Baby Einstein: Numbers Nursery (DVD, 2003)

My twins absolutely love this DVD! I love the way they introduce numbers. They love the music and the puppets. Baby Einstein is just absolutely wonderful and an excellent entertainer and teacher for infants! This is one of the many that they outdid themselves in. Great job Julie Clark (founder of Baby Einstein)!

The name "Baby Einstein" can lull you into thinking it's okay or even good for babies to watch t.v., but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television AT ALL to children under 2 because so many studies have proven its harmful effects on children. Studies have shown that:

- for every hour of television a baby watches a day, their chances of acquiring an attention deficit disorder increases by 10%.
- among babies ages 8 months to 16 months, every hour spent daily watching programs such as 'Brainy Baby' or 'Baby Einstein' translated into six to eight fewer words in their vocabularies as compared with other children their age."
- brain wave activity in babies is slower when watching television than when sleeping.

"Signing Time" (Two Little Hands Productions) DVDs is an option for occasional video viewing because communicating in sign language with your child is proven to:

- reduce frustration and tantrums
- accelerate language development
- promote parent-child bonding

Last thing for new moms - carrying newborn babies (in arms or next to body) an extra 3 hours a day resulted in 40% less crying. So carrying baby in a carrier or sling can help calm fussy babies!

My daughter needed more DVD's and she loves Baby Einstein. It has been excellent. Baby Einstein DVD's are excellent for a baby from about 6 months old when they can sit up and enjoy the music and all the wonderful pictures and puppets. They are educational and excellent entertainment. Numbers Nursery is no exception.

This video is completely educational and a great exposure for a toddler to numbers. What's great is that the purpose is to expose and teach children numbers 1 to 5; this is perfect because you don't want to overwhelm your child with so many numbers (e.g., 1 to 10) when they're barely starting to get familiar with numbers. The images are colorful and the music is amazing! Moreover, this DVD language options allows my 19-month old toddler to learn to count in English...and Spanish!
I would recommend this DVD to any parent.

My daughter still loves all of the Baby Einstein DVD's. She is 3 but has been watching them since birth, practically!! I actually enjoy watching them too, they are delightful, and usually keep both of us feeling happy during the day. :-) Number Nursery is great because of the cute little car race the puppets have, we like that part the best!!