I
introduced our little boy to the Baby Bumble Bee DVD'S early on
and he immediately became fixated on them, concentrating intently
as he watched. After seeing how our son responded to the learning
videos, I purchased the Bumble Bee flash cards and ordered
more of your learning DVD'S. At age one, he was able to identify
an enormous amount of objects by name. By 18 months he was reading
single words from the flash cards and would follow along and repeat
the words displayed on the videos!!
Our son was born premature and is enrolled in a developmental
program consisting of a team of doctors and specialists who track
his development. We were told to expect some developmental delays
however, what we have witnessed is the complete opposite. We
have been informed that he has an extensive vocabulary directly
attributed to the these learning videos and use of flash cards.
It took me a while before I realized he was actually reading.
I discovered his skill during an exercise with your flash
cards, specifically the "Colors & Shapes". He was
able to identify "spots", "checks" "polka
dots" and"triangle" among a few, knowing my husband
and I did NOT teach him that. He could not possibly distinguish
between the color "silver" and "grey" yet,
when I produced your color flash cards, he was able to do so because
he was actually reading the description listed below the color.
I video taped him as he sounded out the letters and watched in
amazement as I produced the flash card upside down, and he would
turn it right side up enabling him to read the description. I
can only attribute his early ability to read to your"ABC"
video. That video is superior to your competitors because you
actually introduce how letters are formed to make words as well
as introduce lower and upper case letters and letter sounds. Clearly
our son has acquired this skill at such an early age due to your
learning material and I HIGHLY recommend your videos/ DVD'S to
everyone!!
The only material our son watches on the television are your learning
videos and he has expressed no interest in watching cartoons or
any cartoon type learning videos. I believe the fact that you
use children in your video's is one reason, coupled with your
music and colorful introductions. I am so grateful for
your products and I thank you for all the effort you put into
making them!
- C. Sloane, CA
My daughter
is 2 years and two months, but her speech hadn't really taken
off like we were hoping. I take some of the blame, since it's
just me and her during the day, and I'm not the most talkative
person on the planet. She didn't have the biggest of vocabularies.
When she wanted more milk or juice, she simply hit me in the leg
with her cup, lol. Our pediatrician was really getting concerned,
although I knew she was ok.
We've had the Baby Bumblebee DVD's for less than a week,
and she's already learned about 90% of the first one. My husband
and I are already talking about trading it in for the second.
It's also seeming to make her more receptive to things not on
the DVD. For example, a few days ago and for the first
time, she handed me her cup and said, "All gone." I'm
just stunned by the improvement we've seen in her since we started
working with her on the video.
I can't leave her alone with the videos, however. When I did that
one day to sneak in a shower, I came out to find her playing with
her kitten and paying no attention to the video. I think it helps
if I'm there to redirect her attention to the TV. But
it's really peaceful to put her and her infant sister in front
of the video for half an hour each day and catch up on a bit of
knitting while I act excited about the video. ("Oooh, look!
It's a firetruck/teddy bear/baby!")
Seriously, Audrey's vocabulary has increased by 50% since
we started with Baby Bumblebee. Thank you so much for providing
me with a tool to get her to start talking!
- Bev M.
Hi, my 3 1/2 year old son has chronic ear infections. After many
operations, we hope we finally have is problem under control. But,
because of is 16 ear infections in 20 months. You can imagine
that he is a little late in developing is speech. When you can't
ear, you can't talk.
I have been researching on the internet to see what we can do to
help him learn how to speak while he is waiting to start is speech
therapy next month. I read that these DVDs were recommended.
I have to say, I had my doubts. But, after one week of him watching
these DVDs. We already see a difference. Plus, he loves them. He
demands to watch them every night. He loves Motorized Madness, Opposites,
Crazy for colors and Alphabet.
I am extremely, extremely please with product. When you see your
child suffer for many month because of a virus that refuses to go
away. Then you see your child have really bad temper tantrum because
you can't understand what he's trying to tell you and he doesn't
understand what you are trying to tell him. AND suddenly, in a period
of 3 weeks, he makes sentences and he's able to count from 1 to
10. I CAN UNDERSTAND MY CHILD. IT IS THE MOST AMAZING FEELING
OF RELIEF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
- Caroline, Montreal Canada
Hi. I just wanted to say thank you for the videos. My
daughter started watching them at six months and by the time she
was 9 months could say 10 words. By the time she was 1 she could
say over 50 words and by the time she was 18 months was saying thousands
(anything you asked her.) Not only that she was saying
big words like hippopatumus and university. Plus she was also speaking
in sentences and singing whole songs by then (like Amazing Grace.)
She just turned 3 last month and is so verbal I find it hard to
believe she is only 3. As do her preschool teachers. Everyone is
amazed at how much she can comprehend as well. I really do attribute
this to your videos. I think they are invaluable and I just started
my 5 month old son on them. I'll let you know his progress. Thanks
again.
