[ SECRET POST #4696 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4696 ⌋

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[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

...what

[(Anonymous)]

Sometimes....parents just want to take a shit in peace.

[(Anonymous)]

LOL!

[(Anonymous)]

not OP - I completely sympathize with parents! parents aren't to blame for the media ecosystem or the material conditions of raising kids. but I also kinda think OP is right to be critical of the companies involved and the broader trend.

[(Anonymous)]

or a shower, like?!

[(Anonymous)]

While too much screentime is bad, like... that doesn't mean shows for preschoolers shouldn't exist. Preschoolers live in a world where there are screens and we're not going back to a time where that isn't true. Content for preschoolers isn't the problem, it's the amount of content consumed and the way it's consumed.

It's not harmful for a small child to have a little TV time, with stories that are at a level they can understand and engage with, and parents present to engage with them about the show and share enjoyment. Sometimes you just have to suck it up and watch a show that feels mindless and unfunny to you, because it's not good to hand over your phone and let your kid watch things on it unfettered, but when you watch a show together, your kid is learning more than just whatever shape/color/alphabet/number lesson a kiddie show imparts-- they're learning how to share enjoyment, they're learning general media literacy and how to talk to someone about a thing they're watching-- which means their vocabulary is improving (and hearing new words through a show is still improving vocab, even if TV is no replacement for parents/caregivers), they're developing the important skill that is 'sit fairly calmly for several minutes', not to mention an attention span.

(Yes! An attention span! Too much screentime may be bad for all of our attention spans, but that doesn't mean all screntime is bad for the attention span. A kid starts without any attention span to speak of, but a colorful thing that holds their attention is step one to being able to sit down and pay attention, and as long as it's balanced out with learning to pay attention to non-screen things, rather than being relied on as a babysitter, that's not all bad)

Some shows made for preschoolers may be hot garbage, I don't know anything about this one. Some just feel that way when you try to watch them as an adult. Most shows for little kids aren't going to be Mister Rogers, but carefully rationed/monitored screentime is part of raising a kid, and removing all of that leads to kids who are not as tech or media literate as their peers, which sets them back.

[rosehiptea]

OK but I draw the line at Wee Sing.

(Seriously though, I agree with you.)

[(Anonymous)]

I 100% agree with this! (and am a parent)

[(Anonymous)]

Still doesn't have anything to do with it's shitty animation!

[(Anonymous)]

You are like 50 years too late here.

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Mum!

(Seriously, I was the only kid not allowed to watch Sesame Street because it would rot my brain. And this was nearly 50 years ago.)

[(Anonymous)]

ok boomer

[(Anonymous)]

OK ageist, unfunny moron.

[(Anonymous)]

It's stupid and unfunny but not ageist.