After doing a paper in my child's psychology class and creating my own cartoon for this class I questioned if cartoons are benefiting kids or hurting them? I will be the first to admit that I still watch cartoons and think that they are very entertaining but for children I'm not sure.I know what's right and what's wrong, and that's what children are learning. One cartoon I watched was the kids cartoon "The Backyardigans". I liked it because the children went on adventures in their backyards and it was very colorful and eye catching, It showed children having an imagination just by using their backyards and I loved that. I didn't like the dangerous stunts that were shown in the cartoon however. The characters would stand on one foot while a horse is moving and without falling which is unrealistic for children to do. I don't want kids watching it and getting the wrong impression that they can do those things and think they wont get hurt from it. are these shows like "the Backyardigans" really educating our kids with things such as having an imagination or hurting them by showing that it's okay to do certain things and make them believe that they wont get hurt? I'm not sure what the answer is because no cartoon is going to be perfect, but they could improve I believe.
Yeah i totally agree , as a person who occasionally watches cartoons, when we were younger it wasn't a big deal seeing our favorite characters go on adventures , but now we are older it really makes you think is this cartoon a good example
This clip that you showed is exactly the reason why some kids have self-esteem issues. It's the whole notion of, keeping up with the Joneses" Kids will always ry to out due each other, and in my opinion, that is when the problems arise.
The Clip you posted definitely make me question the cartoon for young children. Being a mom of a 3 year old, I do not find it beneficial to instill this need to compete and out preform your peers, especially using dangerous stunts. While as an adult its easy to look at the show and see the unrealistic play. For a young child this is not easily seen, young children who are typically the ones watching this show are in a stage that makes them want to mimic what they see. While I don't think my son will find a horse and attempt these trick, he attempt them on the armrest of a chair, the edge of his bed, etc making it possible that he could injure himself. Also personally I do not want my child feeling such a strong need to compete at an early age, there are many years ahead were that will be hard enough, does he really need to learn that now?
Yeah i totally agree , as a person who occasionally watches cartoons, when we were younger it wasn't a big deal seeing our favorite characters go on adventures , but now we are older it really makes you think is this cartoon a good example
ReplyDeleteThis clip that you showed is exactly the reason why some kids have self-esteem issues. It's the whole notion of, keeping up with the Joneses" Kids will always ry to out due each other, and in my opinion, that is when the problems arise.
ReplyDeleteThe Clip you posted definitely make me question the cartoon for young children. Being a mom of a 3 year old, I do not find it beneficial to instill this need to compete and out preform your peers, especially using dangerous stunts. While as an adult its easy to look at the show and see the unrealistic play. For a young child this is not easily seen, young children who are typically the ones watching this show are in a stage that makes them want to mimic what they see. While I don't think my son will find a horse and attempt these trick, he attempt them on the armrest of a chair, the edge of his bed, etc making it possible that he could injure himself. Also personally I do not want my child feeling such a strong need to compete at an early age, there are many years ahead were that will be hard enough, does he really need to learn that now?
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