and his vocabulary now consist of about thirty words/signs. Some he will speak,some he will sign or both. Some he understands but doesnt yet speak or sign (receptive language is just as important as spoken language). I pulled the video back out and started playing it for him at bedtime while in his crib(this way he isnt distracted). I hear him talking with the video. Not only does he repeat the sounds he hears but he says the words. He also laughs,sings and dances to it. Alot of it mirrors what he learns in his speech therapy. But that is the beauty of the video-to have a speech therapist in your home. I have only been playing it for him for a week and he is beginning to memorize the video. I noticed he is telling me what comes next on the video. I couldnt believe it when he looked at me and signed please and said peeezzz.I looked up at the video and the next thing I knew the speech pathologist in the video came on and signed and said please. He will go through the vowel sounds with the stuffed animal but he will say what is coming next. Before the bear came on and ate a few carrots my son rubbed his tummy then said yummmm. Then he pretended to eat a carrot too. The video may not appeal to an adult audience but that isnt what it is designed for. It is an educational tool for children. I really like how the women in the video are dressed to blend into the background so the focus is on their mouths. The sounds may appear silly to an adult but are important to speech development. The video gives ideas for how to play with the toys he already has while encouraging speech through play. Just this week he has learned the meaning of up and down. I saw the use of balloons for up and down. I did the same with a balloon left over from his birthday party. I said down-down-down-down as I pulled the string down and UUUUUUUUPPPP as I released it and WOW after 3 times he had it. Believe me the small amount you pay for the video is worth it when one 30 minute session of speech therapy costs me $75. I just wish I hadnt been so quick to put the DVD away for those few months when he didnt respond as I had wished when he was first introduced to it. It truly is worth the small price tag. If you are a parent whose child has the slightest speech delay buy it. Used in conjunction with speech therapy Im sure you will soon see a different child emerge.

Really low budget dvd...I cant believe this sells for $15! Its a really bad version of Baby Einstein. Maybe it does help with speech progression, I cant say for sure...if it does, I will be sure to come back and adjust my review.

My son is 28 months old and can only say about 20 words. My husband and I placed him in day care part time to see if being around children and other adults would help expand his vocabulary. He started on Monday and by Thursday he was sick and that Saturday morning I had to take him to the ER and he had to stay the night in the hospital. We took him out of daycare because it wasnt worth him constantly getting sick. We purchased Baby Babble 1 & 2 hoping it would help. Within 2 days of watching it he had learned the sign language and was using it through out his day. He loves the videos and will watch them all day long if I let him. The tips for parents are great. I ran right to the dollar store and got some of the things they suggested (whistles, pinwheels, bubbles) My son copies the mouth movements of the speech pathologists the best he can and each day he gets better. We have had the videos for almost 2 weeks and hes saying 5 more words and able to say more sounds. Instead of grunting and pointing he will point and sign please or sign eat. He is less frustrated which makes it easier to teach him to communicate when he is wanting something. I do have a dr appt set up for him next week to see if his pediatrician wants him to see a speech pathologist, but I think with his recent improvements he wont have too. I definitely recommend these videos. I am so thankful we tried them.

My autistic son just loves his Baby Babble DVD and is the only one that appealed to him compared to the other speech DVDs.

This DVD is excellent! My 7 month old watches it every day and I find her increasingly enjoying it. Simple concepts, some sign language and sounds to encourage/enhance speech. I bought 3 DVDs - one with nursery rhymes, one Elmo one and this one. For her age at least, this is the only one she watches. Strongly recommended and looking forward to watching Baby Babble 2. Definitely watch the DVD with your child! Makes it more fun!