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AIBU?

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Nursery ScoobyDoo time for 2 year old. Hmmm . . .

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liliapellicia · 18/04/2012 23:50

AIBU. Possibly . . dont know - have lost all sense of what is or isn't. Recently moved a long way from what was home. DD1 (2.5) & DD2 (1) started at new nursery 2 days a weeks for past 2 months. Nursery, overall, seems lovely, however can't help but compare with last nursery. Some issues with food and staffing but very different set-up from our tiny London nursery so trying to go with the flow, and overall girls have settled in OK-ish. Picked up DD1 a bit earlier than usual today and she and rest of room (10 in total) all totally glued to Scooby Doo. She's the youngest in the room by quite a long way and has in past few weeks been having nightmares for the first time (ghosts in room etc.) Realise it's develomentally the right age for this, coupled with move etc. but also wonder if bleedin' Scooby Doo might be contributing . I know Scooby Doo seems/is tame, but I actually remember being a bit freaked our by Scooby's ghouls and ghosts when aged 7/8 (yup, a complete wuss) and actually think, blimey, there's loads of non-scary catrtoons/prgrammes they could show a bunch of 2/3/4 year olds, why don't they? Should I say something or should I just get calm down and get a grip. . . ?

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SuchProspects · 18/04/2012 23:59

YANBU. I would be annoyed that they were showing them any TV at all.

scuzy · 19/04/2012 00:00

yanbu. it could definately contribute to having nightmares.

ds is only 3 and is glued to ben 10 and am slightly concerned but all he does is laugh and say "coooool" so maybe am overreacting there but if she is not laughing and just staring at the cartoon i would be concerned.

i also have gripes with nurseries plonking kids in front of tvs.

scuzy · 19/04/2012 00:01

out of interest do you know how much tv time they get? and what else they watch? i would be enquiring.

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liliapellicia · 19/04/2012 00:11

SuchProspects not sure really - this is the first time I've picked her up at this time - not seen the TV on before. It's a big room with loads of outside space that they have open most the time so I don't think they watch it a great deal.. Don't have an issue with a wee bit of TV (they watch quite a bit at home) but would rather they were watching something nice and tame iykwim.

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liliapellicia · 19/04/2012 00:18

Scusy - tricky isn't it? Have friend with DS who is obsessed with Ben10 - she hates it but he seems Ok with the aggressive bits and part of me thinks, well maybe not a bad thing to be introduced to a bit of 'grittiness' at an early age as it's hard to avoid, but another part of me things bugger it, she's 2 and I'm paying you to look after her so can you not draw, read stories, sing etc to wind down, or if using TV then on bloody Peppa Pig or CBeebies . . Think I will inquire re how much TV time.

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gobbledegook1 · 19/04/2012 00:19

I think most nursery's have a small amount of tv time.

My eldest's nursery did, the nursery I worked in did and my youngest nursery does, its only 1 program that lasts about 20 minutes and is usually something like in the night garden, I don't have an issue with it, its hardly a huge amount of time in the scheme of things. I don't think I'd be impressed with something like scoobydoo though for the above mentioned reasons.

methsdrinker · 19/04/2012 00:24

Yanbu I would have been really cross if my nursery put on a telly. That's my job. The nurseries job is to play with sticky messy stuff that I hate doing. I deliberately went to a wooden non plastic nursery to keep away from tv. Scooby doo would scare my children upto the age of 6 ish. I would move if you can they probably feed her white bread as well ( the horror!!!)

methsdrinker · 19/04/2012 00:28

Gobledegook, the majority of nurseries I went to visit when looking round for my kids made a point of stating that there was no tv, they made a big point of imaginative play, etc.

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liliapellicia · 19/04/2012 00:55

Has been a bit surprising really. Lovely town, lovely looking nursery (great resources etc). Other mums praise baby room (where dd1 is) but very little said about toddler room. Agree, ideally no telly, but isn't really a telly issue for me, more a 'fgs come on, if you're gonna stick them in front of the telly put them in front of something that isn't likely to frighten them.'
Meths - white bread comment funny - trying not to be pain in arse mum but dds have had crumble or sponge pudding with custard every day they've attended the nursery. And fish fingers and chips every week. Again, not averse to a bit of stodge, but feel bit pissed off because would really rather they put the effort in to provide wholesome meals so takes pressure off me a wee bit! Old nursery gave them really varied meals & fruit and yoghurt for pud which they loved. Sigh . .

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StateofConfusion · 19/04/2012 01:41

Have to say scooby doo would make me complain, my mum let my dd and ds watch it, then 2 and 4 and it caused nightmares, it is NOT appropriate viewing for children so young.

There are hundreds of preschool programs, why scooby doo?

