So here’s an article in Time magazine about a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics that shows what many of us in the field have suspected for a long time: That not only are those silly “Baby Einstein” videos not producing any Einsteins, but that they may actually be preventing the Einstein in your little one from developing. (They’re also a lesson in genius marketing, but that’s an entry for my husband’s website.) Kudos to Frederick Zimmerman, Dimitri Christakis, and Andrew Meltzoff of the University of Washington (and others doing similar work) for helping parents make informed decisions about the products they buy for their families.

(I should note that the article I’ve linked to isn’t new; it’s from the August 6, 2007 issue of the magazine. Coincidentally, it was published the day before my daughter was born, and corresponds to the last day I will ever read a piece of written work from start to finish without interruption, and anywhere near its original publication date.)