As far as I remember, American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the parents to avoid showing TV to their kids until two years old. As for educational videos, there are a lot more videos that just claim to be educational, like Baby Einsteins: Baby Einstein videos harmful for kids?

There is even an article in Time magazine that links early TV watching to autism: Does Watching TV Cause Autism?

I don't know how much this particular research can be trusted, since my friend with a PHD in psychology just has been attending a seminar on autism, which stated that the scientific community believes that autism is a purely genetic disease, and all other "findings" are just scandalous ways to get public attention.
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I am personally not familiar with Suzuki method, but there are quite a lot of people who praise it quite extensively. However I know a few professional music teacher who are really disappointed with the results and often comment that they end up "reteaching" the kids afterwards.

This is an expert from the North American Chapter of the Suzuki Association:
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Doesn't it seem that Doman has a method for everything? Either way sound good to me.
Out of all the programs we do, this turned out to be the easiest and the most fun.
Actually, Doman believes there are quite a few things you can get started with babies:
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1. Music appreciation and listening skills
2. Developing the perfect pitch
3. Note reading
4. Rythm
5. Musical Terms

Once the baby figures out how to walk, there is no way he can spare the precious time for the cards or other sitting down activities. Don't despair, there are plenty of "work around solutions" to keep his attention and interest.

Thank you very much to Laurie Tiemens, the moderator of TeachYourBabyToRead and the Home Schooling Mother of 10 kidos for sharing other member's suggestions.

Here are some ideas for your to try. And if you are still not sure, you can reread Doman's method results for some encouragement. It has some highly inspirational stories about kids who also were losing interest only to surprise their parents in the end.
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Little Girl readingHuh?! What do you mean no testing?

Exactly that: testing is exactly the opposite of fun. Testing is putting the child on the spot which he didn't ask for. Testing is a sign of distrust to your child - you don't TRUST him, that he knows, you need PROOF.

"Babies love to learn but they hate to be tested. In that way they are very like grown-ups. Testing is the opposite of learning. Testing is full of stress... The more you test him, the slower he will learn and the less he will want to." (Glenn Doman, Janet Doman How to Teach Your Baby To Read, 2002. Page 186).

I think this principle applies to anything you teach your child to do: to run, jump, read, or do physics problems. Gee, I wish they'd follow that principles in my college years!
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Aha, you're wondering what the future has in store for your baby? Perfectly reasonable question: you spend all this time preparing the materials, coming up with creative ways to show cards and words, and in the end... what happens?
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I’m overwhelmed. I can’t possibly do all that Glenn Doman says?!
How do I know if my baby is learning?
What to do if she is losing interest?
Can I start with an older child?
Where do I find more information about his method?
Does baby need to understand the word before seeing it?
When do I start decreasing the letter size?
When the child will begin to read?
Can it be harmful to teach a young baby to read with this method?
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