Disney World of English

How early do you start letting your kid watch DVD?

Also, does anyone have the Baby Einstein DVD set? If so, is it a good set to play to the kid? It is certainly much cheaper than the Disney set.
 
we've always had the t on in the background. we did it before baby and we continue to do it now...

he LOVES barney, elmo, Little einstein and out of the box on disney playhouse.

when i go to the video shop on $10 tuesday for a movie for us, he always picks a barney DVD for himself.
 
i started showing baby when she could sit u on her own baby einstein, but she hated it. so i stopped. then at around 6 mths, i tried again. and the only one she liked was einstein macdonald farm. we let her watch that everyday at the same time (after breakfas for 15 mins).
 
I started VCD to my son since he was six months old at a regular time. The first VCD was the Disney trial version for baby less than 1, singing hello and byebye, and fingers and toes, etc. I can say that he has never been shy to the strange person, he even waves hello to people in the lift.

One funny thing is that in his 12 months time he pointed to a strange person's toes in the lift and said "TOES". It made that person embarrassed who however kindly said "oh yes, it's toes".
 
It costs you a future as it's DISNEY'S. Anyway, there are a lot of CDs&DVDs toddlers can enjoy and learn English too. My 18-month old son loves Barney's & Teletubbies but has no interest in animation like Disney's.
I speak to my little boy in English and Cantonese. I will frist speak English to him then repeat the words or sentences in Cantonese (sometimes, plus Putonghua too). One day, he surprised my by saying CHE CHE (car - in Cantonese)then pausing and say CARRR. Hope, this would help.
 
Thanks mommyboy.

I finally give up the desire of buying Disney's World of English. First because of the money and secondly I find my son is able to converse in English short phases with me before his two years old. He says "mama please help". "give it to me please", "play with me", "it's new" and he always says "sit down please"....etc

Funny is that he is able to switch to Cantonese when grandies talk to him. Anyway hubby and I will continue to speak English to him, despite a little concern of our Chinlish (Chinese English).

Cheers
Isaac Mom
 
speaking another language fluently is ALWAYS an asset, no matter what kind of job you wish to have in the future.
 
I think it?s quite common for children here to acquire 2 languages (Cantonese plus English) simultaneously from birth and a third language (Putonghua) early on in their childhood (through pre-school education). Bilingual families in the West usually adopt the one-parent one-language strategy (shown to be effective) but in HK such a clear distinction does not seem to be the norm. To nurture true bilinguals, the one-parent two-language strategy may not be an easy way out but if the parent speaking 2 languages could minimize mixed code (the typical Cantonese base language with English lexical words), it could surely reduce possible confusion on the part of the child.

Linda
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