K.C.
The AAP recommends NO TV watching for children under 2. In my opinion the speech therapist who recommended watching a DVD for a 1 year old is completely irresponsible. There is a large study published and on display at my son's OT's office (which houses both OT and Speech professionals)that found a direct correlation between TV watching and language DELAY. It did not matter what the babies were watching (e.g. educational or otherwise). I can't recall off-hand where it was published but for each extra time increment of TV/video viewing there were significantly FEWER words spoken by the child. Keep up the great work reading books and talking with your daughter. There is no short cut for promoting verbal expression.