KIDS FIRST!

Advanced Brain Technologies Music for Babies - Sleepy Baby, Peaceful Baby, Cheerful Baby, and Playful Baby has been approved for the Coalition for Quality Children's Media KIDS FIRST! Seal of Approval with an All Star Rating. The All Star Rating is the highest of three levels of approval and endorsement from KIDS FIRST! Every title is evaluated in terms of its appeal, content, production quality and developmental benefits. To be endorsed, it must be approved by both adult and children jurors.


Here is a list of ratings and juror comments:


Music for Babies™ Set

A selection of acoustic recordings, featuring harp, celeste, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and flute played by the Arcangelos. Includes folk music, lullabies and nursery rhymes. Each CD is designed to induce one of four moods in infant listeners.

KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Wonderful collection of music. Provides great background music for various activities and environment. By blending the familiar with new, the collection exposed young children to instruments and a variety of music. Easy and enjoyable for adult listening.

KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
Overall, children responded appropriately to the intentions of each category of music. All of them enjoyed it, physically interacting with the more stimulating selections, and calming down during the quieter ones. "Not one of them minded listening to it."


Sleepy Baby™

The Sleepy Baby selections were made with the intention of inducing sleep in baby listeners. Selections gradually slows in rhythm and softens tonal range.

KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Gentle program of instrumental classics. Songs blend nicely into one another, or each song can stand alone. Music is soothing. Exposes children to instrumental music at an early age. Can be used to quiet children in a pre-bedtime routine.

KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
Seemed to calm down and settle into a tranquil mood while listening. Some would occasionally stop and stare at the stereo as though reflecting. Responded favorably to the gentleness and smooth transitions between numbers.


Peaceful Baby™

Peaceful Baby selections were chosen to have a calming influence on baby listeners. Features nursery rhymes, lullabies and classical compositions.

KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Beautiful, soothing music. Extremely enjoyable. Engaging improvisations flow smoothly with familiar pieces. Provides a quiet environment, great way to transition from playtime to naptime. Includes informative materials suggesting where to place speakers.

KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
Smiled, sang to recognized songs, swayed in time to music, paused and listened during improvisations. Some went from active play right into a nap. Many requested a re-play. Noticeably lowered the level of energy among most listeners.


Cheerful Baby™

The Cheerful Baby compositions were specifically selected to encourage a happy mood in baby listeners. Includes lullabies, nursery rhymes, and classical pieces.

KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Upbeat and peppy. Fun music selections and varied instruments. Great variation of genre: some well known, some not. High quality, wonderful sound. Very happy music. The music box selections were particularly pleasant and uplifting.

KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
All liked the music and all the different instruments. They danced, clapped and twirled. Energy level was just right - did not overstimulate the children. Many wanted it played over and over. Little ones liked it better each time.


Playful Baby™

Provides a range of tonal values and musical experiences such as melodies and rhymes for babies to listen to. These selections are designed to be stimulating.

KIDS FIRST!™ Adult Juror Comments:
Pleasant. Very suitable for infants and highly enjoyable for adults. Music is well performed. Selection provides musical and rhythmic consistency. Familiar songs are played in different ways, i.e.. a lullaby is played in a formal, instrumental version.

KIDS FIRST!™ KID Juror Comments:
Older kids jumped up and down, clapped and sang. Little ones cooed and smiled, looked to see where the music was coming from. All loved the animal sounds and kid laughter. Liked hearing it for background music during playtime.


The Dove Foundation

Congratulations! Music for Babies - Sleepy Baby, Peaceful Baby, Cheerful Baby, and Playful Baby have won approval by the Dove Foundation Review Board. This means the Foundation believes that the content expressed makes for the kind of story family members can enjoy together with confidence. The Dove Family Approved Seal is awarded to movies, videos, made for TV movies and specials, web site and other entertainment products that portray and encourage positive values.

THE DOVE FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization established to encourage and promote the creation, production and distribution of wholesome family entertainment. The Foundation, free from commercial pressures, awards a blue and white Dove Seal to any movie or video that is rated "family-friendly" by its film review board.


National Campaign for Hearing Health

"There is no doubt that early auditory stimulation is integral to a child's cognitive and language development. The Music for Babies™ series is a delightful opportunity to enhance learning development through sound, and is an important extension of our Hearing Healthy Kids program - a comprehensive public awareness and education campaign about what it means to raise a hearing healthy child."