My son is 2. So having that out there, this review is geared towards parents of younger toddlers considering this DVD.
My son LOVES Elmo with a passion. I think "Mo Mo" was his first word and since then he's begun to say his ABC's and 123's. Elmo is engaging, reaches kids at their level and his show, Elmo's World, is short, quick, and has a certain layout that is comforting for littles. They like routine.
That being said, I thought this DVD would be great for my son once he started to show signs of wanting to potty train. I bought this and an Elmo Potty chair. Well we loved the potty chair but didn't like the DVD.
It's slow paced. Too slow for my son. And even too slow for me. I thought it was going to be laid out more like an Elmo's World episode but it's one continuous story broken up by older Sesame Street clips and segments that connect with the idea of learning something new but have nothing to do with potty training. Also, because it is a continuous story, there is a lot of dialogue by the human actors and that's when my little one gets up and confronts me, asking for Mo Mo and pointing at his Elmo's World DVDs.
In all, I would not recomment this to parents of a young toddler or a toddler who is very familiar with Elmo's World. |