Baby Babble 3 - T D N

My twin toddlers were a big fan of Baby Babble and Baby Babble 2. I actually enjoyed watching and listening to the video as well. The twins were riveted by the music and phonetics of sound of the two previous Baby Babble videos. I'm not sure why they deviated from the "original' formula of music and pronouncing sounds with the third video. Quite frankly, this video seems to play awkwardly when there is just silence while a toy moves around the screen. Although my twins seemed interested in the images and repeated the "t" sounds that one of the speech therapist demonstrated, they gradually lost interest during the frequent toy display in silence---which quite frankly had no purpose in promoting sound or language. In the previous videos, toys playing around had a purpose such as a train passing by (with background music) and the narrator repeating word phrases like "choo choo" or a ball rolling down to the sound of the narrator saying "down" or "fall down". In this video, this teaching narration was minimal as compared to the other videos. It just seemed weird. I actually thought something was wrong with my Roku or the video because the lack of sound and music was atypical as compared to the previous videos. I ended up turning the video off after 10 minutes because it was boring. The only reason that I gave this video 2 stars was that it did manage to motivate the twins to repeat the words of the speech therapists when they came on screen in the beginning. Overall, I was disappointed in this video as compared to the previous Baby Babble videos. This wasn't made with the same quality and care as the previous videos were made. It didn't even start with an introduction which explains the outline of the video and who the speech therapists are.UPDATE: I increased my rating from 2 stars to 5 stars. One week after purchase, I went back and played the Amazon instant video. Apparently, when Amazon made the video available online, there was a problem which explains why there wasn't an introduction and music playing in the background. It works perfectly now and I can see that it is made in the same vein as the two previous videos---which is a huge relief. The twins enjoy the video. I'm not sure if it because they are older or if this video is the best of all three, but the twins are more engaged and will pronounce the words that they hear. Overall, I'm relieved that the problems that I identified in the above paragraph was due to a poor digitalization of the video by Amazon (or whoever) versus the video itself.

My child has been watching the entire Baby Babble series since he was about a year old. He is 17 months old now and many of his first words (SPEAKING words, not just sign language) have come from watching these videos. Words like baby, daddy, mommy, up, down, out, more, truck, please, thank you, all done, eat, and countless others. The videos are designed to hold the short attention span of young children, and they definitely do. The intervals of music, incorporation of sounds, talking, simple objects, etc. ---all of those are specifically directed toward babies and toddlers. In my opinion, this series is better than Baby Einstein, Brainy Baby, etc. for the older baby/young toddler. It might be "too educational" for the really young baby. But, from 9 months to age 2 1/2 or maybe even older, I would say this series is THE BEST out there for speech, learning, and "quiet time.". The series even focuses on certain letters like p,b, and m or t, d, n which directly coincides with the appropriate level of speech that a child is capable of learning as he/she grows. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE ENTIRE BABY BABLE SERIES (There are 3 in the series.) Oh and as an added benefit, the videos are quite calming for the parents and the creators' approach toward teaching the concepts is actually quite fascinating. A nice break from some of the "annoying" shows and DVDs that are out there for kids. And an overall great way to expose your child to language/learning. One of the best products we invested in during my son's first year and a half of life for sure.

I love the Baby Babble Series! This is a wonderful dvd series that really helped my son when we realized that he had a speech delay. My 2 year old was not echoing sounds and words until he started watching these DVDs. We started with Baby Babble 1, then 2 and I was so happy when I saw I could purchase the digital version on amazon. I love having it on my phone so I can show my son whenever he likes. He calls it "my show". The DVD is great because it shows how to basically use speech therapy techniques in your home. They use toys that are common, many of which my son had already. I like that the images are low key, not flashy or very fast moving. My son and every other child I have shown this DVD to is completely entranced. They LOVE it! The teaching portion of the DVD is also so very helpful. I enjoyed these DVDs so much and they helped our son so immensely. I also purchased the companion book that is published by the same wonderful ladies. When paired with early intervention and speech therapy, our son is now talking a lot and letting us know what he wants! You will love this DVD!

I have to say, at first glance of these DVD's, I was really worried my son wouldn't want to watch them. They seem VERY VERY simple and downright bad (my older boys in their teens were making fun of it. BUT, with my 27 month old son only speaking a few words, and my pediatrician saying that if at 30 months, he's not progressing we need to have him evaluated for delayed speech, of course I was looking for something with good reviews to try. THESE DVD's HAVE GREAT REVIEWS (WITH A FEW NOT SO GREAT IN BETWEEN), BUT THE GOOD ONES ARE SPOT ON!! My son's vocab exploded within 2 weeks of receiving these. He was grunting the syllables for words he KNEW but wouldn't say and he could follow complex instructions, and he could figure out puzzles and locks after a minute or two, so we knew he was pretty smart. Imagine how cool it is to finally be called "mama"! I don't know how else to describe how effective these are, but to say that he went from having 10-15 words to an uncountable list! AND he asks for these DVD's to be played on his own.... not something he does with any of the others. I truly feel like his confidence went up when he found he could mimic the two speech pathologists in the DVD. THANK YOU CORY AND AMY!!!!!!

My daughter loves this movie! It keeps her entertained so I can prepare meals and she smiles and laughs whenever I put it on. The best money I've ever spent. She's 14 months and she doesn't stop babbling, she can say 20 plus words. She loves to repeat the words they say in the dvd

This is great product for the kids who have a speech problem. It is very easy to follow and kids will be enjoying watching it.

Well done. Kept kid's interest.