Educational Videos – Visual Learning for Babies
All parents are concerned that our children spend too much time in front of television, and for this reason we seek that the minimum time they spend in front of the television is as educational as possible, especially if we talk about drawings for babies. That is why we can take advantage of and for those moments of family relaxation use some of the educational videos that are available for this purpose.
The American Academy of Pediatrics advises against the use of audiovisual media for children younger than 18 to 24 months. For the first few months, the best way to promote child development is to talk, play, sing, smile, or read to your baby. He will delight in your attention.
From the age of 24 months, on rare occasions we can share children’s DVDs or children’s series appropriate to their age with our children. So that television does not dissociate us from the relationship with our baby, we must use it as a vehicle for strengthening family ties and that is why it should not be used as a substitute but rather to share the experience together with our baby.
Baby Einstein
Baby Einstein is a Walt Disney brand that has different products. Among the products it offers are the DVD collections (year 2010) that are popularly called Discovery Kits. In these DVDs such as Baby Beethoven or Baby Mozart for example, with relaxing classical music and without speaking, they present different shapes and colors through drawings that attract the attention of babies. In Amazon you can find the educational videos of the Baby Einstein collection.
From 24 months we can already find numerous children’s series appropriate to their age, both on television and on the Internet (YouTube) that at certain times of the day we can share with the little ones in the house. We show you a couple of series that have a great acceptance from these ages.
Peppa Pig
This pink pig is on the list of favorite drawings of the smallest of the house. Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig together with their friends tell stories that almost all occur inside the Pig family’s home.
Caillou
As the song in this educational video says “almost four years old, I grow up very slowly and I am exploring I am Caillou”. In this series of educational videos Caillou decorates the world around him with great imagination. Family is of great importance.This pink pig is on the list of favorite drawings of the smallest of the house. Peppa Pig, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig together with their friends tell stories that almost all occur inside the Pig family’s home.
For all this, remember that it is essential to instill good television habits and know how to combine them with other physical and educational activities, having to occupy a minimum part of the time at most.
