Fetal Learning Devices

I hope you'll google "the importance of play in early childhood," because all the most recent evidence points to this as being the single most essential means for children to develop emotionally, socially, AND academically.

While it's admirable and probably helpful to expose our children to a wide range of stimuli, we can also run the risk of overstimulating them, or distracting them from their real "work," which is play! One thing we can do for small children is to talk to them. And read to them. A large vocabulary is the single strongest predictor of a child's success in school.

Too much stress on academic learning in the early years actually backfires. Kids can enter school feeling little joy in learning, too much pressure, and little ownership of the process if they are trying to meet their parents' expectations.

I used the Baby Plus for the last quarter of my first pregnancy (maybe a bit too late for it to be effective) and am using it for most of this pregnancy. It was a gift from my mother-in-law. I use it every morning and night around the same time of day, and I like that my baby girl seems to kick in anticipation of the drum beat sounds every time. It's like our way of communicating while she's still in the womb. I also sing to her and talk, but that doesn't get her kicking as much as the Baby Plus. It think it's all helpful.

Hi! I know you said you'd like to talk to someone in your area but I've used baby plus...I'm in CA though.

I didn't use a fetal learning device. I just always had music on, or read outloud, etc. My kids are both music lovers, and quick learners.