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LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. is expanding a refund program for its “Baby Einstein” videos for toddlers in response to challenges about the legitimacy of its educational claims.
Disney plans to extend Einstein’s “Baby” series products to a “Little” series for preschoolers, set to launch late 2002. Aigner-Clark, mother of two, and her husband, William Clark, will ...
LONE TREE, Colo. — In the corner suite of a two-story office building in suburbia, the imagination of Baby Einstein founder Julie Aigner-Clark runs wild. She giggles as she winds up toy chicks ...
The publisher of Baby Einstein, a magical learning system whose claims are encapsulated in its name—but which looks more like Baby Forrest Gump as per PR snark from Washington University—is ...
When scientific studies first began suggesting that “Baby Einstein” videos might make ... and interactive communication with parents — things you can’t get by watching a video screen.
Somehow, a generation raised on treacly, Muzak-playing "Baby Einstein" DVDs have not yet cured baldness, invented personal jetpacks, or unified the theories of quantum mechanics and special ...
University of Toronto psychology professor Gary Walters questioned the Baby Einstein's educational value. "They aren't going to promote things like comprehension and reading skills," he said.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in ... "Babies learn language best when adults spend time with them, talking about things other than behavior," explains French.
A new study has found that Baby Einstein videos actually inhibit learning. Dr. Dimitri Christakis of the University of Washington in Seattle talks with Madeleine Brand.