Lol nah it's ok Ausgirl! I don't think we would buy them anyway, but was just interested in what others thought about that kind of learning at such a young age.
Rumpled Elf- your DD1 sounds so much like my younger brother (who is now in year 8), he's just always been a bit of a vague kid..if you don't give him specific instructions then he just has no idea..lol. He's not stupid or anything, just a bit airy fairy, head in the clouds!
Just to put another spin on it - I have a friend (of a friend) who used the My Baby can read set on her babies and by 18 months they could recognise words and numbers etc. She didn't force them to do it, just put it on in the background while they played and often she would see them watching what was happening on the TV.
They are very well developed for 2 years old and she puts it down to this.
Each to their own I guess, I don't think I'd do it that way - I love just reading to missy and will continue to do that. She's only 4 months old but is already recognising the stories that we read at bedtime and sometimes gets a bit excited when I show her the pictures. It's so cute!!
I think it's more of a memory game than reading... I want to know what would happen if you showed them a simple word which *isn't* on one of the flash cards....
ive been thinking about it too, but $300 is pretty steep!! i just cant keep DD interested in a book, but she LOVES her flash cards and had memorised them after going thru them twice (20 cards).... maybe i should ask my oldies to buy it for xmas...
I dont' think this sort of thing is appropriate stimulation for developing baby brains. They need to interact with people and learn through experience and doing stuff,
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