31 Various 2005 <p>Baby Einstein? Advanced Toddler? In recent years, there's been a big increase in new electronic media products for very young children, including those as young as one month old. A driving force behind this new market is the advertising and package labeling that makes claims about the educational benefits of specific products. A new report, &quot;A Teacher in the Living Room? Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers,&quot; from the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the educational claims about commercially available educational media products (videos and DVDs, computer software, and video games). Most importantly, the report asks &quot;what kind of research has been conducted to substantiate the educational claims?&quot; In most cases, the answer is &quot;very little.&quot;</p> <p>Kaiser Family Foundation (2005). A teacher in the living room? Educational media for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Retrieved from KFF 12 May 2008. http://www.kff.org/entmedia/7427.cfm</p> http://www.kff.org/entmedia/7427.cfm