The pile-on continues against videos that claim to educate babies. Following a University of Washington study that found the Baby Einstein videos to be of "no value," a new study out of the University of California Riverside confirms that the DVDs don't help babies learn words featured throughout the programs. In a column over at Newsweek, Kate Dailey suggests that while we know that children Read more

Were university studies criticizing the popular Baby Einstein videos unfounded? That's what one of the founders of the company is hoping to prove if he wins his lawsuit against the University of Washington. Eleven years after the "educational videos" were first introduced and acquired a huge family following, researchers at the university released a study stating that the DVDs were "of no value Read more

Most parents make a baby book for their kid, but if you're author Brad Meltzer's son, yours is bound to be a bestseller. Well known for having all six of his fiction novels hit the New York Times best-selling list, Meltzer's latest tome, Heroes For My Son ($12) is both his entry into nonfiction and a gift to his firstborn. From concept to creation, the father (of now three children) was Read more