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| Actor: Brainy Baby-left Brain
Studio: Penton Kids
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 43304
Format: Color, Ntsc
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1892703076
UPC: 618467301143
EAN: 9781892703071
ASIN: 1892703076
Release Date: June 12, 2000
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It's called "whole brain thinking," the notion that if children are stimulated to use both sides of the brain--developing their abilities to think both logically and creatively--they will become more adept learners. Underscoring such research, the folks at Small Fry Productions (makers of Bilingual Baby) have produced Brainy Baby, which joins a host of worthy tapes designed to stimulate a baby's mind. This two-volume set is unique, however, in addressing specific left and right brain functions in distinct, 30-minute programs. "Left Brain," the second volume, picks up where volume one leaves off, engaging a child's analytical abilities. Bright visuals encourage growth in the areas of math, language, and logic. Patterns and shapes are introduced in colors of red, black, and white. Language is explored beginning with letters of the alphabet, followed by simple words and voice-overs offering the equivalent in Spanish and French. Numbers are presented in sequence using interactive questions (How many do you see?). Less clinical than the So Smart! approach, Brainy Baby provides enthusiastic narration and plenty of baby faces, familiar toys, and giggles. It also employs the so-called Mozart effect (the idea that classical music enhances a child's spatial intelligence), interspersing selections from baroque and classical era composers Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. If parents are uncomfortable with the film's academic premise to "develop your child's analytical side for a smarter baby," they can be assured that, research aside, there is plenty of pure enjoyment here to delight a wee one, 6 to 36 months. And the melodies of the maestros make it palatable for parents too. --Lynn Gibson
Description
Brainy Baby is a breakthrough in infant development videos. It is the first video series that can help develop both left and right brain thinking. The "logical" left-brain focuses on sequencing, stacking objects, letters and numbers, analysis, math, shapes, patterns and languages. The "creative" right brain focuses on intuition, nesting objects, creative thinking, color, patterns, spatial reasoning, art, rhymes and imagination. Children will be captivated as the colorful graphics, classical music and friendly voices stimulate their curiosity and reinforce a whole-brain approach to learning. Dr. Toy award winner. Recommended for ages 6 - 36 months.
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 What a Great pair of videos. Very Clever! November 3, 2000
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I received the 2-pack Brainy Baby (Left & Right brain)as a gift -and I can't believe how much my 14 month-old enjoys them! He starts laughing and "talking" as soon as the opening music starts, and fusses if I stop the tape while he's watching! The "Left Brain" tape shows a lot of patterns, colorful objects, simple rhyming words, etc. These tapes never seem to repeat an image, or use the same 4-5 kids over and over, (unlike other videos, such as Baby Einstein, that we've seen.) My baby gets to see a great variety of culturally diverse babies and toddlers. I guess the producers do their homwork before they make these things - all I know is that watching these tapes stimulates my son and makes him happy, and that makes me One Happy Mom. I give these to all my friends as Shower and Birthday gifts!
 Disappointing to baby and me June 11, 2001
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I had hoped these two tapes would provide the visual and aural stimulation that (according to popular theory) help children develop speech and other abilities more quickly -- while avoiding Baby Einstein's erratic stylistic choices and cloying "all in the family" approach. Sadly, Brainy Baby has not hit the mark very well either. For one thing, if you own both tapes in this pair, you'll find entire shots and sequences duplicated between them, which not only seems cheap and cheesy, but also undercuts Brainy Baby's claim to be treating each brain half separately in each tape. That's bad enough, but this tape can not even hold my child's interest long enough to provide the stimulation hypothesized about in the wordy booklet stuffed into the slipcase. Also, the way letters are introduced is very flawed, in my view, by the choice of onscreen typefaces. One is a headline face with huge serifs, a typeface design so overblown that some letters are hard for *me* to discern. I can only imagine how meaningless they must look to my child! There are other examples that suggest the producers were thinking too much about their theories, and failing to look at the screen. Although there are some shots of children, etc. there's too much reliance on 3D computer animation. The producers may think it looks realistic -- all the shadows so carefully programmed and all -- but simple video shots of real-life objects work better. That's why the tape's pictures of complex toys in action (shades of Baby Einstein) are the most interesting to my child. But despite the claims made in the packaging, the producers again miss the opportunity to truly teach "cause and effect," by the choice of toys and the choice of video angles and editing. Somebody, somewhere, may make the real killer videotape that does all this stuff right, but this one is not it. Right now I am waiting to see the re-released "So Smart" alphabet tape, to see if it might be the Holy Grail in this category. Meanwhile, for teaching full words at a time, the Baby Bumblebee vocabulary tapes seem to work, using a very low-tech approach that, if nothing else, holds my baby's interest far more consistently than Brainy Baby's theory-based offerings.
All work and no play April 28, 2001
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This video reminds me of something parents who push their kids to hard would use to train their babies. The music is not arranged for babies and there are no puppets or funny moments just a lot of floating numbers and letters repeated over and over and over. Its a little too much for us. Our son watches but doesn't smile or react like he does with Baby Mozart or Shakespear.
One of the better videos, but a bit clinical January 16, 2002
June Jenson (Santa Barbara, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Our youngest, Carla, has enjoyed Brainy Baby for the last few months. It is a bit clinical and computerized, and not very humorous, but it does teach a few words, and it holds her attention. I don't like the marketing concept of Left and Right Brain, because I believe a great video will address both sides of the brain at once, but its overall good entertainment. We also enjoy the Bilingual Baby series from Small fry. Again, its a bit clinical and the narration is enough to drive a mother out of the room, but our baby does enjoy them, and they are educational up to a point--much more so than the Baby Einstein collection, but not as good as the Baby Know-It-All Series.
I would recommend Brainy Baby for infants, but its too basic for my toddler who is just over two.
Mesmerizing for babies! January 22, 2002
Patricia A. Theriault (Denville, NJ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My 10 month old son is enraptured by this video and it's companion, Brainy Baby - Right Brain. We put them on while he is eating and his eyes never leave the screen (he doesn't like being confined to his highchair). He reacts to the sounds and sights by clapping and smiling. I have never seen a video that captures such a young child's attention. If he is fussy, these videos immediately calm him down - the classical music and soothing tones of the narrator really affect him. Even my 3 year old daughter enjoys these videos! I don't know if they affect future cognitive development or not, but they are a lifesaver for fussy babies!
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