Am really shocked, ds has a Pingu DVD which he watched for the first time a couple of days ago and really loves. We usually watch stuff together but I really thought this one was safe to put on for him while he sat quietly and had a drink while I whizzed round doing a few things!
...anyway, came back into the room today to watch an episode where Pingu and his little brother have lots of brightly coloured drinks then both need a pee. Little one pees on the snow and Pingu tells him off so he runs back to the igloo and jumps on the potty. Then Pingu starts hopping up and down too and runs home but the potty is occupied and Dad is in the bathroom. Eventually he gets to go into the bathroom but misses the loo - he's desperate and it's too high for him to reach without help. His parents both really tell him off for having an accident, and make him clean it up. When he goes back into the living room they give him the cold shoulder and when he goes to get some stilts to help him reach the loo, he gets told off again.
Eventually he goes and gets some cubes of ice and builds some steps.
ds is just doing potty training, he's doing great, and I think this is really counterproductive and gives a really negative message so I've banned it. The next episode showed Pingu throwing a strop at the dinner table and getting a good old fashioned over-the-knee smacking. Great stuff, as if I was in any doubt!
I thought Pingu was a cute innocent animation for little kids! Is this just a reflection on the year it was made (quite old now) and maybe the cultire of the country it was made in (it's Scandinavian I think)and am I being daft and over sensitive? ds is cross because he's not allowed to watch his new favourite any more. agh!