http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/hoyler Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:24:53 GMT Reviews by hoyler http://www.viewpoints.com/LeapFrog-Letter-Factory-review-a4d68 <p>This movie is great for little ones who are learning the alphabet.  It only took a few times of our 3 year old watching this and he knew all of the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make.....something we had been teaching for MONTHS.  Another bonus is that the songs, sounds, etc. all go along with the leapfrog learning toys like the word whammer, etc. The characters are all likeable in the movie and they move fast enough through the alphabet that they don't lose the childrens attention.  The animation is cute and fun.  The letters all involved in an activity having to do with the letter they start with and they all are doing something related to the sound each letter makes.  Again, this is a great learning and reinforcement tool for toddlers and early school age kids.  And, it is so fun for them to watch, they don't know they are learning.  This is a must have video for all parents of little ones.</p>... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:24:53 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/LeapFrog-Letter-Factory-review-a4d68 hoyler 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Bebe-Sounds-Angel-care-movement-sensor-baby-monitor-review-3f4d4 <p>This was by far the best purchase we made before our little one was born.  We are both nervous parents and this monitor gave us peace of mind while our baby slept.  It comes with two parent units and a base.  It also has a movement sensor that goes under the crib mattress.  It detects any and all movement (or lack of movement).  An alarm sounds if there is no movement for 30-60 seconds....it even detects breathing movement.  I don't think me or my husband would have slept the entire first year without this monitor.  We both highly recommend.  Our son is now 3 1/2 and we still use the base and parent units to listen into his room at night.  The movement pad detaches so you can continue to use it as a regular baby monitor even after the child is out of the crib.  Both the parents units and the bases have 9V adapters so you can plug them into the outlet as well as battery compartments for 4AAA so you can carry them with you as needed.  I cannot recommend this product enough!  It...</p>... Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:15:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Bebe-Sounds-Angel-care-movement-sensor-baby-monitor-review-3f4d4 hoyler 5