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Need your thoughts on Baby Einstein dvds and idea of "educational" stuff for babies generally for Jeremy Vine show today October 30th

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carriemumsnet · 30/10/2009 10:24

Hi All

We've been invited on to Jeremy Vine's radio show for a discussion based on this story. We have lots of reviews for Baby Einstein stuff on Mumsnet and most are pretty positive. I have to say my mother-in-law got me one for my PFB and we watched it in that way you do with PFBs My memory of it was that it was mind numbing for adults, but calmed her down - mind you I also tried cd's of white noise.. she was a fractious child and there was no Mumsnet in those days . Anyway they want a wider conversation about the rights and wrongs of parents trying to make their children brighter by exposing them to different videos/music/activities. Is this a good or bad thing.

Any thoughts you can pass on before about 12 noon today would be most welcome.

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carriemumsnet · 30/10/2009 11:08

Thanks - think there's definitely something in the guilt thing - we need TV to give us a few minutes to get something done and if someone says something is educational/has classical music we want to go with that to make us feel better

Don't you think there's an element with your PFB that you think they are already the most beautiful, intelligent amazing creature ever created so giving them additional so- called educational stimulation, whether it's classical music, dvd's speaking French (when you're not French) is acceptable... it's only when you look back you realise how dotty you were (and that actually your French isn't that good? (ooh a Halloween Smiley...how exciting... you can tell I've been away a couple of days )

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