I feel vindicated.
My heart goes out to all the parents who saved their scarce pennies and plopped their little Rickies, Autumns, and Laquandas down in front of the tube for 5 hours daily, hoping to produce a, well, Einstein.
New research shows, incontrovertibly, that these videos actually LESSEN a child's vocabulary - owing to the way in which language is presented.
FAIL DISNEY.
Baby Einstein is issuing full refunds on their DVDshttp://www.babyein...on/upgrade_us.htmlhttp://www.commerc...insteinrefund.htmlIf you've purchased a Baby Einstein DVD any time in the last five years, you're entitled to a full refund, thanks to the work of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood which thinks that mayyyybe they don't exactly make babies into Einsteins.
We're all for videos as entertainment, or to give moms a chance to jump in the shower - provided you know that it's just that, and not an opportunity for your baby's IQ to leap 45 points while you sneak in a shave.
For full details, see this page on Disney's Baby Einstein Website which explains how to either get your money back, or trade to a book or CD of your choice. And actually, some of those CDs are quite nice.