This week, and we're not through it yet, has been really interesting in the world of children's television. The first one was a "typical" Daily Mail article about Peppa Pig, entitled, is Peppa Pig making our children naughty?
I couldn't really believe it, even for the Mail it was fairly ridiculous and looked like it had been thrown together by someone cruising parenting forums looking for a "filler" story. It just is hysterically bad, and made me laugh.
The other big thing was Waybuloo. Waybuloo has been a constant for Joseph, it is not without controversy, however. Waybuloo features yoga, and has some principles that may be considered New Age, and some Christians are very much against it. Personally I love Waybuloo, as its relaxing and calming. It's a staple of the bed time hour. Last night I was cooking when I heard a strange voiceover on it. Cbeebies announced that they had made changes, cut 10 minutes off it, and put Dave Lamb as a narrator over the top of the track (he of Come Dine With Me fame)
I was quite alarmed, it changed the whole nature of the show, and made it sound ridiculous. I almost expected deeply sarcastic comments about the state of the bungle berry juice.
I even tweeted about it. And I wasn't alone, tweet upon tweet, in the most part up in arms about it. Today Cbeebies announced that they were reverting the bedtime hour and Waybuloo to its original state.
I am so pleased that they listened to reason and changed back again. Children are creatures of habit, they don't like sudden abrupt change.
And neither, it would appear, do their parents.
I couldn't really believe it, even for the Mail it was fairly ridiculous and looked like it had been thrown together by someone cruising parenting forums looking for a "filler" story. It just is hysterically bad, and made me laugh.
One father spoke of his despair at how his four-year-old son had taken to splashing in what he gleefully called ‘muddy puddles’ on his way to school – copying Peppa’s favourite pastime.Of course, no child has every splashed in a muddy puddle have they? Oh the horrors and evils of children's television. I personally love Peppa Pig. A lot of the shows feature grandparents, and with both sets absent from Joseph's everyday life, I truly believe Peppa has helped him understand grandparents and their role. One of my favourite episodes is about compost. I think Peppa is a wonderful programme, but I don't mind if you don't share that opinion, but don't let your kids watch it! Easy fixed!
The other big thing was Waybuloo. Waybuloo has been a constant for Joseph, it is not without controversy, however. Waybuloo features yoga, and has some principles that may be considered New Age, and some Christians are very much against it. Personally I love Waybuloo, as its relaxing and calming. It's a staple of the bed time hour. Last night I was cooking when I heard a strange voiceover on it. Cbeebies announced that they had made changes, cut 10 minutes off it, and put Dave Lamb as a narrator over the top of the track (he of Come Dine With Me fame)
I was quite alarmed, it changed the whole nature of the show, and made it sound ridiculous. I almost expected deeply sarcastic comments about the state of the bungle berry juice.
I even tweeted about it. And I wasn't alone, tweet upon tweet, in the most part up in arms about it. Today Cbeebies announced that they were reverting the bedtime hour and Waybuloo to its original state.
I am so pleased that they listened to reason and changed back again. Children are creatures of habit, they don't like sudden abrupt change.
And neither, it would appear, do their parents.