Baby Einstein is Stupid, Part 2

So a day after my Baby Einstein rant, I hear this commentary on NPR's Marketplace. You can download the podcast if you want.

Aidan's been Baby Einstein free for several days now. (Not that he ever 'used' that often before The Renunciation of Baby Einstein). It's so true, what they say: play is the ideal form of learning right now. Its interactive element -- not to mention the bonding it allows for -- demands the use of more muscles than meet the eyes, which are the only muscles used when Aidan stares at the TV. I've been reformed. I generally stray away from absolutes, especially when it comes to the nuanced and complicated world of parenthood, but if there's one Truth to be told it has to be the utter value of play.