Baby Babble - Speech-Enhancing DVD for Babies and Toddlers

This video has been great for my 2-year-old daughter who is learning how to talk and has an unfortunate pacifier-palette and difficulty making some sounds... and also perfect for my 3-year-old autistic son who doesnt speak much at all. Hes very good at watching and imitating and this video has been great for him. I am thinking of ordering the next video for the older kids as well.

I bought this because my oldest daughter (nearly 3) does not talk other than the occasional no no no and very rare love you. My spouse and I have talked to her docter about it repeatedly and they keep telling us to put her in day care, which is just not an option we are willing to consider. We think speech therapy is exactly what she needs, but thanks doc, no referral. So, it arrived about a week ago, I couldnt wait to pop it in and watch it with her, my first reaction was disappointment, I thought surely she wont find this interesting, the appearance is so bad, very home movie. She LOVES it, she likes copying all the funny sounds and faces the women make. We play it three times a day, first thing in the morning, after nap time in the afternoon, and before bed, shes gone from only saying those two things to saying thank you, drink, eat, up, down, in, out, night night, mama (my favorite)... she even counts to five, the great thing is it teaches all these things to your child in context, so shes not just memorizing sounds. Also, if youre worried about the rats sequence mentioned in one of the bad reviews, dont be, its a toy mouse poking in and out of a toy block of swiss cheese, while a voice says in, out! These are great DVDs, my childs frustration level has gone down so much because shes finally able to communicate. Background on my daughter and her difficulty with speech, her little sister was born when she was 13 months old, her development had been perfectly normal until then, but having a new baby upset her so she regressed a lot, and in my attempt to make it easier for her I made the mistake of anticipating her every desire, so she never had to ask for anything (bad mommy award). Also, if youre concerned the 50 minute runtime is too long for your child, its actually only about 25-30 minutes, the rest is for the parents.

I bought this based off of all of the great reviews. My son (then around 1.5 years) didnt like it, and neither did I. It seemed really awkward and cheaply made. The women in it were just a little strange and overall I didnt see how it would benefit speech over a Baby Einstein DVD. It obviously interests and works for other children, but my son wasnt one of them. He preferred Baby Einstein Old McDonald.

it helped a lot

My 2 1/2 year old has been diagnosed with a moderate speech delay so I bought this and the 2nd and 3rd ones as well. We received them to and watched this one first. It is not what I was expecting exactly, but it does seem to be very good. It held my daughter attention for the most part, she played a bit here and there which is okay. I noticed that the way that the people speak and what they are saying is exactly what my daughters speech therapist does. As I said, we havent watched the other 2 yet, they may be more her age group as this one is 2-30 months. Overall, I think this was a good buy and will couple well with working one and one with her. One thing that her therapist said is to feel free to pause learning videos and go over the info with your child to be sure they are absorbing it all.

I was really excited to get this video. I read the reviews and so many people loved the video. My son is 2 and has autism. This video does keep his interest, but is low quality. It is very low budget. Not that it matters when it comes to something that keeps your childs interest and is educational at the same time. He doesnt seem to mind watching it, but I dont care for it myself. He also hasnt picked up any language or sounds from watching it. I hope this helps....

My son is 2 1/2 and barely speaks at all. He is in speech therapy but the once a week appointment isnt enough to really make a difference at home. This has really helped me, as a new mom, give focused lessons to my little man. I do wish there was a bit more on the DVD though.

I loved this video. It came quickly and has been great. I have a 4 month old and a 3 1/2 year old (with a stutter) and they were both glued to the TV my older son was making all the sounds and shaping his mouth the way they were and my younger son was just cooing the entire time. Thank you for the parent tutorials as well.

My oldest (almost 3) has a moderate to severe speech delay. He went to speech therapy for 10 weeks before he started crying that he didnt want to go. We couldnt even make it in the door of the building and he would cry. So they thought we should take a break and that I should just work with him at home. After hours of reading different blots and sites...I came across this video on Amazon. I thought...its worth a shot, the reviews were pretty good. I am so GLAD I bought this video. AFTER JUST ONCE OF WATCHING IT MY SON WAS STARTING TO IMITATE the sounds and words the ladies were saying!! I couldnt believe it...his vocabulary went from almost nothing to 10-15 words in just a couple days. My youngest son (18 months) loves to watch this video also. They ask to watch it a few times a day. I just ordered Baby Babble 2....hoping they like that one too! I would definitely recommend this video to everyone.

not sure if this works for the child. sorry.