JumpStart Baby

I recently purchased thejump start baby. My child was bored and disintersted. She kept asking me for "Reader Rabbit".

I noticed after installing the jump start baby software my computer started acting weird and malfunctioning. I should have been more aware, as I purchased a copy of jump start baby about six months prior and it crashed my windows 98 system to the point of no return.

After uninstalling jsb and all its subcomponents it seems my system is back to normal reliability.

And that is my review!


Best software I've bought for my daughter in the last year   February 22, 2001
Ryan Collier (Wauconda, IL USA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

Excellent!!! My daughter enjoyed this so much. We almost exclusively played with one feature: "Down on the Farm" - it was the easiest one to start out with at 9 months and soon became a must-do everyday. Baby will learn animal names & sounds quickly. My daughter is now 2 and we've bought several cd's since then and this one is my all time favorite so far.


Gets old fast   February 16, 2001
audrey (white mtns)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful

This software has eight activities and that's about the best I can say about it.

A major problem for us is that activity introductions last a while and our son is bored before the little characters get set up or quit talking, especially if he has already done the activity before. Secondly, it's not always easy for a baby to figure out what needs to be done. Get the mouse to the upper left corner? Connect the dots? A baby just wants to push buttons or move the mouse around.

Finally, and I know this is my own personal bias, I think the animation is too primitive and the JumpStart Bear's voice is saccharin-y to the point of being creepy -- similar to PBS's Noddy but not so cute.

We have several different baby software packages, and Reader Rabbit is far superior to the JumpStart product.


"I want Bear!" I hear this everyday from my 2 year old!   January 3, 2001
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

An excellent game! Cute characters, sweet songs, and plenty of activities to keep your little one interested. Press any key play makes it very simple for your child to control play with very little parent help. Out of several toddler programs we own, this is our favorite!


too slow to load and stop the songs,didn't like the graphics   November 8, 2000
rommel villagomez (St. Louis, MO United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

my 18 month old daughter likes best the Reader Rabbit series:baby and toddler (since she was 1), and Sesame Street for babys. Gets bored easily with "jumpstart baby".