What cartoons should your baby watch

The bright and multicoloured lights of a glowing television hold the attention of kids like nothing else. Parents often use television and screen time as a way to calm their children down while they get other things done or enjoy a moment of quiet. Parents of picky-eaters use the screen as a way to get their children to eat a quiet meal without too much fuss.The new guidelines about screen-time for children suggest that it is ok for children to watch a limited amount of television but parents need to keep in mind a few important things regarding their children’s media consumption.

• It is definitely not OK to simply hand over the iPad or switch on the TV. Parents of young children should act as their “screen-mentors” and watch the media with them to help them understand what they are watching.
• Parents should also ensure that the time spent in front of the screen does not interfere with time they would otherwise spend at play or at sleep or doing other constructive learning activities.
• Ensure your children are watching high-quality content meant for children.

Apart from the all-time popular Mickey Mouse Cartoons series, children between the ages of 0-5 years can watch these child-friendly cartoons.

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#1. Sesame Street

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Sesame Street has a wide variety of cartoons, songs and videos targeted at very young children. You could help your kids pick a video explaining the various body parts, the alphabet, numbers or pick from any of the popular nursery poems. Sesame Street is a safe and educative channel for kids to watch.

#2. Baby TV

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Baby TV is a channel which has a compilation of all-time favourite nursery rhymes, stories and TV shows. The captivating graphics, easy to understand content and slow pace of the animation on this channel is baby friendly. If you are parents of infants and toddlers below 3 years of age and choose to show your children TV or media this is the content you could begin with. Baby TV also has night-time programs with soothing slow music and lyrics which will not over-stimulate sleepy young children.

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#3. Super why

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This is a favourite series of slightly older kids who are above the age of 4 years. Super why and his team of superheroes attempt to solve simple mysteries with the help of simple clues they come across along the course of the show. Not only are kids interested in the problem solving, they also learn simple spellings and pronunciations. This is a show packed with entertainment and education for your kids in 30-minute segments.

#4. Peppa Pig

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This series with bite-sized episodes is loved by kids of all ages and adults too. It is an old kid on the block, so to say since it started in 2004. The easy to understand language, animation and jokes are a favourite with the kids. The episodes educate kids on simple concepts and also handle values like politeness, gratefulness, manners, respecting your elders, helping others and more in a child-friendly way.

#5. Little Einsteins

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This is a fun and informative show for children over 4 years of age. The show teaches children about one famous artwork and a musical piece in each episode by integrating them in the story-line and sound-track. It also encourages children’s participation by encouraging them to follow the actions of the main characters like patting knees, waving arms and nodding head when the characters do so. The storyline of each episode revolves around the completion of a simple mission which gets the children involved and interested.

#6. Ben and Holly’s little kingdom

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This series is made by the creators of Peppa Pig and is a fun watch for slightly older children and adults alike. The storyline revolves around the world of magical little fairies, non-magical elves and people. Each episode features fairy magic, a simple story with fun dialogues interspersed with jokes. The show also teaches kids about friendship beyond differences, the importance of kindness, sharing and other good values. Watch this show with your kids for a fun family evening.

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#7. ChuChuTV

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In just a span of just 3 to 4  years, Chu Chu TV has become a hit among kids and mothers alike.  Your toddler is refusing to eat food or calm down? Bring on Chu Chu TV! There is some magic to the beautiful nursery rhymes of Chu Chu TV that as soon as you play them kids stops crying and immediately becomes engrossed in them.

With over 19 million subscribers and billions of views – this channel is really a God sent for parents. It gives a fresh new take on all the nursery rhymes, adding a moral to the end of each. They also have a wonderful Teach the Alphabet and Phonics series which is quite educational to kids.

There is an infinite amount of media out there which children can be hooked on to if left to watch without parental supervision. Age appropriate TV or tablet viewing is alright for kids as long as you make sure you are monitor what they are watching and how much they are watching.

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