Baby Einstein - Language Nursery [DVD]

All those parents who buy this in the hope that Junior will learn another language watching it - WAKE UP TO YOURSELVES! This is NOT the point of the video. It is a proven fact that exposure to the different sounds in various languages (as well as exposure to variety in anything, such a visual images) creates new connections in a babys brain that allow the easier assimilation of new information later on - that is, it creates a context or box to put that information in. Babies brains are not yet hard-wired and can accommodate so much more than adult brains - that is why adults find it so hard to learn a new language in comparison with young children, and also find great difficulty getting their tongues around sounds that do not appear in their own language. The point is exposure, this video is not designed or sold as a language teaching tool. You just cannot expect ANY video to do that. I loved this video and appreciated it for what it was. My eldest daughter (now 4) and my youngest (now 9 months) started watching it and listening to the CD in the car from about 4 months of age. It captivated them and often was the only thing that would calm them down when upset. The CD in particular was priceless, in my opinion. My eldest soon progressed to copying the words and alphabets and numbers whilst in the car and she can make sounds that neither my husband nor I can make. She mimics accents and has an excellent ear for picking up new sounds and music - and who is to say that the exposure she got through this CD and video did not contribute? I am a trilingual elementary school teacher and so I feel that I can confidently say that this video and CD do exactly what they are supposed to, and are one of the best childrens products available.

My son started the Baby Einstein series with Baby Mozart which is absolutely is favorite - he watches it everyday (weve been through 1 VHS & now have the DVD). He is to the point that he knows which DVD is the Baby Mozart and which isnt...as such, he protested initially with the Baby Einstein, but now enjoys it after his Baby Mozart DVD. The neat thing about Baby Einstein is that I find myself chanting foreigh language rhymes (have no idea what Im saying) with him and he recognizes what Im doing. So I only assume that on some level is brain is recognizing the sound patterns of another language.

Being multinlingual parents, we wanted to expose our 5 months old daughter to multiple languages as well. As it turned out, she was totally disinterested in the program. I think it would probably be more interesting for older children. Though, a colleague of mine with 18 months old twins said that they werent interested in the Language Nursery either.

My 5 month old daughter received this DVD for the holidays. At first I had read the other reviews saying it was difficult to know what they were talking about....WEll...if you look INSIDE the case at the insert...it tells you what is what. I love the flash cards whats more is the voices arent too much. Different women for different languages...its fantastic. German, Hebrew, Russian, French, Spanish, Japanese, English...unless youre a multi-lingual home...when is your kid going to be exposed? Get this video and expand your childs mind!!

This dvd was very confusing. My three kids are big fans of baby eistein. It has way too many languages. Doesnt make sence.

My 3 month old & I are big fans of BE DVDs BUT this one is just not one of them. I gatta say it is very boring & not suitable for a baby. Maybe a toddler. My son started watching BE Dvds from 2 months (Beethoven, Mozart) & he loves them, laughing and all. He usually gets into them from 45 min to an hour. The second I put this DVD in, he started crying. I tried to fast forward to find something that would be interesting, colorful, or some music. Didnt happen all you hear is numbers & numbers in different languages. Maybe when hes about 2 but not now or anytime soon.

My daughter started crying everytime I played this for her. She hated it. If you get as a gift ok. But save your money and buy barney or something from Elmos World. Theyll enjoy that alot more.

My 9 month old baby is not impress with this video, she is not aware of what they are talking about because when the video is mentioning the numbers or the alphabet it does not show anything related to it and it does not says the language that is used in every episode.

Baby Signing Time is so much more interesting. My daughter was bored by these videos but loves the songs from Baby Signing Time much more.

I have been extremely pleased with the Baby Einstein products. So many parents are exposing their children to loud fast- paced videos with characters that have nothing to do with the real world. Children are so saturated at an early age with this overstimulation that it seems it takes more and more to entertain them and a lot less imagination used. Baby Einstein is the very opposite of the norm and especially the language nursery format. Yes, it is slow paced and much of what is being said does not go along with what is shown. But my childs attention is held by what he sees and hears on this video. I have shown it to him since he was 3 months old and now he is 9 months and this is his favorite! (I have 11 other videos by baby einstein) He laughs and talks at this video and trys to look around me if I am in the way as if he has never seen it before. I thought this video would not interest my son, but I wasnt thinking of how he sees this new world of his. I definitely reccomend this video and all the others and encourage all parents to look at it through their childrens eyes and then enjoy it with them.