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Group Files Complaint Against Makers of Videos for Infants

Published: May 4, 2006, Capital, p. C2

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The complaint with the FTC “is making the assumption that parents don’t know what they’re doing and can’t make an intelligent decision for themselves,” he said. “It’s time we let the parents make these decisions.”“We’re not making promises that our videos will make your child a genius,” he said. “We suggest parents use our videos in a balanced approach as they would any learning tool.”“No research or evidence exists to support Baby Einstein’s and Brainy Baby’s claims,” the complaint says. “In fact, preliminary research suggests that television is a poor tool for educating very young children.”

Topic(s): Baby Media

User Type(s): Advocate, Journalist, Producer, Researcher

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