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Suggestions for Educational DVDs?

TeamTroTeamTro member
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Hi,


We really don't let our twins watch a lot of TV, but when my son gets a fever he only does three things: screaming at the top of his lungs, sleeping, or watching TV.  The TV is the only thing that calms him down enough to fall back asleep, so of course when it's 4AM after 2 hours of straight screaming, we let him watch all the TV he wants...anyway... the programming at 4AM is obviously not always educational (eg. cartoons are too mature), and they just started daycare so we are going through our "dozen or so' sicknesses that happen with kids starting daycare, so wanted some recommendations for good DVDs that are:

1) educational - stuff like learning numbers, shapes, colors, not necessarily things like learning imagination/sharing/helping/kindness which we have taught them a lot already

2) Age appropriate (20-24 months)

Specifics would really help - I searched Sesame Street but there are so many varieties, I really need specific titles that people liked.

Thanks!!!

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Re: Suggestions for Educational DVDs?

  • TeamTroTeamTro member
    Haha, I know, I guess I mean the "lesser of evils" if you know what I mean since we have to do it, I am hoping that something with shapes or numbers instead of like, something that's too mature/scary like He-Man (like those types of older kid shows are on in the middle of the morning).
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  • DawnLillyDawnLilly member
    Baby Einstein and there are older kid Einsteins too where they travel to different countries and monuments but I don't know what those ones are called You're DS is probably at Level 3 Baby Einstein.
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  • doggie mamadoggie mama member
    I have a couple Sesame Street DVDs, she really likes one called the Letter of the Month club. I don't think you can really go wrong with Sesame Street. She loves all the music and the Muppets. The Baby Einstein ones kind of creep me out. She also likes to watch Nat Geo Wild, she just loves looking at all the animals, all of which she refers to as doggie. So I try to point out their different names, bear, lion, fish, crocodile.

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    We bought leapfrog letter factory- DS loves it and learned all of his letters and their appropriate sounds around 19 months. It is a really great show (it is about 30 minutes).

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  • mamaHippo23mamaHippo23 member

    You're overthinking it. If it's just something to watch when he's sick in the middle of the night, a Disney movie or cartoons is fine for that situation. I'm not against educational TV, but it's only worthwhile if he can be engaged and interact with the show, which I doubt is the case when he doesn't feel good.

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