Product Review: Baby IQ DVD

Call it “baby crack”. Call it “developmentally appropriate media.” Whichever you call it, my kid likes it.

The new Baby IQ DVD, The World Around Us, holds a special allure for Julian because one of the stars is a stuffed animal he owns. This orangutan we call “Otis.” Hence, the video is asked for by request, “I want the Otis video”. He likes it so much that we brought it on the airplane with us to Mexico, and then, in Mexico, watched it at least once per day for 5 days.

In terms of a review, I don’t think it really matters what I say, what my husband says, or what Grandma Marilyn says. We’ve all watched it with him, and spent time pointing out the colors, the kids jumping, the numbers being counted. But what makes me put it on again and again is that when he’s watching, and I’m in the kitchen (bad mommy!) I can hear him narrating the whole thing in a constant stream of commentary. “That’s a rainbow. What’s in there? It’s a clown! Now it’s raining. That’s purple flowers!” He is completely engaged and anticipating his favorite segments.

And when “Otis” comes on the screen, watch out. I cannot help but run over to the couch and kiss him to celebrate the big moment. The adorable look of delight on Julian’s face is the exact reason we keep our terrible-two around.

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