Can My Child Learn From

Baby Videos?

By Chelsea Trotta & Stephanie Falcone

In a Parent’s MindFrom Baby Einstein videos the 27-month old baby “has vocabulary consistent with that of a 3 to 4 year old... he consistently knows 5 colors & 5

shapes”

20 month old, “He is also learning his colors, thanks to Baby Van Gogh”

“With our product...she had success” (about ABC’s)

In a Child’s Mind

“Unknown about exactly what parts of the brain develop in infants and toddlers at what stages” (52)

It is still a mystery whether babies have the cognitive equipment to make sense of the experience

Although from research they have studied the reactions by age

14 mont

hsGrabs at screen

19 mont

hsPoints at screen

3 years

Watches TV, but concept is still

blurry

In a Child’s EyesBabies/toddles do not understand the concept of scale

They do not think of a videoas a video

Repetition after viewing on a screen vs. real life

BibliographyGuernssey, L. (2007). Into the minds of babes. Philadelphia: Basic Books.

Image taken from:

http://www.parentingclan.com/watching-tv-or-video-may-obstruct-tiny-tots-language-skills.html

(3) QuestionsAre children actually learning from baby videos with the limited amount of studies we have/can perform on developing Brain?

Are there other ways we can study if the child is learning from these videos? What is next with the rapid increase of technology

Along with the positives, could there be negative aspects to the pressure of repetitive viewings of the movies? Too much forced pressure on the children? Too much information at such a young

age?