My baby has fallen victim to North Korean propaganda!

[sunnyinthevalley]

I left my 17 month old baby at my mother's home when I went to a afternoon party with DH, and left DD17mo with my tablet, opened on the youtube app.

I come home, and some strange music is playing, and DD is clapping along happily and swaying a bit, and my mother is smiling, swaying along + cooking a casserole.

I peer at what's playing on the tablet, and it's this:

My current guess is that it appeared as a recommended video and DD tapped it (she's good with these things - even laptops!)

DM was singing 'key shown oon' along (she's not really in touch with current affairs/news, had no idea this was a dictator, and thought it was some sort of ad DD had looped.)

Then I was scrolling the BBC on my laptop, with DD beside me, and she sees Kim, and starts smiling and giggling.

I'm not sure if I should be irritated or amused

All our mothers did nothing of the sort. Very little about Pebble Mill at One or Crown Court to interest a baby.

There's an x at the corner of the tabby thing.

Feel free to click it, or another thread.

Why is it not my business? Are we all supposed to applaud the op and her perfect parenting? Never mind finding life in North Korea a laugh?

Ignore the miseries - I thought it was funny!

It's really not funny. If you have to use YouTube then use YouTube Kids and only make approved videos available - blippi and nursery rhymes or whatever. YouTube is a slippery slope and your baby could be tapping on all kinds of inappropriate and scary rubbish. There's no end of parents who complain that their small kids are addicted and influenced by YouTubers. It's best to lock down your devices as much and as early as possible.

Maybe it's a small scottish town thing

???

Alright. I don't really care to be fair.

Youtube kids is shite - creepier stuff on there and gives the illusion of safety.

DM just makes sure that what she's watching is fine. Better then any parental locks.

NO ONE IS FINDING NORTH KOREA FUNNY!

What I found funny is DM singing along and DD wiggling and clapping for propaganda music.

Apparently it's very popular on TikTok!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckv7yk88q0go

I'm with your mum and baby. It's a good song and funny video.

Because how she parents is nothing to do with you and clearly the post is tongue in cheek. You come across as incredibly sanctimonious and if you really have managed to parent without ever putting your child in front of the television you must be a better mother than most of the population

This! The pearl clutches are out in force tonight! Made me laugh too OP

Wow! Never knew that!

Me too!! I needed a laugh tonight 😎

That's why I said only make approved videos visible. That will block everything else. You can choose cbeebies or whatever. My child only watches Bluey and educational stuff I pick out specifically.

Aren't you concerned that your baby had unfettered access to the whole of YouTube? Most of it is inappropriate!

op You are using the power of you tube for evil.

Get your little one onto Ted talks, open university or harvard online - though I'm afraid there may not be so many catchy songs - maybe start off gently with octonauts, the world needs marine biologists.😁

Jesus. All the perfect mum. I bet they also this gentle parenting crap type ! Ups. I’m asian. My mum left me and my siblings in front of tv since we were babies. We turned up all right. My brother is a lawyer and my sister is a doctor. And guess what. My sister also gives youtube to her toddler. Seriously people youtube not gonna break your baby. You know what’s gonna break your children? Gentle parenting crap!.

Or not a mother at all.

I was like that as well before I had DD -

'I'll never use the iNanny, never buy precooked baby food, all organic homemade and beige wood toys!''

All flew out of the window as soon as DD opened her mouth to cry for the first time

And your DM clearly wasn't monitoring what you child was watching.

No, not very concerned.

DM was watching DD, and I don't like the YT kids thing, found it awfully hard to set up.

She thought it was a fecking ad DD was looping.

You weren't around, so maybe stop pearl clutching?

juche baby that's what it is