Cocomelon is banned from my house! I think it’s evil!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard many parents of young children say that they are banning Cocomelon from their kids because they have read or heard that exposing their child to it is like exposing your child to crack.

????!!

Everytime a kids show comes along, there are always those that cannot wait to bring it down!
My kids are in their 30’s now but when they were toddlers I got so much flack for allowing them to watch Teletubbies.
Jerry Faldwell at the time was warning parents that exposing your children to this show could make them “gay” since the purple Teletubby “Tinky Winky” was a gay color (purple), had a gay shape on his head (a triangle?) and was a boy but carried a purse.

Later on my kids were into Harry Potter which experts claimed was bad for kids since it exposed them to witchcraft.

Cocomelon is just like these shows from the past, they are popular so of course someone wants to bring it down.

The content is educational, the songs are catchy ➕ fun and the nuclear family unit is all about love.

And I find it touching how the show’s creators have named some of the characters after the three Watts children who were murdered in 2018.

I'm not OP but there is a big difference in how shows are produced now with the constant screen cuts. That style of show has been flagged for attention/brain development concerns for years. This obviously isn't scientific, but I just randomly picked a Teletubbies episode and it was 0:25 to the first cut scene and then an another 0:20 to the next. I picked a random cocomelon and the had 6 screen cuts in the first 0:25 of the song.

I personally think it's fine, in moderation, like everything but if my kid was having focus/attention issues I would cut that type of media out.

I don’t think that the Teletubbies program was criticized in its day for the actual program’s dynamic.
At the time, the focal concern was that the show was subliminally exposing children to a homosexual character which many believed at the time would or could make children emulate them.

Every generation needs a scapegoat for what is bad and detrimental for the youth.

There actually was a time when parents were also cautioned about exposing their children to Harry Potter books/movies due to witchcraft & wizard motifs.

And if I am to go way back, when Rock ‘n Roll first came on the scene, parents were told to keep their kids far away from its bad influence.

Cocomelon will be okay.

[Anonymous]

lol I thought everyone knew Cocomelon was overstimulating and bad. This was like common knowledge and literally none of my friends with kids have shown it to them because of that. Although I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to show any screens to kids under 18-24mo.

We do listen to the songs though as they are catchy and fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is your 1 yo watching shows?

+1

"New show" implies that there are other shows he watches? Get that child off the TV! He's one year old!

There are no common studies that demonstrate that exposing a child to television before their first birthday does them any physical or emotional harm.

It’s just a fallacy.
No one can differentiate between adults now which ones were exposed to TVs earlier than other ones.

Re: Cocomelon, in 25 years people will be laughing about the allegations now like we all laugh about how Barney was heavily criticized when it first came out.

No one is laughing about Barney.

[Anonymous]

I think it is a great comparison of what children’s programming was considered “evil” a generation ago to what is now considered evil.

I also remember The Teletubbies and Harry Potter were considered evil by many people in the nineties due to their negative influence (or perceived) on young, impressionable children at the time.
These were very successful programs/books so of course they were also criticized.
Same with today’s Cocomelon.
In 20-30 years we will all look back and shake our heads laughing that this show was once considered evil and compared to crack.

Trust me on this…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is your 1 yo watching shows?

+1

"New show" implies that there are other shows he watches? Get that child off the TV! He's one year old!

There are no common studies that demonstrate that exposing a child to television before their first birthday does them any physical or emotional harm.

It’s just a fallacy.
No one can differentiate between adults now which ones were exposed to TVs earlier than other ones.

Re: Cocomelon, in 25 years people will be laughing about the allegations now like we all laugh about how Barney was heavily criticized when it first came out.

No one is laughing about Barney.

Not now of course because over time he has earned his stripes…err….respect.
But at the time he was heavily criticized like Cocomelon is currently for being too saccharine sweet and unrealistic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard many parents of young children say that they are banning Cocomelon from their kids because they have read or heard that exposing their child to it is like exposing your child to crack.

????!!

Everytime a kids show comes along, there are always those that cannot wait to bring it down!
My kids are in their 30’s now but when they were toddlers I got so much flack for allowing them to watch Teletubbies.
Jerry Faldwell at the time was warning parents that exposing your children to this show could make them “gay” since the purple Teletubby “Tinky Winky” was a gay color (purple), had a gay shape on his head (a triangle?) and was a boy but carried a purse.

