Bebè: viaggio nel primo anno di vita

Guys,

Have you ever seen a documentary? If so, you probably know that most of them are extended beyond proportion and the whole information in a documentary could be presented in one minute.

"Babies" are no different. Basically every episode can be summed up in a one line sentence. For example "spend time with your children, it is good for them."

I do not write reviews often but I just wanted to come here and save you some time. If you have really nothing to do or for example you are making a dinner, house cleaning, you can run it as a background. I have given up after 3 episodes.

But the science of this documentary was meh. I think the first few episodes provided food for thought but then after that; I felt like they were "testing" traits that we already know the answer to OR the answer really has no bearing on how you raise your child. But hey lots of cute babies doing there baby things. That was enough for me.

This is an excellent series that looks at several aspects of infant development: bonding, growth, movement, eating and language. It introduces us to 4 babies and then shows us the research that was done to measure these areas of development. A common research question is the extent to which infants are born with the capacity for development in these areas and how parents can enhance development. It also speaks to the prenatal care that can promote development. Meeting the families keeps the studies and research conclusions from being dry. The videos and measurements sharpened the viewers' attention to what was happening and showed us how very subtle are the signs of development. Hearing the scientists' observations and conclusions while also seeing the personal lives of the babies made for the most meaningful understanding of the content.

I thought this was fascinating! I have a 3 year old toddler girl and while most things are not new to me such as how nutrition and the care and attention given to a baby affects their development and lives, there was so much more scientific exploration that I was not aware of, for example how households with primarily dogs can deter diseases, especially asthma in babies and in their lives afterwards due to scientific research regarding microbes/just how much what food is ingested can affect memory and so on. So much important information. I'm on episode "Crawling" and I am absolutely fascinated and am in awe!

The babies are smarter than the researchers. Seriously. They really don't tell you much more than an interested and observant parent would tell you.

I watched to see the little tykes exploring, being brilliant and very cute. That really is the only value in this series.

Adorabless is a ten. Informativeness is about a two.

How to get up to the required word count? I've said all I can on the subject.

I thought it was a bit irresponsible to put babies into and MRI machine just out of curiosity. Isn't that potentially harmful? I wouldn't agree to let them do that to my child when otherwise healthy.