Question
1:
At what age can I start showing my baby the Vocabulary Builder™
Videos?
Question
2:
How will I know when my child has learned the vocabulary contained
on a video?
Question
3:
Why are the age ranges the same for all the videos?
Question
4:
My child has been watching Vol 1 for 2 months, when can I introduce
new videos?
Question
5:
My child is speaking in sentences, is the Vocabulary Builder video
series appropriate?
Question
6:
My child has been diagnosed as autistic. Are these videos appropriate
for him?
Question
7:
How often should I play the Vocabulary Builder videos for my child?
Question
8:
How can I reinforce the material contained in the videos?
Question
9:
My child just loves Volume 1, how often should I play it?
Q.
At what age can I start showing my baby the Bee Smart Baby™
Vocabulary Builder videos?
A. We believe the best time to start using the Vocabulary
Builder videos is between the ages of 4 and 11 months.(though
many parents have successfully started earlier or later) It is
during this time period that infants rapidly begin to develop
receptive vocabulary. Receptive vocabulary is the understanding
that certain words correspond to certain objects. Many parents
successfully introduce our videos much later, but early use will
maximize the language benefits your child experiences. Back
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How will I know when my child has learned the vocabulary contained
on a video?
A. Do Not wait for speech to assume your child is familiar
with the vocabulary contained on a video. At early ages comprehension
is a better indicator than speech. If your child looks at, points
to, or in any way indicates that he understands what object a
word corresponds to, you can assume that the word's meaning has
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Why are the age ranges the same for all the videos?
A. The words on the videos are arranged in an order that
reflects the natural order that children generally learn words
in. For example, "Cat" is one of the animal words featured on
Volume 1, while Volume 5 features the word "Hippo". "Hippo" is
not inherently a harder word to learn than "Cat", however most
children learn "Cat" first. This principle underlies the selection
of all the words for each video. As with all developmental tasks,
language acquisition varies greatly from child to child Back
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I have been playing Volume 1 for my child for 2 months, when
can I introduce new videos?
A. This depends on the age of your child and on his or her individual
rate of language acquisition. Look for clues that your child has
learned the meaning of the words contained on a video. Does he
or she look at the dog when you say the word dog? If so, you can
safely assume the word meaning has been learned. When a child
indicates familiarity with most of the words on a video you can
safely introduce the next volume. Actually, we've found that parents
often underestimate the number of words their infants know! Back
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Q.
My child is speaking in sentences, is the Vocabulary Builder
video series appropriate?
A. NO! Once a child has progressed to speaking in sentences they
are past a stage where they will experience any educational benefits.
Move on to other more challenging material. Back
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Q.
My child has been diagnosed as autistic. Are these videos appropriate
for him?
A. We have received many letters from parents of autistic children.
All have indicated that the videos have stimulated language acquisition.
How well the videos will work for your child can depend on many
factors, including how acclimated he or she is to TV in general
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Q. How often should I play the Vocabulary Builder videos
for my child?
A. Once a day four or five times a week is usually sufficient
to stimulate language acquisition. We believe it's very important
to limit the overall TV viewing time of young children. You can
read more about our views on this subject by clicking here. TV
and Your Child
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Q. How can I reinforce the material contained in the
videos?
A. Everyday you will find opportunities to reinforce the
vocabulary contained in the videos. How you interact and communicate
with your child will have a huge impact on language development.
Following are some suggestions:
Point out & identify new objects
for your child everyday. Don't pass up learning opportunities.
Speak to your child at a level ever
so slightly above what you think he or she
understands. (We're not suggesting that
you discuss nuclear physics, but babies
are often capable of understanding
more than parents think!)
View the videos with your child and comment on the activity. Expand
on the
information provided in the videos.
Encourage your baby to make sounds and say words by listening
and reinforcing
early efforts at speech. Back to top
Q. My child just loves Volume 1, how often should I
play it?
A. Aim for no more than once a day. Once your child has
learned the words on the video, move on to the next volume. Babies
love familiarity and will watch a favorite video for months on
end. The problem is that once the words are learned the video
is only providing entertainment, not educational value. Soon your
child will come to appreciate the next volume in the series. Back
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