The Praise Baby Collection: Praises and Smiles

Starring:Praise Baby Collection
Studio: Brentwood
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com
This inaugural release in the Praise Baby Collection combines animated and real-life images with contemporary praise and worship songs to engage a baby's mind and spirit. Based on research that music enhances an infant's brain development, this softly sung collection of 10 arrangements--including hymns "Holy, Holy, Holy" and "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"--is meant to lay a foundation for a child's lifelong faith journey, as well as stimulate tactile, cognitive, and spatial learning. A standout feature is the ability to hear a song in three versions; whether with a female lead vocal, with a child lead vocal, or as a soothing instrumental. Accompanying the tender melodies are gently paced scenes of colors, shapes, animals, and toddlers. In one, clouds slowly form letters and numbers; in another, soap bubbles become a tulip garden. Later, a circle morphs into a human face. There are no voiceovers or written words on the screen, though the message of God's love is clearly and beautifully communicated. (Ages 9 months to 3 years) --Lynn Gibson
Description

Studies over the last 20 years have shown that music can have a dramatic positive influence on a baby's developmental process. As a result, there have been many products available that encourage the intellectual development of infants and toddlers.

"The Praise Baby Collection: Music for Baby's Spirit and Mind" and the collection's first release, "Praises and Smiles," provides parents with the first developmentally appropriate CD, DVD and video series that creates a nurturing environment for an infant's spiritual and intellectual development.

Amazon.com

This inaugural release in the Praise Baby Collection combines animated and real-life images with contemporary praise and worship songs to engage a baby's mind and spirit. Based on research that music enhances an infant's brain development, this softly sung collection of 10 arrangements--including hymns "Holy, Holy, Holy" and "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"--is meant to lay a foundation for a child's lifelong faith journey, as well as stimulate tactile, cognitive, and spatial learning. A standout feature is the ability to hear a song in three versions; whether with a female lead vocal, with a child lead vocal, or as a soothing instrumental. Accompanying the tender melodies are gently paced scenes of colors, shapes, animals, and toddlers. In one, clouds slowly form letters and numbers; in another, soap bubbles become a tulip garden. Later, a circle morphs into a human face. There are no voiceovers or written words on the screen, though the message of God's love is clearly and beautifully communicated. (Ages 9 months to 3 years) --Lynn Gibson

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Customer Reviews:

A Must Have!!.......2006-06-27

We LOVE this whole series of DVD's. Our 13 month-old son never watches TV at home, but on long car trips, these are life savers! The music is beautiful and soothing and the images are great. He loves the "real" pictures of children, animals, and nature scenes. We received the "God of Wonders" as a gift, and have since purchased the other two. These are a great alternative to the Einstein videos if you want Christian music along with the videos.

Love This DVD!!.......2006-03-24

Our five month old has been watching this DVD since he was 2 1/2 months old. He loves this "show" and is glued to the screen for the entire DVD! This is a superior DVD and great for his age range. The "show" starts right away (as opposed to Baby Einstein DVDs with "commercials" and plugs for Disney)...so if he's cranky it helps that images (and the music) appear on the screen quickly. The DVD is produced so that the screen is never blank - there is always one image morphing into another. This really seems to hold his attention. The music is continuous and is very uplifting.
We are completely satisfied with this DVD and are really quiet amazed at how well it holds our baby's attention. We look forward to purchasing other DVDs in the PB collection.

20 Month Old Loved It!.......2006-03-10

We have 2 videos from this collection and my son loves them both. I love them too - the music is wonderful! So it's a win-win all the way around!

Calming, positive, enjoyable.......2005-12-07

I have an 18 month old boy and a 3 year old girl. This is the video I put in when I want to rest and cuddle with my son - it is very calming and peaceful, and he seems captivated by it. My daughter had always enjoyed it as well, and now sings along with many of the songs. While I would agree with some reviewers who say that the images aren't directly educational or necessarily related to the music like some other dvds out there, that doesn't bother me. I like that the images aren't as fast paced as some of the Baby Einstein shows, and I especially like the fact that my children are learning some of the praise songs we sing in church. Also, the vocals and instrumentals don't drive me nuts like much of the music that is geared for children - I actually enjoy hearing it in the background and singing along with it!

Absolutely the best.......2005-11-19

I'm happy to correct Henry III - PraiseBaby DVDs are *not* learning development tools. They never claim to be. But since day 1 (I speak figuratively) my son Kenny - since two months old and well on up to his current fourteen months - has been enraptured with the colours and the children and the music and the animals of the PraiseBaby DVDs. They're doing what's ultimately important in the lives of our children - instilling a passion for God's creation and by extension a passion for God himself. As important as learning development is, it's a moot point if a child is not learning about our Saviour, which is taught in every PraiseBaby DVD. My Kenny takes a PraiseBaby DVD over Baby Einstein any day of the week and I'm glad of it.

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