Ms Rachel

Surely the only entertainment a 6mth old baby needs is that of a loving parent or primary carer and a few simple toys? I’m appalled that such a tiny baby is plonked in front of a tv screen, one which whilst it may have lots of bright lights and sounds is entirely unresponsive to the baby itself. It won’t reply to the baby’s emerging vocalisations, it won’t stop or change tack when the baby is overstimulated. Watching a screen is a passive act and the baby will learn that no matter how often he/she reacts to what’s on the screen, there will never be a response from the screen.

It’s easy to take such a small baby around with you as you do various tasks, I loved talking to my babies, telling them what I was doing, singing (badly) songs to them and playing games. At 6mths, babies still sleep and feed quite a lot so it’s not that many hours of the day.

My grandson was a huge fan of Miss Rachel. He's 4 now and has grown out of her a bit. He's now into Handyman Hal - also an American product but pretty good. There's another one he watches as well but I can't remember the name of it. I also picked AdaptedMind for him one day and he says he gets that at nursery. I look after him one day a week and he's allowed 30-45 minutes before I take him home.

I dont think it would have ever occurred to me to put a 5 month old in front of the tv. When awake they were talked to, played with sang to etc. I may well have collapsed in front of the tv when they went to bed but not before.

Allira

Missiseff

You're not supposed to introduce screen time to babies under a year old. Apparantly. According to the WHO

I'm amazed that anyone would introduce tiny babies to a screen. There are so many problems with teenagers becoming addicted to their screens now I'd have thought leaving it as long as possible would be better.

What happened to Mummy (or Daddy) playing clapping games, singing to their children, the entertainment when they were in their prams or cots being a mobile above their heads, moving gently round?

How things change.

One of these days, somebody is going to make a connection between the arrival of personal screens for children and the astonishing rise in childhood anxiety, ADHD, neurodiversity etc

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10353947/

I hated Blippi and Peppa Pig - but Bluey is fabulous!

How sad. Kids stuck in front of a tv.

To be fair.my granddaughter watches for less than than 39 minutes a day, whilst her parents finish their meal as she always finishes first, not being that interested in food in the evening. My children also watched for about the same amount of time each day, aka a Postman Pat episode in those days. For my generation it was Captain Pugwash, Tom and Jerry, and Watch with Mother, so it’s not new. highly doubt most parents allow more than a short period of viewing time, and it’s certainly done mine no harm at all. All of them were about one when they started watching.

Missiseff

You're not supposed to introduce screen time to babies under a year old. Apparantly. According to the WHO

I'm amazed that anyone would introduce tiny babies to a screen. There are so many problems with teenagers becoming addicted to their screens now I'd have thought leaving it as long as possible would be better.

What happened to Mummy (or Daddy) playing clapping games, singing to their children, the entertainment when they were in their prams or cots being a mobile above their heads, moving gently round?

How things change.

You're not supposed to introduce screen time to babies under a year old. Apparantly. According to the WHO

Shirls52000

My little grandson loves Miss Rachel, personally I find it very irritating and try to steer him to something else plus I m always telling him to say zed instead of zee 🙄

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Yes, imprinted in the memory!

JdotJ

Peppa Pig is as equally popular in the US apparently, with children speaking in English accents.

I was chatting on the phone to my friend in Canada. His young daughter said "Is that Pepper Pig on the phone"?

Though I find the idea of Brit children speaking with a US accent less amusing.

My daughter and I both HATE Mr Blippi, but my grandson loved it when he was small. I have to confess that I've never heard of Miss Rachel, though we all love Peppa Pig.
My granddaughter went to Peppa Pig World and had to be dragged from there, screaming, when it was time to go home. She's 11 now and still loves Peppa.

My little grandson loves Miss Rachel, personally I find it very irritating and try to steer him to something else plus I m always telling him to say zed instead of zee 🙄

Peppa Pig is as equally popular in the US apparently, with children speaking in English accents.

BlueBelle

How sad that a 5 month old baby gets his day time entertainment from a tv show poster didn’t say for an hour she said ‘daytime entertainment’
Not much hope for the world

W.H.O and AMA both recommend babies that age are never exposed to screens; therte's lots of research about the lasting harm done to undeveloped brains by over stimulation.

Miss Apple is quite good too, and English. My granddaughter now says zee for Z because of Miss Rachel!

JaneJudge - Visiting The Netherlands in the early 1970s I was surprised how many people spoke excellent English. The younger ones often had an American accent. I asked why and was assured by a young man that it was all the American movies they watched!

Allira

Is your niece American, Cumbrianmale?

British parents may prefer CBeebies if they want their babies and toddlers to be entertained. The speech and language may be more familiar.
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/parenting

English, but she was recommended Ms Rachel by a friend. Many of Rachel's songs will be familiar over here like The Wheels On The Bus and Old Macdonald's farm, and her show isn't overly American.

Danny Go

Ooh, I like Mr Blippi too.

And there is another new name on the block. Willhave to g oogle.
He uses dance a lot.

My GD loves Ms Rachel, and her British equivalent Ms Apple, and she has learned her colours and numbers, they are good teachers at toddler level. She is nearly two now, and she’s moved on to the much more annoying Mr Blippi.

LOUISA1523

Ms Rachel is massive in the uk

She is amongst my lot.

Allira, when I taught Infants, I used to warn them,
Now be good or I will sing to you...🎶🤣

Ms Rachel is like catnip to babies, I do find her grating but when an exhausted parent needs a break Ms Rachel is the go-to entertainer. At least the material is educational.

Grannmarie

Our wee DGS2 loved CBeebies Let's go for a walk with Ranger Hamza. ( Strictly)

I like going for a walk with Hamza too.