I think and this is purely opinion with zero research, but when things get down to marketing and product sales, as in the extremely popular Baby Einstein, now being pawned by disney, there are going to be "research studies" and, like TT wrote in his blog, 38 children is too low for a good study, to help increase sales and the marketing position of certain things. The sad outcome to all of this is that some parents are looking for the quick fix to increase their childrens intelligence without having to do anything. Just plop them down in front of the TV or leave them in their room with Mozart playing and presto You will have a smarter kid. Parenting is an active role with no quick fixes. As we all now it takes weeks or months to teach a new skill, and if there was a CD out there that could teach a 8 month old how to feed themselves with a spoon I would have to say I would not buy it. I want my child to experience the way and things daddy and mommy like. We listen to all forms of music . My son is active with me while I play guitar, some bongos at his feet for him to bang on or I will just hold the chords and he can explore and strum the strings. I read whatever I am reading outloud. I explain how and what I am cooking. Point...there are too many variables that Mozart cannot teach. Will someone be smarter if influenced by Mozart. Maybe, but it is the whole picture that matters.

I used to play Mozart for my daughters, until I played the CD backwords and heard...

"The Devil is your friend, the Devil is your friend"

Recently, a small team of scientists and music historians were permitted to enter Mozart's tomb. When they entered, they were shocked to discover him sitting at a small table with sheet music in one hand and a giant eraser in his other hand.

The lead scientist blurted out, "Oh my God, what are you doing in here?" With glaring eyes, Mozart violently waved the eraser at the man and said, "Decomposing, you idiot!"

"but I guess if parent are able to enjoy Mozart (or other classical composers), there is a chance that their kids will enjoy classical music too (Mozart included), and that can help them to be more focused"

And this is my hangup, Itux. I don't think most of those sorts of parents can actually enjoy Mozart. I think a goodly number of them get caught up in the "scientific research" of making smarter babies, and then they throw all this art and music and literature at their kids, thinking they will eventually unlock some reincarnation of Degas or Hemingway hidden deep inside their child.

Essentially, the parents who are sucked into these Einstein CDs, etc., aren't "enjoying the music." They are too involved in a frantic search for their children's genius-ness-esque. (I love making new words.)

To me, and only to me, mind you, it diminishes the greatness of the work of art, whether it is an opera, a sonata, a painting, or sculpture, etc. And I love my artsy-fartsy stuff.

I just don't see people getting the appreciation when they scramble for IQ points. Nor do they get IQ points. I just wish they could love art and not merely it's potential on their child. THAT, my dear man, is where I think kids benefit: from seeing their parents appreciate Mozart and, then, appreciating it on their own.

but funny. Reminds my of the performance artist in Canada who threw up primary colors on Modern art works.