Inevitably you are going to let your child watch TV. In my house it is usually first think in the morning. Since I no longer get to sleep in, my little alarm clocks are in my room by 6:30 the latest. Sometimes I get to sleep a little longer because they want to snuggle. More recently they have to go to the bathroom right away and that means I go from dead asleep to functionable awake in 30 seconds. These morning I let each kid pick out a show and I get to have a cup of coffee and wake up. I am very aware of what I let me children watch. First, the show has to have some sort of lesson it is teaching my child. It can be anything from being a good friend to learning letters. After the show has met criteria number one it is extremely important that it does not annoy me. If this happens I gently refocus them on another show. I know this sounds selfish but if I have to watch the same show over and over again I don’t want to pull my hair out. So now that you know my requirements I will share the shows that I think are great for kids.
Currently my daughter is obsessed with My Little Pony. I am not even sure how she found out this show existed. Continue reading
The Chicken's Egg 