Brainy Baby Talking Hands Sign Language DVD: Deluxe Edition

These programs do not overwhelm little ones with endless graphics dancing around the screen. They are calm and kind. It's more like viewers get to visit extended family, who are everday kids playing in fun natural settings with nurturing adults joining in as they would in real life. Multi-ethnic and differently "abled" folks are featured on the DVD. Repeats skills showing children (and adults) at different ages and different levels of mastery, in this case using signs for things like "please" and "Grandpa" and "drink" (with a review at the end and extra features of counting to 10 and the alphabet). The viewing child can join in without feeling intimidated. Even if there is no medical need for our own children to sign on an everyday basis, this DVD helps expand their little minds and hands to have another way to talk to loved ones, and expands their little hearts to naturally include those who do sign as beloved playmates and caregivers, as demonstrated in the video. And you really do want to join in. After my just-turned-2 granddaughter watched their Music DVD, her favorite thing was to urgently hand me 2 wooden blocks to play percussion, and then dash to her bitty piano so I could accompany her baby jazz. She made immediate application to what was available at home. These DVDs are more like imitating siblings and cousins than classroom education. Wonderful.

I thought the material presented was well done. Each word that was signed (ex. Mother, Father, drink) was done multiple times by adults as well as children. I also liked the review at the end. My 13mo granddaughter watched the whole thing.

A great way to let your child think they are getting TV time while helping with their learning. I use this as a compliment to reading books and one on one learning of her shapes and colours. I am sure there are other similar options out there so I can't say this is the best there is, as I have not experienced the others, but this DVD keeps my nearly two year olds attention by regularly changing pictures, music and presentation throughout the DVD. I also like the fact that it is split into the two separate parts for shapes and colours as she gets her shapes and needs more work on colours, so I can just pick that section from the menu and let her watch it without having to work through all the shapes again - and we all know the attention span of a 23 month old. Good value and a great compliment to learning.

My GG boy is non-verbal and he loves this DVD. He is five and will watch it all day and is really learning to use sign language. He loves that I watch with him and we do the signing together. It is a great help.

Boring...this really is meant for babies, not toddlers. My two year old wouldn't sit down to watch it.

It’s a bit outdated. But it’s great for me to use while teaching my 3 yo son ASL. He’s picked up so many signs already.

My infant grand daughter watched this until she was 1 1/2 years old. She has since moved onto other things but it worked wonders and held her attention for quite awhile. Definitely awakens the little mind growing inside!

Four stars because it was made in the 80s and the pixel quality is a bit poor, VHS tapes used as examples etc. BUT I remembered and learned more in one viewing than I have with any other ASL video thus far! My kids sat on the floor next to me and imitated every sign with me so it wasn’t bad on the attention span. Covered all useful basics for kids (potty, food, drink, more, please, thank you, socks and shoes, sit and stand, mom and dad, grandma and grandpa, etc)