I enjoyed reading your point of views, and I would like to ease yours and any other person who has reservations. I am a really huge fan, and we have been watching this program for over a year. I don't get paid to tell you what I think about this program. I believe in this product.
To your concerns over the color language,
If you watch the clip below, you will find that isn't so much what you call something as much as giving it a name that matters. There is a lot of science pointing to word associations with pictures including colors. It doesn't have zero practical value. The color words chosen in YBCD/YCCD are to appeal to the world the child is living in right now along with color words they will find in literature. An in depth sophisticated color language can allow a child to see in more detail. Here is the clip below about the research coming out over visual perception and words. It is more than just about an African tribe that they talk about. They also talk about young children and the affect of color names on their perception.
http://www.boreme.com/posting.php?id=30670Concerns over the depth of Geometric information
My son is almost two and understands a lot of the concepts being discussed in both YBCD and YCCD. He can point to the edges of the 3D shapes. He found joy in seeing the cylinder coming forth from the rectangular prism. He knows all his 3D shapes fluently. He knows that a cone has round shape while a prism has straight sides. He can distinguish between an obtuse and an acute triangle. He loves right triangles. He can point out parallel lines.
He knows that squares, trapezoids, rectangles, kites, rhombus, and parallelograms are quadrilaterals. His favorite song is the quadrilateral song, and he has been reading the word quadrilateral for a few months now.
He knows a whole lot when it comes to geometry. I know it is because of YBCD/YCCD in depth presentation of geometry that has expanded his knowledge of geometry. He is passionate about shapes, and he talks about them all day.
I am not saying this to brag but to prove that the material is fine for babies and toddlers. He has learned so much from all the DVDs and I know he can continue to learn from them for the next couple of years. Is it in depth? Yes. Is it beyond the scope of babies and toddlers? My experience says no.
Verbiage is important. A child acquainted to the verbiage at a young age isn't going to shy away from it when they are older. They will be familiar with the terms, and they will have fond memories. Fond memories of a particular subject help to build a future of joyful learning. It is like any foreign language. You need to be familiar with the sounds and words of the language first before true comprehension can take place, and YBCD/YCCD does this in a way that makes it joyful for the child.
I guess I should have included my testimony in my review. It just always sounds like obnoxious bragging. People need to know the mind of a baby is so capable, . You can present things in so many different ways and still get amazing results as long as you are consistent. Is YCCD/YBCD the best product that will every be made? No, we can always improve a product, but it is one of the best we have right now for early learning DVDs.
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. consistency is the key to everything and I have hardly been consistent on his second language let alone mine. That is a goal this week for me. When I practice more, I am better about getting my little ones to practice and learn. You are an inspiration for me to get consistent on our second language. I know I can do better. 
