NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fueling recent criticism of educational DVDs for toddlers, a new study finds that kids do not improve language skills after viewing one such product, the Baby Wordsworth ...

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Baby Einstein – the DVD and video line that turned its Centennial founder into a multimillionaire praised by President Bush – may hurt infants’ language development, a study released this week has ...

I wasn't surprised when I read today that watching a Baby Einstein DVD won't make a kid smart. The Disney Co. is offering refunds to any parents who feel ripped off that these videos didn't turn their ...

Four years, one lawsuit and relentless pestering after a headline-grabbing study slammed their iconic Baby Einstein videos as harmful, Bill Clark and Julie Aigner-Clark have forced the University of ...

The “Baby Einstein” brouhaha blew up further Monday when Walt Disney Co. defended “Baby Einstein” videos and demanded the University of Washington retract an “inflammatory” news release about a study ...

Brain booster or digital baby sitter? Researchers and consumer advocates have long criticized producers of educational baby toys and DVDs for overstating their products’ value. And now The Baby ...

We got a lot of letters yesterday like this one, from a mother in Texas: I am the mother of identical twin girls who are almost 11. When they were infants, I would sit them in their bouncy seats and ...

Froot Loops are not part of a nutritious breakfast. Moisturizer will not make your skin look and act younger. And watching videos will not make your kids smarter. They will entertain them, amuse them ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Bam. If you’ve ever had to sit through a modern educational kids movie, you’ve realized they’re garbage. Junk like Diego and Baby Einstein are useless educationally and, in comparison to Looney Tunes ...