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Amazing Baby Einstein Refund

Baby Einstein” Refund Program Expanded:

Parents who purchased “Baby Einstein” videos hoping they would help make their children smarter can get a refund for the DVD’s. This action follows complaints from a consumer group that claimed the videos overpromised their educational value.

Disney Co. offers refunds to parents whose ‘Baby Einstein’ videos didn’t smarten their toddlers:

If your little genius didn’t increase his IQ after viewing a “Baby Einstein” video, you can ask for your money back. The Walt Disney Company is expanding its refund program for the videos touted as a way to make kids smarter, according to The Associated Press. Parents can exchange a video for a different one, get a discount coupon or request $15.99 each for up to four returned DVDs.

Refunds offered for Baby Einstein videos:

The videos can be a lifesaver for harried parents who need a break. But their popularity was fueled by the “Mozart Myth,” or the idea that playing classical music to an infant can make the child smarter. One study done on college students showed a short-term beneficial effect that was gone in half an hour, according to Princeton University neuroscientist Sam Wang, who co-authored of “Welcome to Your Brain” with Sandra Aamodt.