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Peppa Pig is evil?
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Hadn't noticed that until you mentioned it. But really, it's only the King fairy that is the moran, the rest are fairly OK.Anyone else notice the inherent socialist call-to-arms in Ben & Holly? The fairies are all morons that live in a palace whilst the industrious elves live in a tower block!
Nanny Plum does it for me. "Do you speak chicken, Nanny Plum?"Plenty of comedy in Ben & Holly to keep the adults amused, the "mutiny on the Bunty" line cracks me up every time :pac:
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I find this thread hysterical b/c I have absolutely no idea what any of you are talking about...I've never even heard of half the shows that've been mentioned, and I'm quite proud that neither of my children have either.
We don't own a tv so quite happily miss all shows. We do watch a dvd on the laptop from time to time but that seems much less pervasive then daytime sitcoms/cartoons. The rest of the day the kids play.Fair questions. I object to the fact that - in every house I go to here - the tv is always on in the background. It's like a social crutch that many people use to serve as a focal point in the room & I find it distracting when people have to try to avoid looking at it so they can have a conversation. In my experience, a lot more personal interaction goes on when there isn't a tv in the room. And yes, of course, there is an "off" button - I just wish people knew when to use it.
Bluntly, I don't like how my girls (aged 5 & 2) turn into zombies when they're in front of a tv. They tune out completely and instantly ignore everyone in the room. The argument could be made that maybe they do this b/c they don't have daily access, but it does this to them why would I want to give them daily access? Watching a dvd is enough for "downtime."
My sister never had TV on principle. Her three children have grown up to watch enough TV now to make up for each of them having had 18 years of missing it.:D: 0 -
up for anything wrote: »My sister never had TV on principle. Her three children have grown up to watch enough TV now to make up for each of them having had 18 years of missing it.:D:
As a child I had severely limited access to tv and yes, when I had the choice I o-ded on it but once I got it out of my system I came around and have had no tv since my twenties. My kids (over 3) watch about half an hour of cartoons on the laptop per week (so that I can comb my daughter's extremely tangled hair- more often if there is a nit epidemic going around or if they're sick). They like Charlie and Lola or cartoons from the 70's and 80's like Mr Benn (nothing scary ever happens in Mr Benn) Button Moon, the Clangers, Flaherty's Garden. I would have serious reservations about exposing kids under three to any kind of screen time- tv or computer, but that is just how we choose to parent.
One of the reasons we chose an all or nothing stance is because I know that once I started using the tv as a babysitter I would find it hard to regulate myself and limit it.
Another reason we don't have tv or radio is to limit the exposure to advertising. I studied psychology and was disgusted to learn that many companies aim to create brand loyalty before the child can talk. imho it is unfair to expose a child like this before they have learned to discriminate for themselves.
The attitude coming from some posters here towards ayla is very telling. There are as many different ways to parent as there are parents and boards is full of conflicting opinions on how to raise your child. Why get so het up because one poster decides to do things against the tide? Unless there's some guilt going around..? I really think that parents expend far too much of their precious energy on feeling guilty about the decisions they make. You are the parent. You choose how it goes in your house. If you're doing your best by your kids own it, be proud of it but don't shove it down anyone's throat or be upset if someone else chooses a different path.
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Not really: Queen Thistle is utterly self-absorbed; Nanny Plum unleashes havoc ever time she attempts magic and the little sisters are spoiled brats who never seem to get disciplined in any shape or form...SerialComplaint wrote: »Hadn't noticed that until you mentioned it. But really, it's only the King fairy that is the moran, the rest are fairly OK.
Nanny Plum does it for me. "Do you speak chicken, Nanny Plum?"
I've seen *WAY* too much of this show...0 -
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pickarooney wrote: »I must check out a few of these series. What would people recommend for 2-5 year olds? They've seen a few Peppa pigs but were not particularly keen on them. Sesame street is popular but it's not that easy get hold of full episodes. Ben and Holly seemed a bit too lollipops and rainbows from the five minutes I watched of it.
Ben & Holly is a modern day Magic Roundabout, only less subtle.
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I used to watch a few shows with my niece...
I hate Blues Clues with a passion, but thats an adult thing, I think kids like the repetition. I cant tell the episodes apart, Im not %100 I didn't just see one episode a bunch of times.
I don't like Peppa Pig, cause she is a bit of a brat, always has to be the center of attention and is mean to her brother. Also they carry on like fairly stuck up middle class people, the grand father owns a boat, and likes to take it out sailing, etc. And they live in a house, that doesnt seem to have any other houses near it, i.e. a big house in the country.
I really like Humf, cause its much more down to earth. I hoped my niece took some messages from it. They live in an apartment, not a house in the middle of nowhere. You can hear the neighbors through the walls. One episode, you could see his parents were having a party, and he didnt really understand what it was cause he wasnt invited. His uncle is a musician bachelor who got a new girlfriend at one stage I think. In one episode he was painting pictures of his parents when the paint mixed. He got upset until the paint mixture turned out to be his own colour, which was quite sweet. Also its a two parent working family. Theres alot to take from that show.
