Expensive "educational" toys and videos

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child reports:

"Although a varied array of experiences clearly stimulates learning in the preschool years, promotional statements about the superior brain building impacts of expensive "educational" toys and videos for infants and toddlers have no scientific support."

Since it is primarily experience that impacts the connections that physically grow and develop the brain, my strong recommendation is that children interact with the real world.

http://braininsights.blogspot.com/2011/11/ipodding-toddlers-when-is-it-too-soon.html