I was a little skeptical of this product because it advertises that it can help babies from 3 months to 5 years. My son is 3 1/2 and he LOVED the video and flash cards that came with the Intro DVD. The video mainly shows words, like "Clap". An adult says the word, and then a child says the word, and then they show a baby acting out the word, like a baby clapping. Near the end of the video they also do word games that test if the child can differentiate between words like "dog" and "cat". My son watched this video 4 times in the first two days we had it. It's nice because it's repetitive, but short, only 32 minutes long.

He liked the cards it came with even more. I liked the way they are different from ordinary flash cards that have words on the front and pictures on the back. These have a word on each side and you pull the edge to reveal a picture. For my son, seeing the picture became the reward for reading the word. After just a couple of weeks, he is able to read all the words on the cards. He even recognizes them in different settings and is much more interested in letters and the words they form than he was before this video.

I don't know how it would work with younger babies in terms of reading, but I do think it could help with talking and learning words. It definitely can't hurt…and it really is a lot of fun!

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Web site special price: $54.95 a $25.00 savings. Normally priced at $79.95.
Website: YourBabyCan.com
Age range: 3 months to 5 years
Pros: New and different way to teach reading
Cons: Maybe price, and my son got a little bored of the video after the first couple of weeks, but if I had the other DVDs it would have been time to move onto the next one.
Ease of Use: Very easy, really made my son want to use it
Packaging: Very good! Comes in a nice box that holds the DVD and the cards
Durability: Very Durable. Cards are made of hard cardboard and are laminated
Would you recommend to friends? Yes!
Overall Rating (1-5; 5 is best): 4

Set includes:
5 Your Baby Can Read! Interactive DVDs: Starter, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, and Review
5 Double-side sliding word & picture cards (eyes, hi, clap, arms up, dog, cats, nose, elephant, tiger, mouth)
1 Wipe-clean Word Card
1 Non-Toxic Erasable Pen with built-in eraser