- Carol D. / Houston, TX
Hi,
I just wanted to drop you all a line to let you know how WONDERFUL
my family thinks your videos are. At
age 1, I bought my son the Vocabulary Builder 1 video and by age
2, he had gone through them all (Vol.5) knowing EVERY word on
each tape. So that meant at the very least he learned 115 words
in a year! He responds best to videos with
real people/children in them so it was no problem for him to grasp
all of the words quickly. I bought a cartoon type video that helps
children learn letters yet he rarely even looks at the tv when
it is on.
He is 2 now and I purchased Baby Math I and Action Words I. Although
he knows his numbers through 20 as far as saying them, he is instantly
attracted to the Baby Math video. I can tell already that a light
is going off that numbers are used to count things.
I
am very impressed with the Action Words video as well and I am
sure it will help him speak better sentences. And, although he
knows all of his alphabet, I am looking forward to purchasing
your alphabet video that I didn't know you all had. I wished before
that you all had one. We used Baby's First Impression alphabet
video. He learned his alphabet but there is still not the attraction
and the true learning going on. For instance, we have their numbers
video and I know he has not learned the concept of counting.
What I like about your method also is that it is simple so there
is not so much going so as to hinder the learning process. The
music is at such a nice level that my son has occasionally gone
to sleep at night to one of your videos. I recommend your videos
to all of my friends and family. So, all in all, keep up the EXCELLENT
work!
- T. / Athens, GA
My
son Tyler, 2 1/2 responded immediately to the Math Video and then
we followed that up the sequencing and that's when I would find
him counting things all over the house!! Now we
have the colors, alphabet and are ordering the opposites one.
Tyler will only watch real people and kids on TV and isn't exposed
to any other program besides Sesame Street. My husband and I know
he has learned so much from your educational videos and for that
it was absolutely money well spent! Thank you so much.
- Maria S.
Dear
Baby Bumble Bee,
I am a busy working mom and have never actually written this type
of review, but really wanted to share how much my husband and
I value your products.
We bought Vocabulary Builder #4 for our son Brandon when he was
about six months old. He loved it immediately and over the months
it was one of the things that would calm him when he was cranky.
We later purchased #1 and #5. By 18 months he knew over 100 words.
Now Brandon is two and has a wonderfully large vocabulary, speaks
in sentences and talks constantly. Combined with our reading to
Brandon at an early age, fostering a love of reading and engaging
him in conversation, we really, in part, credit your videos for
his speech development. Thanks so much and keep up the great work!
- Debra R. / New York
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
My 2 1/2 year old grandson was...just gibbering...
"My 2 1/2 year old grandson was not talking in English-just
gibbering his own language. The minute his mother started playing
tape 1, he would sit, enthralled, and after a week, he started saying
the words. Now he has mastered tape 2. He still continues to jabber
on, but he stops when he sees a recognizable object and says the
word for it. We are completely grateful for the simplistic, but
effective way you have presented the basic vocabulary for a child.
Thank you so much."
- Pat
Just to say thanks for the great videos. We have videos from several
different early child development companies. We like them all. However,
we particularly appreciate the strong educational context from which
the BabyBumbleBee videos come. Additionally, we really like that
the kids are so normal looking. In fact, not all children
are physically beautiful, but they all do have the capacity to learn.
Thank you for demonstrating that.
- Virginia & Mark D.
"I have 15 month old twins. A boy and a girl. They received
the vocabulary builder tapes 1, 2, and 3 for their one year birthday.
The first time I played the 1st tape, the next day my daughter turned
to me and pointed to her eyes and said "eyes". My son soon followed.
Now they point to their eyes, and nose. They can say a lot of the
words from all the tapes (cookie, shoes, cow, etc.) I love these
tapes and cannot wait until more are released!
Alex, loves your videos. His vocabulary far exceeds the other children
in his playgroup. Not only does he recognize the objects in the
video but he recognizes them in his books and when we are out and
about. My 15-month-old son has a vocabulary of almost 50 words."
- Heidi H.
"I just received the Bee
Smart Baby Vocabulary Builder Volume 2 and had to write to
tell you how pleased I am with the language development videos you
have created. My husband and I watch the videos
with our baby Katie.
"Katie was 12 months old when she started watching Volume 1
and 15 months old with Volume 2. We all enjoy watching them and
are amazed at how quickly Katie's vocabulary is increasing day by
day. Katie Seems to interact with these videos a great deal more
than with the other early development videos we have purchased for
her. She is entranced and entertained by all the videos, and can
be calmed down and lulled to sleep by the repetition of the other
videos. We particularly enjoy your early language videos , we get
to see immediate results with them. Katie shouts out the words with
the visual images. We especially like the mixing of real and toy
images. We know she is most excited when she sees other children,
so with the visual images being presented with children, she is
most apt to pay close attention to them.
