When the batteries in our baby’s chair gave out this morning, I decided to break out the the Baby Einstein DVDs that we’d received as a shower gift. Our little one was soon smiling and giggling again as we played to the music. The bright colors would occasionally catch her attention, but no more so than the colors on her chair.
With the success of the Baby Einstein products like the DVD I played this morning, was there any doubt that someone would start an “all baby, all the time” channel?. Of course not. And now BabyFirstTV will be available to DirectTV customers for $10 a month (check channel 293 for a free preview until May 31st).
I think having access to age-appropriate content, whether on DVD or via something like BabyFirstTV, is a good thing. Of course, I’m not advocating parking your child in front of a TV all day–too much of anything isn’t good for children of any age. And I’ll admit I did have second thoughts about firing up the DVD this morning, but only for a second. The DVD wasn’t acting as a surrogate parent; it was just something on the TV while my daughter and I played.
Like the Baby Einstein products, BabyFirstTV is just another tool parents can use to help their children grow. And it’s up to us to make sure we use them properly.
[New York Times via daddytypes.com]
In addition to the baby channel on Direct TV - COMCAST has a baby channel of its own on their On Demand. All Comcast subscribers have to do is go to channel 01 and go to “kids” then select Baby Boost and there are seven different selections to choose from for you baby’s viewing. There is no costs for using this channel.