Baby Einstein - My First Signs [DVD]

My daughter learned to sign within two months of watching this. It is awesome and astonishing what a baby can do given the right tools!!!!

I like a lot of baby Einstein products, this one is no different. My son picked up sign language very quickly and allowed him to communicate before he was talking. It was truly a life saver, as my son was a late talker and was getting very frustrated that he couldnt communicate. Starting sign language helped to promote talking and he transitioned to talking soon after learning to sign.

It is my own fault for not doing the research ahead of time on this. I bought the item in the rush of being a new parent and should have stopped and thought about what I was doing. My clarity came while watching the video. Almost immediately I realized my mistake and knew that this is not what I wanted my child exposed to. The video was returned and I have since purchased the Garcia Baby Signs book and corresponding DVD for the parents, and am pleased with it. Children should not be plopped down in front of a TV as a learning tool. Its nothing more then memorization and skips the development that is critical to a full education. Sure theyre quiet for a bit and you do see some small improvements, but the damage that you do to their overall learning abilities negates those small returns. For those of you who will immediately claim that I am so lunatic who is citing garbage research, please see a small sample of what I read below: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that children younger than 24 months of age not be exposed to television. From Anderson, Pempek. Television and Very Young Children. American Behavioral Scientist. 2005; 48: 505-522 Or you can check out one of the following: Zimmerman, F. et al. Associations between Media Viewing and Language Development in Children Under Age 2 Years. The Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 151 , Issue 4 , Pages 364 - 368. Kaplan, M. Educational Videos Drain Baby Brains. ScienceNOW, 7 August 2007. Park, A. How Not to Raise a Genius. Time; 8/27/2007, Vol. 170 Issue 9, p46-46, 1/8p. Cressey, D. Is baby DVD research Mickey Mouse science?. Nature [serial online]. August 23, 2007; 448(7156):848-849. The science is in and it says that videos for kids under the age of two, which is just about every child that this sign language video is geared towards, are bad. So you may be helping them communicate earlier, but at the cost of their overall development.

My twin boys love this video. James is learning fast and does the signs with the video. Jakub just loves to watch.

This is one of the best Einstein’s videos yet- my granddaughter has special needs and this is helping her learn signing for basic needs since she is not verbal.

My First Signs is entertaining for our little one, all the while teaching her to sign her first words! Very basic and easy for parents and children to learn.

THIS PRODUCT WAS LIKE I BOUGHT IT FROM THE STORE, BRAND NEW. SHIPPING WAS VERY TIMELY AND NEATLY PACKED. I WOULD GIVE THIS A SUPER HIGH RATING. I HAD THIS DVD BEFORE THEN PASSED IT ONTO OTHERS. A BOY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WHO IS 14 YRS OLD CAME INTO OUR FAMILY RECENTLY AND I WANTED TO GET THE DVD FOR HIM AND ONE FOR OUR HOME. IT CERTAINLY GIVES ADDED COMMUNICATION.

Both my daughters and I enjoy this. It is a good start to learning baby sign language. The show includes signs for mommy, daddy, baby, milk, blanket, and others. I only wish it also included brother, sister, grandma, and grandpa. Otherwise, it seems to engage young minds and allow them to practice signs right along with the show.

My kids love to sign, so we try and watch every signing video available, but this one went right back to the library. My kids and I were so disappointed with this video. I must say that this area is just not in Beby Einsteins expertise and just because they have a famous deaf actress does not make it good. If your kids truely want to learn a large vocabulary of American Sign Language, then look into the Signing Time video series.

it was cute and easy to follow