"When we took Katie for her 15 month checkup with her pediatrician,
the physician asked us to estimate the number of words that she
clearly makes us understand. We were proudly able to tell her about
30. The pediatrician then informed us that some toddlers this age
could only verbalize a few words that included Mama & Dada. We feel
that your videos have significantly added to Katies verbal skills."
- Anita / Columbus, OH
"My daughter has the Vocabulary
series 1-5 and loves them! She started watching the videos at 12
months and the rate that she was learning the words was amazing!
These videos keep her attention to this day
and that's after a year of having them! Recently we purchased the
Numeracy video and again, my daughter (24 months) tuned right into
the video. I have been trying to teach her to count, but in reality
all I did was help her to memorize numbers. She can count to 20
but could not clap 5 times or tell me that there are 3 bananas in
front of her. After watching this video only 2 times she can now
COUNT objects. I am amazed at the progress she has achieved just
by watching these videos. I look forward to the next Numeracy volume!
Happy Learning."
- Stamie / Alpharetta, GA
"I'm about to order your
newest video, Baby Math, and I wanted you to know my strong feelings
about your product line. I bought your entire Vocabulary Builder
series when my daughter was just 4 months old, now at 9 months old
she still loves the videos just as much as her first viewing!
I have tried the Baby Einstein and Baby Mozart videos but they just
don't hold her interest, your tapes have her from beginning to end.
Every night after bath time she watches two of your 30-minute videos
- she never lets out a peep - even if we walk in front of her -
she stays completely focused on the show. This hour of time each
night has been priceless for myself and my husband, as well as for
our daughter --- thank you!
" I
hope the new Math video will capture her attention the way the Vocabulary
videos have --- it is a great comfort in knowing that my daughter
is having so much fun learning! Thank you."
- Marla / Wesley Chapel, FL
"My 13 month old son Eric
loves your videos! He comes running as soon as he hears the music.
He also knows every word on video one and two.
At our last visit to the doctor his pediatrician commented on his
language development and said he seemed 2-3 months ahead. The tapes
have helped! Thank you so much for such wonderful products. I'm
starting him on Vocabulary Builder 3 this week!"
- Jennifer / Exton, PA
"I want to give special KUDOS
to BabyBumbleBee for a fantastic video series. My son Austin is
10 months old and I have been playing his BabyBumbleBee videos (Vocab
1,2,3) since he was 4 months old. As soon as
he hears the music, he gets so excited he will jump up and down
in his bouncer and starts pointing to the television. Austin will
watch two entire videos in one sitting. Intially, I was concerned
about starting him so young watching television. I decided if he
was going to watch TV, I wanted him to watch something he could
learn.
"I have experimented with other videos like Barney, Elmo, Baby
Mozart but none capture his attention like the Baby BumbleBee nor
do they offer the consistency. I like the way the videos use different
ways of illustrating a particular object then repeat the vocabulary
words at the end of the video. He is already attempting to say words
like "Baby." He has learned objects from these videos like hat (and
where to wear the hat), dog and cat. When he sees an animal he growls
(he's imitatating the lion). I am so satisfied with these videos
I have recently placed an order for the math and Spanish videos.
Thank you!!!!"
- Elizabeth R. / Tampa, FL
"Hello,
I am the mother of twin girls!!! They were premature and have
had a pretty rough time with developing.
We are getting occupational and speech therapy and soon will start
with physical therapy. We have only the first vocabulary video
at the present time, but my girls have to see this every day!!!
They smile at the babies and have actually started to repeat some
of the words! They actually say more back to the video than they
do to their therapist!!!"
- Laney B.
My
wife and I purchased the entire Baby Bumble Bee series for our
daughter who has been diagnosed with PDD/autism. At age
2 and prior to purchasing these videos, she could say maybe 3
words. Now, at age 2 1/2, through these videos and a home-based
ABA program, she can say over 100 words and is well on her way
to being "recovered." Our daughter can't get
enough of these videos and always asks specifically for "Bee."
The Baby Bumble Bee videos are amazing in the results they have
produced in our daughter and well worth every penny. We highly
recommend them.
- JB from Des Moines, IA
"Hi, Just wanted to say your
videos are AWESOME! Forget Elmo and Barney! THESE are the ones my
little boy, Andrew, begs to watch. He's two years old and has been
in speech therapy for about six months for significant language
delays. I'm am thrilled that there are videos
like yours out there that are especially helpful for families like
ours. We just ordered the Baby Math 1 video and I can't wait to
show it to Andrew. From now on whenever I need a baby or birthday
gift, I'll be visiting your site. Thanks!"
- Jenny / Tampa, FL
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would like to thank all the parents for their wonderful comments
about our products. We can only hope that everyone using our products
receive the same results. Thank You again.
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