Babies

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.

These experts talk so slowly and with so much pause between their scentences, and every 2 or 3 lines they stop to show some shots of people just walking around or going in and out of buildings. Very little of it is actually informative. As a mom to be I thought this might be really interesting and helpful, but each shocking new discovery they make is neither shocking nor new, and takes almost an hour to reveal. 75% of this documentary is just filler.

Science for the sake of science. No practical application. Some things are common sense. Many "researches" are irritating. MRIying babie's brains for the sake of so called science should not be allowed. Young parents today assume it is safe, along with cell phones near babies, but it is NOT! I could not continue watching. May be millennials parents find the series interesting.

The episodes don't have any point...just stating the obvious.

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.