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Inhabitots: Walt Disney Company Issues Refunds for Baby Einstein Videos
| RT @JackIsGreen: Baby Einstein Video Recall: http://bit.ly/4qgBGd - This is why I hate people...... 11/22/2009 |
| New York Times: No Screen Time for Children Under Two @ http://bit.ly/4qgBGd 11/11/2009 |
| Disney offers refunds on Baby Einstein - turns out the videos don't yield child prodigies after all... ;) http://bit.ly/4qgBGd 11/4/2009 |
Media Alert! Regulate TV, media messages
Parenting Message Boards - Parenting.com Community —
... ), and (2) how Disney has admitted that their Baby Einstein videos do not increase intellect (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/ed...baby.html?_r=1) - they are offering refunds to buyers of Baby Einstein videos! Adults and kids are gullible alike :( ...
Walt Disney Company Issues Refunds for Baby Einstein Videos
Inhabitots —
... is something altogether different. The recall (or refund) statement issued by Disney and reported last Thursday in The New York Times basically says, We’re sorry, but plopping your toddler in front of a TV running our video will not make him smarter… here’s your money back. This confirms ...
Maybe Einstein wasn’t so smart
Momformation —
For a few years there, it seemed like the mother-to-be at every shower I went to received a Baby Einstein DVD. In fact, one study in 2003 showed that a third of all American babies from 6 months to 2 years old had at least one. But the American Academy of Pediatrics has stood by its recommendation of no screen time at all for children under two. And groups such as Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood have been complaining that baby videos are not educational. Now comes an offer from the Walt Disney Company to refund your money if you don’t believe that the product helped ...


