Baby Babble - Speech-Enhancing DVD for Babies and Toddlers

Though this certainly isnt a high-tech DVD, it held my sons attention time and time again. It also got him practicing sounds, which he had never done before (at age four years, this was really quite something!) I wrote to the speech pathologists who created this to thank them for their efforts because I was so happy with the results. They wrote me back and told me that they made the DVDs with the hope that they would reach children like mine ...and typical kids too! The only reason that I give four stars instead of five is due to the basic filming approach, which was most likely due to budget constraints. On the other hand, the very basic filming approach may actually be considered a plus for children with special needs as theres not a lot to process all at once, but its still entertaining. I really am 5 star happy with this DVD and Baby Babble 2!

One of our favorites. Doesnt seem interesting, but child loves it. 2 year old started watching this to help with speech development, and now, a few years later, child chooses to watch this video.

hi, I got this for my 2 year old daughter who was just not speaking besides saying 2-3 words. She instantly LOVED the video and follows along really well before this, anything that i would put on, she would get bored...it really does captivate the mind of your two year old... Her vocab has improved a little and what i really like is that they focus on sounds instead of words....like the sounds of vowels..a e i o u...and they also make different facial expressions that my daughter imitates right away...so i highly recommend it,... i just wish they had a VHS version *YES* i know because she keeps on opening the DD player and playing with the disc and has put scratches on it.

For my child, the dvd did not work. Its very outdated, but if it wouldve worked Im sure I wouldnt have cared. I would not recommend purchasing this dvd.

Not to say this is a bad DVD or anything, I was just wanting more from it. My child however REALLY enjoyed it. It held attention and piqued interest for sure. IT MIGHT BE helping too, as weve watched and practiced it four times now since receiving it this week and I have noticed more sounds and imitation coming from my child. Will give it some more time and perhaps I can make 3 stars - 4 or 5. I was just expecting something different than what Ive already been doing at home. I would guess for the appropriate age group, the typical age group, this video will work a lot better.

Bought this just two weeks ago for my 27 month old daughter, who is a late talker. (There is a long wait where I live for a speech therapist.) She LOVED this DVD and the second one, asking to watch several times a day. By the second or third viewing she was saying the words and making the signs.Suddenly she is saying new words every day. Her vocabulary has nearly doubled in just few weeks time. I realize she was on the verge anyways but I definitely think this gave her just the push she needed. I really wish we had found this earlier.

First I want to say shame to the people so harshly reviewed this item. A toy ad? Please. The toys are there to stimulate your child so they can sneak in the good stuff in between. Most of the toys are so old you cant buy them anyway! Second: There are plenty of things to get your child to practice how to talk. ALL of the fun things they are doing with their mouths are activities/exercises geared toward speech. Its like dominoes- you hit one, they all start to fall. You start with mouth exercises and sounds, and then the talking comes. Not that hard to get people, really! Third: Yes, it has an at-home feel to it. So what? In this age of Disney, a little personal type work is refreshing. Does everything has to be so in-your-face stimulating? Let the child use some of thier own imaginations once and awhile. Off my soapbox. Great video! My little guy is responding wonderfully to it. He does all the mouth exercises and signs and is starting to try to pronounce his own words. He even likes to watch the parents tutuorial at the end. Great job ladies! Saved me alot of money...now I dont have to bring him to a speech pathologist.

I would highly recommend this video, its really different, but in a good way. Not only is it educational, but really fun to watch to. Theres so much variety to it, and something that my six month old can pick up on with what they do in it. Like they state in the video this is where they start off before they start speaking. Plus youll find that after you watch it to with your little one that you like to do the facial expressions with them which is also a lot of fun, makes them laugh every time. Plus who would have thought that they would be learning from some silly facial expressions. She loves to repeat what I do to her, like I said they do pick up from it. Great video, its a must.

Not bad. My daughter didnt learn as much from this DVD as she did from others, but it does keep her attention and it has encouraged her to make different types of sounds.

It helped my daughter.