my 1 1/2 year old watches the PBS shows that teach alphabet, and loves them!
She is already showing interest in letters, so i am thinking about buying the Preschool Prep Series dvd's for her. has any one tried them?
Yes we have them. My kids are 3 and 5 and they go through phases with them. When they want to watch them, they want to watch "colors" or "letters" 4 times in a row. They do well with the repetition. Just get yourself a book and try to tune them out or they will drive you crazy!
I would say no. Just play with her. She will learn plenty in preschool. You don't want her to be bored in pre-school, then she might become a discipline problem. It's not necessary, in my opinion.
Interacting with you is always a better learning tool than a TV or DVD. Don't let the advertisements draw you into pushing your child to be some kind of genius. Being the "smartest" student in the class in elementary school has never seemed to be an ideal situation.
Teaching your child to be independently creative is a better way to go. A child who can put things together, figure out how things interact, look for different ways to do things, etc. will be much more successful. And you won't always hear, "Mommy, I'm bored," as she expects you to entertain her. Those children also expect their teachers to entertain them.
My experience has been that books are better than DVDs.
Worked for my dd. She was 4 when she learned her sight words
