ita with you. that would be a deal-breaker for me as well.
hope that you are able to find a great place for your dc.
hope that you are able to find a great place for your dc.
WTH is so darn great about Baby Einstein??
I may have to put DS in PT daycare, so I spent today touring a few centers close by that I'd heard were good. Two of them I actually sorta liked, but the big fly in the ice cream for me is that they have the babies sit and watch Baby Einstein videos! WTH? Did they not read the AAP recommendation that babies under 2yo should not have ANY screen time??
The first center, they *only* watch one video per day, or so the director told me. She said they turn it on in the morning to get the kids (0-18mo) to "wind down" before lunch. They turned it on while we were there, and the teachers herded the kids over to sit in front of the tv while it was on. If a kid got up to play, s/he was herded right back over to sit in front of the tv. Luckily DS wasn't that interested in it, so he just played with the toys while it was on. The director went on and on about how "that Disney guy has really got something with these Baby Einstein videos!" ugh!!
The other center, the babies were just waking up from naps and having a snack (also 0-18mo room.) A BE video was on while we were in there, and the director was going on and on about the signing videos they use in this classroom with the babies. I told her we don't watch TV at home, and she said, "oh we only do the signing videos and the Baby Einstein, it's not like they watch Barney or anything like that, and this TV doesn't even get "regular" tv!"
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: So I asked her how often the videos are on, and apparently they do at least one signing video per day, PLUS they put Baby Einstein on for naps and at least one other time per day!!! WTH?
AARRGGHH! My mom just looked at pretty much all the centers in the area for my sister's kids a few months ago, and these were the only two that were reasonably priced and seemed ok for DS, and now they're out too since there's no way I'm letting DS rot his brain in front of the tv all day!
The first center, they *only* watch one video per day, or so the director told me. She said they turn it on in the morning to get the kids (0-18mo) to "wind down" before lunch. They turned it on while we were there, and the teachers herded the kids over to sit in front of the tv while it was on. If a kid got up to play, s/he was herded right back over to sit in front of the tv. Luckily DS wasn't that interested in it, so he just played with the toys while it was on. The director went on and on about how "that Disney guy has really got something with these Baby Einstein videos!" ugh!!
The other center, the babies were just waking up from naps and having a snack (also 0-18mo room.) A BE video was on while we were in there, and the director was going on and on about the signing videos they use in this classroom with the babies. I told her we don't watch TV at home, and she said, "oh we only do the signing videos and the Baby Einstein, it's not like they watch Barney or anything like that, and this TV doesn't even get "regular" tv!"
AARRGGHH! My mom just looked at pretty much all the centers in the area for my sister's kids a few months ago, and these were the only two that were reasonably priced and seemed ok for DS, and now they're out too since there's no way I'm letting DS rot his brain in front of the tv all day!
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ughh...I hate baby einstien
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: I hope you find a care solution that works and doesn't involve tv.
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It says "Einstein," so, you know, that means it's smart. 'Cause Einstein was a flippin' genius. And it says it's educational, so that makes it a good thing, right?
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In reality, people just. don't. think. It is far easier to believe the commercials that insinuate you'll make your kid smarter by having him watch this educational stuff. After all, didn't we all watch Sesame Street & learn stuff from it? I know I'll never forget how peanut butter is made.
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In reality, people just. don't. think. It is far easier to believe the commercials that insinuate you'll make your kid smarter by having him watch this educational stuff. After all, didn't we all watch Sesame Street & learn stuff from it? I know I'll never forget how peanut butter is made.
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I personally loved the crayon factory segment on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. But I can't stand BE.
My former boss is nuts about BE, her kid has like all the videos and tons of their books and toys, so guess what we got as new-baby gifts? I'm a classically-trained pianist and soprano, so we have lots of real classical CDs around the house not to mention I'm always playing and singing to dd.....I bought ONE BE CD that had what I thought was a nice selection of classical pieces, only to get home, turn it on and find that rather than the original instrumentation everything was done melody-only on a vibraphone! I guess they didn't look more deeply into those studies on how classical music affects brain development to realize it's all about the structure and phrasing, not the friggin' melody line!
