Fun distraction with a guarantee

We Media Mamas got a big kick out of the Baby Einstein refund. If you haven’t heard the news, Disney is refunding the full price of all Baby Einstein DVD’s out of fear of a class-action lawsuit from angry parents whose babies have not gotten any smarter after watching them. Ironically, just this week I tried out my first Baby Einstein video, Neighborhood Animals (got it from the library, no money back for me). Until now, the only videos my toddler had seen were the DVD’s I had made of her—-they’ve allowed me to cut her fingernails very effectively over the last year. Now, with the new baby, I needed something to distract her while nursing. Unfortunately, she soundly rejected Baby Einstein, can’t say I blame her. Forget about increasing her IQ, these were BORING! Didactic. Slow. Nothing like, errr, emmm, Barney which in a stressed out moment was the handy YouTube alternative. Note to self, please make new DVD for toddler so I don’t have to go around singing Barney songs anymore. For all you Media Mamas, showing your kids themselves on the big screen may not make them any smarter, or maybe it will, but it’s guaranteed entertainment. And I’m just wondering if Calvin  Klein will give me my  money back as my body has not magically transformed as a result of their underwear. Hmmmm.