Unfortunately tho she was way more into Peppa Pig tho
Also I remember in the night garden. Now I think she was about 2 or 3 when that was on, and that was bizzare, we loved it She really liked it and still has the iggle piggle teddy I bought her for Christmas. I dont know if that show is still on, but she grew out of it all the same.
And non of the above tv watching done her any harm :P0 -
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There was some program on CBeebies as my daughter was outgrowing CBeebies. It was about a creche and the kids in it and their parents. But the creche was open 24/7 and the kids went there for sleepovers because the parents all had jobs like nurses and doctors and police so the kids were there during the day or night. The parents are a mix of married, single mums and single dads.
I just had a look on the CBeebies website and it's all coming back to me! Some other regulars that she loved were the Tweenies, the Fimbles (how could I have forgotten the Fimbles!), Come Outside (crazy old woman with a plane in her back garden visiting factories with her dog), Big Cook, Little Cook.
Ahhh found the one I was talking about. it's called Me Too.
My post sounds like we did nothing but watch tv but we did!
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I laughed when I read the thread title and thought I have to see this
I read over the article, and while blown out of proportion, it does actually have some good points. I don't think it would drive badness into a child by any means, but I understand the concern over copy-cat type behaviour. Children will be children, they will jump in muddy puddles regardless of whether they've even seen an episode of the show or not. It's like Father dougal and the big red button when they see a puddle :pac:
If I were to be concerned about any aspect of it, it would be peppa's stroppy behaviour and while George is rewarded with cake for eating his vegetables I'm worried that the 'yuk' vegetables bit would stick more, if that makes any sense?
ICarly herself seems harmless enough, but that girl Sam is a nightmare. Bullyish in behaviour and always hitting or thumping or threatening to beat someone up. Its pure rubbish. I wouldn't be a fan of hannah montana or any of that kind of thing either. I just can't see what either of those to shows can be of any benefit to a child.iCarly is banned in our house. Carly herself is alright but her co-star is a right little brat. Not role models I want for my daughters.
I'd be a fan of humf too. The cartoon is not as 'busy' as others certainly, but maybe thats what I like about it. He's a kind hearted little thing, and close to his parents etc. It's the simplicity of it I like.hoodwinked wrote: »we much prefer shows like humf, where mummy and daddy have an equal and balanced relationship, both work, both clean up, both play with humf, both babysit...etc and we find it refreshing and more life like that humf lives in an apartment and not some mansion like most characters!
Agreed. It is utter shyte.Special agent Oso is the worst, IIRC I saw one once where it was showing children how to put toys into a box
Agreed. I like that it gives children a taste for the language. And have you ever watched a child when they know Swiper is coming?part time punk wrote: »But is Dora not a good role model for a young girl, off exploring and having adventures rather than being a pink princess ?
Swiper no swiping!!:pac:
Little einsteins is just the best thing ever. Its good, healthy, educational TV.Others that our two like that shouldn't completely do your head in: humf, little einsteins, babar (it was Mammy's favourite cartoon as a child).Some favourites of my daughter when she was in the 2 - 5 bracket were Balamory (younger end of the scale), Dora and her absolute all time favourite Bear in the Big Blue house.
Bear in the Big blue house, love this programme! I just love the otters Pip and Pop, harmless fun for littlies
Heres one for you all - The cramp twins.
I cannot put into words how much I despise this cartoon.
1) Even in the intro you're told Wayne is the evil twin. He is always up to no good, and violent.
2) The mother is portrayed as an insane clean freak and completely irrational
3) The father is often seen to be scared of the mother, especially when it comes too all things 'clean'
4) The story lines are odd and have nothing of any value to a child. The characters are bizarre looking too.
5) The regurgitated background music can be loud and very annoying to listen to.0 -
Anyone else looking back at their youth and thinking kids tv shows have actually dumbed down a bit?
I remember explaining to my dad when I was 5 about genetic mutation and civil war thanks to the likes of the X-men cartoons, TMNT, and transformers.
I can look back now and see that some of the themes were simplistic alright but probably more entertaining/educational than "Humf visits the park.....again".
In saying that, I was obsessed with becoming a ninja and did go on to do a couple of different martial arts so maybe it affected me more than I realised... 0 -
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There was some program on CBeebies as my daughter was outgrowing CBeebies. It was about a creche and the kids in it and their parents. But the creche was open 24/7 and the kids went there for sleepovers because the parents all had jobs like nurses and doctors and police so the kids were there during the day or night. The parents are a mix of married, single mums and single dads.
I just had a look on the CBeebies website and it's all coming back to me! Some other regulars that she loved were the Tweenies, the Fimbles (how could I have forgotten the Fimbles!), Come Outside (crazy old woman with a plane in her back garden visiting factories with her dog), Big Cook, Little Cook.
Ahhh found the one I was talking about. it's called Me Too.
My post sounds like we did nothing but watch tv but we did!
Me Too! oh that show is ridiculous, it is so annoying. we went through a phase of it, but thankfully it is over now.
I cant believe that no one has mention grandpa in my pocket. how much i hate that show i can hardly describe. my son loves it. the concept is inane, the mother is a twit, the father is not much better but at least he has a function, the aunt is the singular most annoying character on tv since fortycoats.0 -
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