Language Development


 
We definitely started our 21-month-old daughter, Hallie, on "entertainment only" t.v. and videos too soon, and, as a result, we noticed her speech development was slightly behind. I panicked until I found your website.... Read More.
 

                   Language Development FAQs

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Includes the Vocabulary Builder™and Action Words!™Series.
Set also includes the 2-DVD BumbleBee's 123s
A Great way to Jump-start your child's speech.
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Library Set
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Includes: The Vocabulary Builder™ Series, the Action Words!™ Series, BumbleBee's 123s, Alphabet Phonics & Fun, Crazy for Colors and Opposites & More.
Promotes Early Language Development PLUS the set covers kindergarten readiness topics.
     

Extended Library Set Includes 16 videos
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Includes: The Vocabulary Builder™ Series, the Action Words!™ Series, BumbleBee's 123s, Alphabet Phonics & Fun, Crazy for Colors and Opposites & More.
Set Includes the full library PLUS Olivia and Otis, Motorized Madness and All About Me.
     
 
First words are a hot subject of discussion among parents. While it seems that speech happens overnight – the truth is, components of language development begin at birth (or perhaps sooner) and continue throughout childhood. Baby BumbleBee has a number of titles designed to boost language development. These are great for an infant or toddler, or for parents concerned about their child’s language development.
 

 
We definitely started our 21-month-old daughter, Hallie, on "entertainment only" t.v. and videos too soon, and, as a result, we noticed her speech development was slightly behind. I panicked until I found your website. I was afraid that because she was used to "entertainment only" that she wouldn't respond as well to your videos, but I bought the 10-Volume Set anyway. To our pleasant surprise, she took to the videos almost right away! She can say all 69 words from the first 3 Vocabulary Builder videos - she even runs around trying to find the objects in our own home to show to us. I just wanted to say thank you so much for developing such a wonderful teaching tool to help parents to help children achieve their best! 
- Kimberly N. / Provo, Utah
 

The following is a customer's response when we asked if we could use her e-mail on our site.....

"You may use whatever you wish - Jesse is doing so well because of the program that his speech therapist informed me last night that she believes that the Baby Bumblebee and my working with him has done more for him in the short amount of time than in the 3 months of her working with him prior to the program."

And, the original e-mail.............


"I would like to share with you a continued story of success with your products, my son Jesse who is 3 and autistic, stared on Baby Bumblebee in September of 2004. At the time, he was saying about 10 words. Since then, we have purchased the entire set of DVD's through your company and now, my son is saying complete sentences such as "Sit in the chair" "Sit down" "tickle me" "that's a tree, flower, dog or cat". I can't tell you how much this means to me. I even introduced your program to his Kids Program teacher who is a big "Baby Einstein Fan", after seeing how much the program is helping Jesse, she is now using my DVD's until the school district purchases them for her. The other autistic children in his class love them and even their parents are remarking on how much they are all improving in their speech. I have give out information on your products daily.

Jesse is counting (something he couldn't do before) - he uses a drum and counts each time he "bangs" (that's a new word too)! I would love for you to see the improvement everyday in him. It is astounding. His tantrums caused by limited communication have all but stopped. He interacts with normal children his own age at day care because he can speak to them. He is saying his siblings names, the dog's name, even mine at times.

He has a song that we sing together "Bumble Bee time, Bumble bee time, Come on get in your chair it's bumble bee time" I used to sing it to him on the way home from day care every night before we got in the door so he knew I was going to put on a DVD. Now he sings the song and chooses which DVD he wants to see. And sit he does, right in front of the TV. If some one gets in his way "move the bee is here".

Jesse works hard for his speech, but your product touched him where everything else failed. Every day he learns something, and every day I am grateful for the speech engine that put your web site in front of me.

Keep up your wonderful work. And we are looking forward to looking for your newest teaching tool!"

- Sandra W.                                                                                    Back to Top



"..... first off, let me tell you how much my son enjoys your products. Alex will be 5 next month and has high functioning autism and apraxia of speech. When he was younger, the baby bumblebee vocabulary builder series really boosted his speech and language learning in an amazing way-- he gained 100 new words within a matter of weeks! His confidence about talking and "trying" his words skyrocketed. Then when he was a little older he fell in love with the math series because numbers are his favorite thing. Now when we play the videos, he points to each object and counts along. His teachers are awed by his math abilities, even compared to the other kids in his typical preschool. So now we're concentrating on emotions and social connected-ness. I bought the series that includes Olivia & Otis because I wanted the other two DVD's and figured it was just a bonus. But it has become my favorite one to watch with Alex because it tells the story using the same patterns as the vocabulary builder series, but also includes emotions and concepts like friendship and playing together. My question is this: Do you have any other stories like that? If not, are you planning to create more? Kids with autism could really benefit from watching a DVD like Olivia & Otis because it takes the baby bumblebee format (which is great for concrete learning and generalization of concepts and is set to calming classical music) and expands it to include some of the issues most challenging for kids like mine. Thank you for the work that you do and good luck in your endeavors! "

- All best wishes, Cathy


My daughter, Ellie, is 5 years old and has pretty severe autism. She is verbal but her functional speech has been quite limited. She loves "baby" videos (Baby Einstein, etc. etc.) but I have to say that the Baby Bumblebee videos have demonstrated themselves to be a cut above in terms of language development. Your videos are so simple and free from distraction, with lovely, enjoyable music in the background. She has taken many of the phrases she is hearing from your "Opposites" and "Action" videos and begun to generalize them all over the house. She'll walk into a closet and say, "I am in the closet", then walk out and say, "Now I am out!" It is adorable and is enabling her to use full sentences for the first time in her life. Ellie and I LOVE your videos. I really think that you should market them more strongly toward children with speech delays. They have made a big difference in my daughter's life, and I can tell that you all have put lots of research, thought, and love into your products. Thank you so much. Sincerely,

- Sharon C. from Roseville, California                                                        Back to Top



FYI - I am the mom to a 5 yo boy dvd pdd-nos (which is on the autism spectrum). I wanted to echo comments your other readers have posted about these videos. YES - they definitely accelerate language. The calming music, and "repeating" of the lesson, are perfect for children with autism. More importantly - when my child was first diagnosed I wanted to desperately to find something that would help him. Your videos filled my son, and our family with such joy and inspiration, in a very dark time in our lives. My son at 2 had 70 words. After purchasing your videos his language took off. He now has thousands of words, but still has trouble with pragmatics. I rejoice that this is the 'problem' now, and would LOVE to see a video series with 1) pragmatics & 2) more action words. The next step up in language.

Thanks Baby BumbleBee

We purchased this video based solely on the customer reviews. It came 2 days ago and our son, who has autism spectrum disorder, has already said NOSE on the first day and is currently trying to say PLANE and BANANA. His speech therapy has not produced any results - but your video has. He loves the music and the children that are used. I highly recommend it to any parent who is getting frustrated with the lack of results that speech therapy is providing. I honestly cannot believe that it has really started to work for him...but it has. And in such a short amount of time. Thank You So Much!

- Nathan's Mommy, OHIO                                                                         Back to Top



Hi Jonathan,

We received The Baby Bumblebee DVD library set today. What a wonderful resource for us to share with parents who have children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The CDC reports that approximately 1 in every 166 children born today will be diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. This is an 885% increase in the number of children born with ASD ten years ago. My wish in life is that we find a cure for autism; but until then, I am thankful for products like your Baby Bumblebee series and for your business that supports helping children with autism.

Sincerely,

Susan Mink M. Ed.
Administrative Director
Mitchell's Place
100 Village Street
Birmingham, Alabama 25242
 

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