Later on my kids were into Harry Potter which experts claimed was bad for kids since it exposed them to witchcraft.

Cocomelon is just like these shows from the past, they are popular so of course someone wants to bring it down.

The content is educational, the songs are catchy ➕ fun and the nuclear family unit is all about love.

And I find it touching how the show’s creators have named some of the characters after the three Watts children who were murdered in 2018.

I'm not OP but there is a big difference in how shows are produced now with the constant screen cuts. That style of show has been flagged for attention/brain development concerns for years. This obviously isn't scientific, but I just randomly picked a Teletubbies episode and it was 0:25 to the first cut scene and then an another 0:20 to the next. I picked a random cocomelon and the had 6 screen cuts in the first 0:25 of the song.

I personally think it's fine, in moderation, like everything but if my kid was having focus/attention issues I would cut that type of media out.

I don’t think that the Teletubbies program was criticized in its day for the actual program’s dynamic.
At the time, the focal concern was that the show was subliminally exposing children to a homosexual character which many believed at the time would or could make children emulate them.

Every generation needs a scapegoat for what is bad and detrimental for the youth.

There actually was a time when parents were also cautioned about exposing their children to Harry Potter books/movies due to witchcraft & wizard motifs.

And if I am to go way back, when Rock ‘n Roll first came on the scene, parents were told to keep their kids far away from its bad influence.

Cocomelon will be okay.

+1

I have watched this program in a neutral position and I find the songs catchy and the content educational.
(I myself have learned of shape monikers that I didn’t know prior!)

Yes the cartoon effects are more sophisticated but not unlike what I am seeing in other children’s entertainment content.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Keep your kids away from slop garbage like that. It's as bad as porn and video games.

this is the best comparison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Keep your kids away from slop garbage like that. It's as bad as porn and video games.

this is the best comparison.

This is a new one.

Cocomelon = Pornography

Now I know I have heard it all.

To the OP, you really have deep rooted anger issues if you think a children’s show like Cocomelon is considered evil.

Now is nothing that would even constitute evil connected to that program.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you feel Cocomelon is not appropriate for 'your' family, then of course you should not have it on. But it's up to other parents to decide what is appropriate for 'their' families.

I have young adult kids who watched Barney. They are successful, educated adults. They even occasionally watched TeleTubbies! The horror, haha. You know, sometimes I just needed a half hour to get laundry done.

[Anonymous]

I have seen this program a few times with my grandchildren and think it is really cute and fun.
The songs are upbeat and catchy and are great for kids (and adults too!) to sing along to.
The storyline content is very educational and the characters are also well represented.

-I see no evil in any of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you feel Cocomelon is not appropriate for 'your' family, then of course you should not have it on. But it's up to other parents to decide what is appropriate for 'their' families.

I have young adult kids who watched Barney. They are successful, educated adults. They even occasionally watched TeleTubbies! The horror, haha. You know, sometimes I just needed a half hour to get laundry done.

I also remember when the Teletubbies became popular in America there was such a bruhaha over it and it was very controversial.
That conservative reverend was spitting out all this hate about how it promoted and glorified homosexuality.
Nonsense!
Then Britney Spears posed on the cover of Vanity Fair with Tinky Winky and poof - controversy eradicated.
While across the pond we were probably being laughed at!

[Anonymous]

Cocomelon is demonic. But I like that JJ's family has 3 kids. Most cartoon families only have one or two. We also need big family representation.

[Anonymous]

I think worse is people not minding their own business

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you feel Cocomelon is not appropriate for 'your' family, then of course you should not have it on. But it's up to other parents to decide what is appropriate for 'their' families.

I have young adult kids who watched Barney. They are successful, educated adults. They even occasionally watched TeleTubbies! The horror, haha. You know, sometimes I just needed a half hour to get laundry done.

Same my kids watched all kind of cartoons, even anime with swords, blood, death but also shows good motivational and positivity outcomes.

Bluey is boring, is a copy cat of anime.

watch Anime. Is 10 times better and teaches kids better 10 times better.
Anime helped kids way before we were born

[Anonymous]

Studies show that Cocomelon as a toddler leads to basement living, Community College dropouts, with addiction issues.