Baby Einstein

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Mar
2009

Featured Product Review: Baby Einstein World Music DVD

Baby Einstein has been a favorite at our house since my son was 6 months old.

We have almost every DVD offered and are always looking for new ones to add to our collection. It was exciting to find out that Baby Einstein was releasing a new edition for 2009 called Baby Einstein World [...]

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12
Dec
2008

Baby Einstein Celebrates 10 Years

Any parent who has a child under the age of 3 has heard of Baby Einstein or used one of their DVD’s to get 20 minutes of sanity.
The groundbreaking infant video’s have been made popular by their unusual way of combining real life images with children playing and puppets.
My son, who is three, still [...]

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Oct
2008

American Baby Magazine Announces Their Best Baby Products

American Baby Magazine has announced their Best of 2008 Awards.
The Magazine asked parents to name the products that they can’t live without.
I agree with some of these products, but scratch my head about others…
Here are this year’s winners:

Boppy
Fisher-Price Swings
Johnson’s Bedtime Line
Desitin Diaper cream
Fisher-Price Jumperoo
Fisher-Price Bouncer
Boudreaux’s Butt Paste
Playtex Diaper Genie
Dr. Brown’s Bottles
Bumbo Seat

Honourable mention

Medela Pump [...]

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Feb
2008

RECALL: Baby Einstein Baby Neptune™ Soothing Seascape Crib Toys Due To Choking Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Kids II inc, is recalling about 15,000 Baby Einstein Baby Neptune™ Soothing Seascape Crib Toys because The anchors that hold the straps to the back of the turtle can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Kids II has received 23 reports of [...]

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Oct
2007

RECALL: Baby Einstein Color Blocks Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Kid II announced a voluntary recall of 35,000 Baby Einstein Discover & Play Color Blocks due to surface paint on the blue block contains excessive levels of lead.
The CPSC is asking parents to stop using recalled products immediately.
The recall involves the blue block included with the [...]

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Aug
2007

Disney Not Happy With Recent "Baby Einstein" Negative Press

Last week every news outlet was reporting that videos, namely the very popular brand Baby Einstein, were bad for infant development. They went on to say that they may actually delay language development in toddlers and could be overstimulating.

The negative press has probably impacted the sales of the videos and related products. The [...]

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Aug
2007

Researchers Believe that Baby Videos Do More Harm Than Good

I don’t believe that any parent thinks that their child will become a genious from watching Baby Einstein. The videos are good for introducing different types of animals, colours and music to your infant.
Researchers don’t believe that any good comes from putting yor child in front of the television before 2.
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May
2007

Kids Still Watching T.V. Despite Research Findings

A couple of weeks ago I posted a warning from a psychologist claiming that the television is “the greatest unacknowledged health threat of our time” with 15 separate risks to couch potato children.
It is a big enough issue because it is back in the news again.
CBC news tells us that:

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May
2007

RECALL: GRACO Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Soft Blocks Tower Toys (on Graco® Baby Einstein® discover and play™ Activity Centers)
Units: About 40,000
Manufacturer: Graco Children’s Products Inc., [...]

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Apr
2007

Baby Einstein May Not Make Your Baby Any Smarter: Study

A new report released by Education Sector, a centrist Washington think tank, says that many efforts to build “brighter babies” are doomed to failure because they are built on misinterpretations and misapplications of brain research.

“While neural connections in babies’ brains grow rapidly in the early years, adults can’t make newborns smarter or more successful [...]

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