Baby Plus – Prenatal Education System
I’ve been busy job hunting and working on my final project for school (due next week) that I admit my time for blogging this week was non existent. I was averaging 16 hours a day online so I had to shut down at night. I know, I can’t believe I said it either.
One thing that I’ve learned through this pregnancy is that there is a butt load of money to be made on completely useless crap to unknowing first time parents. Check out the gem pictured above. Lushie and I had to hit Motherhood in Monroeville yesterday to do an exchange. While she was trying on new pants I looked around to see if there was a stocking stuffer I could purchase. That’s when I saw it… The Baby Plus Prenatal Education System.
“The BabyPlus curriculum is a series of 16 naturally derived sounds that resemble a mother’s heartbeat. The rhythm of the sounds increases incrementally as the pregnancy progresses. The BabyPlus sonic pattern introduces your child to a sequential learning process, built upon the natural rhythms of their own environment.”
Are you freaking serious? I think the tag line is even better, Your womb, the perfect classroom. We’re into the headphones on the belly thing (I say that so Jackson can rock out to Pearl Jam) and all that jazz but this is hands down ridiculous. If you own one I want to know why and if it has worked for you. Enlighten me. I think what bugs me is the marketing behind it. Jackson will get the best education we can provide but Jesus give kids a chance to be kids. To say the womb is a classroom makes those obsessive competitive parents get excited more than chugging 5 Red Bulls.
This is an Oprah approved item so there’s a good chance that my mom will bring it up. She’s one of those who thinks the big O shits gold and I’ve already heard “Well Oprah says…” more than enough.
In fact after writing this I think I may either need to start a fatherhood blog or start reading more. Guys, have any suggestions?
