Another really good show is the Young Einsteins. Dunno if youve seen it but my son gets just as active watching those cartoony kids as with the wiggles.

She also watched a little Sesame Street and SS videos, and learned to count to twenty, could nail the ABCs at…I don\’t even remember…19 months?…and knows every color, shape, and so on, thanks partly to the show. Yes, her dad and I have influenced her, too, but it doesn\’t hurt to have an entertaining backup when there are, you know, meals to cook, clothes to fold, and blog posts to write.

I\’m afraid I\’ll hate the Wiggles, but I hated the Teletubbies, too, before I saw her reaction to them. You\’re on to something when you say it\’s not the characters you hated, rather, it was too early for your child to enjoy them. (Except Barney. Barney deserves hate.)

She is allowed to watch maybe 1.5 hours a week, and it\’s the first privilege we take away when she\’s naughty.

- L

Instead our babies get used to sound and motion they simply aren\’t ready to understand.

Here are some links for ya:

http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/money/brainybaby/grade.html

The telling thing about the link above is the interview with the founder of Baby Einstein….he claims that there product is intended for parents to interact with their babies when using, much like a book. Bunch of lies cause he knows all parents do is plop their baby in front of the tv and walk away,

http://www.edupax.org/Assets/divers/documentation/13_sante/Toddler_TVTime_May_Shorten_Attention_Spans.html

Am I advocating 3 hours of TV per day? No. Do I advocate reading books? Of course. Do I advocate only books and no TV? No way. I do not want my kids to be little introverts, not do I want them to be TV junkies. I have been allowing them a little TV every day, even the little one. Sure they like TV, but they still prefer books.

The important thing is that you go heavier on situations where they can hone their social skills, crafts and play.