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Surprised my DD is actually learning words from Peppa ??

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peppapigfan2021 · 29/05/2021 08:17

My DD who is 1 and a half has actually learnt so many words from Peppa pig.

I limit screen time, but still feel guilty for letting her watch it at all. But she's probably learnt at least 10 words from it. She just shouts the words out when she's watching. It's really funny ! Very surprising.

It's scary when you google screen time, there are a lot of very scary articles about it.

I limit it as much as I can, but didn't realise she would actually learn stuff from it !

What does everyone else do ?

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TroysMammy · 29/05/2021 08:23

When my niece started talking I thought she had a different accent to what we are used to, we are Welsh, until I realised she spoke like Peppa Pig. Luckily she doesn't now.

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peppapigfan2021 · 29/05/2021 08:23

@TroysMammy

When my niece started talking I thought she had a different accent to what we are used to, we are Welsh, until I realised she spoke like Peppa Pig. Luckily she doesn't now.
Hahhh amazing
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PumpkinWitch · 29/05/2021 08:26

It’s fine to watch a bit of TV and it is a way of learning about things they wouldn’t otherwise be able to experience. My DS loves Fireman Sam I have bought him all the toys and he acts out rescues. Before 1 he was not interested in TV at all. I think it is a good idea to think about screen time and the suitability of what they watch but not all TV is bad.

CaptainMyCaptain · 29/05/2021 08:26

One of my Grandsons adopted Peppa's accent.

NicknamesAreLikeKleenex · 29/05/2021 08:28

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peppapigfan2021 · 29/05/2021 08:28

I just had no idea they actually learn stuff from it. As most things you read about screen time say that it has no benefit and it entirely passive and just so bad for them.

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drspouse · 29/05/2021 08:30

Does she know what the words mean? Not much use being able to say "muddy puddles" if it's just a string of sounds.

NoNobramma · 29/05/2021 08:31

My dd learn Spanish from Dora the explorer and it opens children up to experiences they won’t get in daily life similar to the exposure of books- such as going to the moon, exploring other lands and cultures etc

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peppapigfan2021 · 29/05/2021 08:31

@drspouse

Does she know what the words mean? Not much use being able to say "muddy puddles" if it's just a string of sounds.
She definitely knows what they mean !
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Peppapeg · 29/05/2021 08:32

Screen time definitely exceeded recommended levels for DS during lockdown, we found the same, he learnt words and short phrases from it. It was a bit longer before he knew the meaning and could spot muddy puddles in the wild and refer to them as such. As part of a balanced day I don't see an issue with TV personally, and at least peppa talks and doesn't just make weird sounds like the tomliboos etc.

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 29/05/2021 08:33

My elder DD was obsessed with the Octonauts at that age. Still loves science stuff now at 10years old.
Alphablocks helped with her phonics when she was struggling at school.

TV isn't all bad. Like most things, it's about moderation. (Like you might give them a couple of chocolate buttons but not a 200g block of chocolate to munch on)

EssentialHummus · 29/05/2021 08:35

We’re a bilingual household and until recently insisted on cartoons/TV in DH’s language only. DD and I both learnt loads from Peppa.

yoshiblue · 29/05/2021 08:35

How things change, my mum proudly put me in front of the TV in the 80s so I could learn from it! We're so hard on ourselves these days.

I can't say I'm a Peppa Pig fan, but my son learnt so much from tv at a similar age. He knows lots of geography facts from Go Jeffers, maths from Numberblocks, he learnt to count watching Show Me Show Me. Cbeebies all the way.

FinallyFluid · 29/05/2021 08:38

My DH is profoundly deaf (without his CI) we have always had the subtitles on the TV, DS was a very early reader.

Everything in moderation.

Checkingout811 · 29/05/2021 08:38

I’m not a fan of peppa but number & alphablocks, go jetters, octonauts are good for learning and something special helps my son with his signing.

ChocOrange1 · 29/05/2021 08:38

My older daughter watches Hey Duggee. When 1 year old hears the theme tune she shouts "duggee!".
She can't say mama though 🙄

Yellowcrockpot · 29/05/2021 08:38

There's many positive from screentime as well as negatives, your DD engaging with PP and enjoying it is a huge positive.
Think how you've learned things in the past, watching documentaries/news etc, that's screen time too!
The negative of screentime is the amount of time LO are spending in front of screen, when it becomes a glofied babysitter for kids, the content.
My DS (7) joins in the with age appropriate TV programmes and when he has a question I am unable to answer, I go on YouTube and we look up the answer, it's the same thing with your DD, she's learning.

NicknamesAreLikeKleenex · 29/05/2021 08:40

DM used to volunteer in a playgroup for British service families in Germany where the father was posted away for months at a time and a young boy of two or three came in who had speech delay. The doctors had checked him out and said he was just a really late speaker. The second day he was playing with some cars and babbling away to himself and DM overheard him - he was speaking rudimentary German because Anglophone mum didn’t see the point in talking to a child who couldn’t talk but did have the TV on all day for company (back in the day).

Not a criticism of you OP, I’m sure you talk to your DC loads, but a demonstration of the astonishing powers of the developing brain.

KingdomScrolls · 29/05/2021 08:40

Screen time is limited here but allowed, cbeebies usually, DS does some of the Makaton signs because of Mr Tumble and loves Grace's machines. I cannot abide Peppa those pigs are so rude.

Toottootdrivers · 29/05/2021 08:40

My 19 month old has started saying go go go go whenever the Go Jetters come on Grin. I think some screen time is fine as long as you still spend plenty of time talking/singing/reading to them.

Some programmes, such as yakka dee, are brilliant for speech.

ShinyGreenElephant · 29/05/2021 08:44

Loads on cbeebies is educational, my eldest learned loads of Spanish from Dora, alphablocks and number blocks are fab and my 2yo has a speech delay so I put on yakka dee every morning while I'm getting my eldest ready for school and she can always say the word now by the end of the episode

ProfYaffle · 29/05/2021 08:44

Different age group but I remember dd1 when she was about 7 chipping in to mine and dh's conversation with "It's like Paris and Helen of Troy isn't it?". I can't remember what we were talking about but we were surprised by the classical reference. Horrible Histories is a marvellous thing!

cocoloco987 · 29/05/2021 08:44

Dd now 11 learned loads from tv as a toddler. She picked up Spanish from Dora and would sign along with talking leaned from mr tumble. Can't say peppa pig taught her anything but great that it has for your dd.

switswoo81 · 29/05/2021 08:45

From a speech point of view I don't think Peppa is the worst. Sentences are short and simple there is a lot of repetition and the characters speak clearly.
My 3yo is severely speech delayed and possible ASD and has learnt lots from cocomelon!

Ozanj · 29/05/2021 08:50

@peppapigfan2021

My DD who is 1 and a half has actually learnt so many words from Peppa pig.

I limit screen time, but still feel guilty for letting her watch it at all. But she's probably learnt at least 10 words from it. She just shouts the words out when she's watching. It's really funny ! Very surprising.

It's scary when you google screen time, there are a lot of very scary articles about it.

I limit it as much as I can, but didn't realise she would actually learn stuff from it !

What does everyone else do ?

My 18 mo learns his words from Word Party lol. But I lately discovered he also knows the mandarin ones (I thought it was just babble!!).