For the last few weeks, our bloggers and their preschoolers have been viewing this new dvd, the third in an award winning series of educational DVDs aimed at children 2-4. Featuring the voice of “The Who” member Robert Daltrey as Argon the Dragon and Bus Driver, the DVD features a mix of real and puppet characters to help children address social skills in a fun way.
Our first set of bloggers enjoyed Wheels on the Bus: Mango’s Big Dog Parade, or really, it was a big hit with the kids. This group of bloggers had similar sentiments to share. Here are some of their thoughts:
“Once it arrived from Parent Bloggers it became regular and frequent viewing fare at our house and I couldn’t get her to watch much else. And really, why should I mind? The songs are catchy, the lessons taught in the DVD are good and appropriate ones for her age (taking turns and getting along) and she loves singing and dancing along with the kids in the video.”
“This DVD was surprisingly entertaining, while also providing a lot of educational value. The Wheels on the Bus series is designed to teach kids basic socialization skills through music and song. In this particular DVD, concepts such as taking turns and getting along with others are covered. More than one pair have trouble sharing toys, requiring a discussion about how to take turns so both can enjoy the toy.”
“I wish I could say that my boys are suddenly behaving like perfect angels, but of course they chose this evening to be particularly contrary. Still, I think that seeing social stories like this will reinforce lessons taught by parents and educators. Tales like [this dvd] provide an “opening” for parents to discuss the various concepts introduced. Otherwise, some of those catch-phrases parents use like “take turns” or “don’t procrastinate” may not have much meaning: but attached to the story, they may.”
“Personally, I was digging the whole “taking turns” theme. We’re working on that in our house right now and BigBrother even turned to me once while we were watching and said, “Mommy’s turn!” Of course, it doesn’t always work (see also this post) but hopefully he’ll learn someday!”
The lucky winner of this DVD is: Four Silly Sisters Drop us an email and we’ll get that right off to you. Didn’t win? You can purchase the DVD on the website ($14.99).
