
Talking Child - Talking Child
Release date: 2004-04-30
DVD
Director:Talking CHild
Actors: Made by Speech Therapists
Kids & Family, Special Interests, Childcare & Parenting, Educational




I purchased both the first and second editions of Baby Babble for my son, who is almost two. He loves the first edition, but doesn't care for the second one (I'm not sure why!). I consider him a "late talker" although he does make attempts to speak with gestures and sounds. He was evaluated by a speech therapist, who determined his speech was that of a 12 month old. Although his speech therapist encouraged me to use other methods, I truly feel that these videos are quite effective. My mother purchased a portable DVD player for my son to watch the movies on, which he loves. It gives him a sense of ownership (he get's to watch HIS movie on HIS personal DVD player) and the movie is quite engaging and entertaining. I started to see an improvement with his speech almost instantly. I would recommend that parents/caregivers watch the movie WITH their child, instead of letting the movie "do all the work" (which is why I emphasize that this is a good TOOL for speech development). The DVD's are designed to help children mimic sounds and sign language, which my son does all the time now. I would recommend it to any parent. There are parent tutorials at the beginning and end, which are helpful. My only regret is that I didn't discover these DVD's earlier! This also would be an awesome tool for parents who would like to get a jump start on teaching their children language early.
This video is exactly what the speech therapist who visits my 2 year old is working on. It was excellent and captivated his attention immediately and usually videos don't. He sat and watched it all through the first time. The sounds and words in the video are exactly the same as what his therapist does when she comes. I was hesitant because of the negative reviews, but in my opinion, they are unfounded. I thought that the quality was professional. If your child has a speech therapist, or needs speech therapy, this is a great video to have.
I would highly recommend this DVD; I got it for my 2&1/2 month old. at the time she would say a few words here and there. When she first saw the DV, she didn't seem interested but after a few tries she picked up a lot of sounds and signs. Now she has a vocabulary of 50 words and enjoys watching the baby babble...imitates a lot of sounds.