(taking off my music-snob hat now!
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Originally Posted by Sagesgirl It says "Einstein," so, you know, that means it's smart. 'Cause Einstein was a flippin' genius. And it says it's educational, so that makes it a good thing, right?
In reality, people just. don't. think. It is far easier to believe the commercials that insinuate you'll make your kid smarter by having him watch this educational stuff. After all, didn't we all watch Sesame Street & learn stuff from it? I know I'll never forget how peanut butter is made.
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I personally loved the crayon factory segment on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. But I can't stand BE.
My former boss is nuts about BE, her kid has like all the videos and tons of their books and toys, so guess what we got as new-baby gifts? I'm a classically-trained pianist and soprano, so we have lots of real classical CDs around the house not to mention I'm always playing and singing to dd.....I bought ONE BE CD that had what I thought was a nice selection of classical pieces, only to get home, turn it on and find that rather than the original instrumentation everything was done melody-only on a vibraphone! I guess they didn't look more deeply into those studies on how classical music affects brain development to realize it's all about the structure and phrasing, not the friggin' melody line!
(taking off my music-snob hat now!
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yowza.
i dont get the appeal, honestly. if you must use the tv as a babysitter, why not go ahead and use something good.... a video of shakespeare or something!
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frankly, if you want to entrance ds, turn on the ball game.
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i dont get the appeal, honestly. if you must use the tv as a babysitter, why not go ahead and use something good.... a video of shakespeare or something!
frankly, if you want to entrance ds, turn on the ball game.
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I'd rather have my kid understand 10% of Hamlet than 100% of Teletubbies.
A good Shakespeare for kids: Midsummer Night's Dream, with Michelle Pfeiffer.
Originally Posted by moosemommy yowza. i dont get the appeal, honestly. if you must use the tv as a babysitter, why not go ahead and use something good.... a video of shakespeare or something!
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A good Shakespeare for kids: Midsummer Night's Dream, with Michelle Pfeiffer.
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I worked in a dc for a couple of months and there wasn't t.v. in my room (6weeks - 12 months), however, they did have t.v. in every room starting at age 2.
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: They used it way to much imho. What's sad is that no parents complained and most were glad b/c their kids "love to watch t.v!".
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I also was a nanny for a little boy for over a year (from age 8 weeks to about 14 months). This was right when all the BE stuff was coming out. His mom fell in love with it. They had around 15 of the dvd's and at least that many of the books. His toy box was full of those crappy toys (which were in no way educational). I would get there at 9am and he would be in the swing or bouncy seat about a few feet in front of a huge t.v (a big screen, maybe 60") watching a dvd. She would put it on repeat and then take a shower, eat, get ready, whatever. She would tell me to just leave him there watching until he got fussy or tired of it! I'm sure when she was there on weekends he was there for hours. I took him out asap and *gasp* actually played with him!
I hate that stuff and I feel sorry for all the poor babies that have to be exposed to that crap!
I also was a nanny for a little boy for over a year (from age 8 weeks to about 14 months). This was right when all the BE stuff was coming out. His mom fell in love with it. They had around 15 of the dvd's and at least that many of the books. His toy box was full of those crappy toys (which were in no way educational). I would get there at 9am and he would be in the swing or bouncy seat about a few feet in front of a huge t.v (a big screen, maybe 60") watching a dvd. She would put it on repeat and then take a shower, eat, get ready, whatever. She would tell me to just leave him there watching until he got fussy or tired of it! I'm sure when she was there on weekends he was there for hours. I took him out asap and *gasp* actually played with him!
I hate that stuff and I feel sorry for all the poor babies that have to be exposed to that crap!
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