Could you offer some dvds?

flyingspaghettimonster · 19/04/2012 02:24

Yanbu - scoobydoo is banned in my house, bloody hate everything about it and refuse to have it on. Ask the nursery to play phineas and ferb instead... ;p

alarkaspree · 19/04/2012 02:37

My 7 year old is scared by scooby doo. It's not appropriate for nursery age children at all, I'm astonished that they're showing it.

Definitely complain.

DollysDrawers · 19/04/2012 05:45

YANBU Scooby Doo is totally inappropriate for two year olds and I would def raise that with nursery. Regarding watching tv there I think it's absolutely fine if it's for 20 mins or so after lunch or tea. I think young children need that time to chill and any decent nursery would be cleaning after meal times, mopping the floors etc and you can't have children running around during that time. they should be watching something age appropriate though.

Tee2072 · 19/04/2012 06:48

I have no problem with the TV part, I do agree Scooby Doo is not appropriate viewing.

I would definitely talk to the manager about it.

joanofarchitrave · 19/04/2012 06:59

Good grief, Scooby Doo? No way, I wouldn't let ds watch that until he was year 2 I think, and even then it was a bit early. Ask them how they are choosing what to put on.

crazygracieuk · 19/04/2012 07:07

I have a 5 year old who watched SD when 3 or 4 but he's child number 3 so much more streetwise than average.

I would be asking that they watch something else- there are lots of programmes that are more suitable and watched on iplayer if nursery doesn't have funds for DVDs.(I'm sure I've seen Peppa Pig DVDs for as little as £1.99)

stopthinkingsomuch · 19/04/2012 07:13

Yanbu. Tv can be slightly different for our 2 (almost 3 ) year old because he has older siblings. When he was really little it didn't matter. He didn't get it but around 2 it would scare him. It's not appropriate for childcare! My older children would still happily watch peppa pig as they've not really seen it before and Ds has just got into it!

nightswimmer · 19/04/2012 07:13

I had exactly the same thing years ago with my daughter in her (montessori) nursery school in Ireland. (She's 14 now, and still remembers it, but has an amazing memory) They often watched Scooby Doo at the end of their day and there was one episode which terrified her. I didn't say anything because I was a wimp, I'd be different now.
And in a creche type thing she went to, when I came to fetch her they were all sitting on tiny chirs watching home and away!

Tanith · 19/04/2012 07:16

I would definitely suspect Scooby Doo for the nightmares.
I once had a 2 year old start to wake screaming after her afternoon naps. She also started talking about "werewolf"
I asked her mum and found out she'd seen the Queen Victoria episode of Doctor Who with the werewolf in it - that had terrified me, never mind a toddler!!

Speak to the nursery and tell them you think it's upsetting her.

morecoffeemorecoffee · 19/04/2012 07:19

Scooby foo gave my Ds who's 6 nightmares. He told me he never wants to watch it again. Same sort of thing as you op, monsters in the bedroom etc. It's not appropriate for pre schoolers and I would complain.

Sparklingbrook · 19/04/2012 07:20

Why Scooby Doo though? That's a bizarre thing to let them watch.

fuzzpig · 19/04/2012 07:28

YANBU. Not too convinced that nursery should be showing them TV at all TBH, but as others have said, there are much more age appropriate shows than Scooby. Surely they could show Peppa, Thomas etc?

I actually just ordered some 'proper' Scooby Doo episodes on DVD for my DH - not sure if we would let my 4yo see it. She has nightmares a lot already.

SpaghettiTwirlerAndProud · 19/04/2012 07:40

Preschoolers should be watching Cbeebies or milkshake stuff, Scooby Doo is CBBC, meant for older kids!

How the chuff is a toddler meant to know that the monsters are mostly just meant to be people in costumes? I'm not surprised your DD is having nightmares, poor thing. Definitely complain!

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liliapellicia · 19/04/2012 07:41

Thanks all. Pretty much a consensus then that SD is terrible choice for 2/3 yr olds. That was my hunch but was bit unsure whether I was being over sensitive as DCs gone through so much change over past few weeks. I don't really get it tbh. It does seem bizarre - either a 'lazy' choice or a really poor judgement call which does make me think about other decisions their making about things. Dd also started having accidents virtually every day which didn't happen at all in old nursery. Had put it down to change in environment / feeling anxious telling new carers she needs a wee, but now wondering if they could be doing more to help with this. Think I 'll speak to manager next week and raise concerns (& go armed with more age appropriate DVDs as someone suggested)

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SoldeInvierno · 19/04/2012 07:43

exactly same thing happened in my DS's nursery a few years ago. Lots of children started having nightmares and the parents spoke to the manager. They apologised and changed to a more appropiate video.

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