Peppa pig and tantrums

[Sickandtired14]

Hi,

My 2 year old is obsessed with Peppa pig. She watches it on channel 5 in the morning. And she has also been watching it alot on dh's phone (although I am annoyed about this cos I told him not to let her watch it constantly but he did). Anyway, she screams, cries and tantrums for watching it. She steals our phones to try and watch it.

I keep putting her on peppa pig bans cos she won't behave. She will hit, kick and bite when you stop her watching it and it is basically the first thing she says in the morning! But my DH undermines me and gives her his phone so I realise he's compounding the problem.

Does anyone else have similar issues? And if you do how do you combat this?

[HaroldLloyd]

But you must need to stop it at some points to go out, eat, etc etc.

The point is that OPs child is having a huge tantrum when it stops, which it must at some point.

[charlietangoteakettlebarbeque]

Ah ok. He does have a little moan sometimes when I turn it off but is easily distracted, so its not a problem (yet)

[HaroldLloyd]

I don't see a problem at all with putting on a DVD, it's saved my bacon on many a day!

[Sickandtired14]

I have no issue with her watching and it and certainly am not implying anything wrt others parenting styles. But it is not my style to give too much screen time and yes, the main issue is the tantrums.

If she would watch a few episodes and then be moved on fine! No trouble. But if I turn it off for any reason I am subjected to screams, wails, head banging, kicking, hitting, had the odd bite and full on tearful tantrums!!
It's just too much and it's the only thing she does it over.

[RaspberryBeret34]

Ugh, yes - DS will watch it and watch it. Lots of warnings "only one more", "now, this is the last one... the very VERY last one..." help. I've actually just stopped it at my house as the DVD player broke and I tell him I leave my laptop at work so I just say we can't watch it. He has it at his Dad's and Granny's though. I think he is coming through the phase as last night he was fine about it going off at his Dad's. I think cold turkey for a while (phones put away, don't watch it on TV) could work?

[Nancyclancy]

My dd is exactly the same. It started with Mr Bloom, then the film Matilda, then Dr Ranj, then Peppa. We've had to ban the lot and we've made a point of not using any gadgets when she's around.

I never had these issues when I had my 3 sons and I've put it down to the fact we just didn't have gadgets or sky TV. (Huge age gap.)

[mya22]

Hello

I must say I am just so relieved it is not just me!!!! My son 2 is nuts about peppa and it is just starting to cause problems and tantrums..the hard thing is i encouraged it as it is the only way i can get a rest and get anything done while looking after him and my 5 year old on my own a lot as dh works all the time. I constantly feel guilty but am also glad peppa is there to bring relief - and he does love it so....i have an allotment and do tons of painting, playdoh and other stuff with my kids...but now i must confess have taken to peppa at mealtimes as only way of having calm meals where my son eats well - but it is very wrong i think and not great..every night i think right no peppa tonight but i am so tired and WEAK at the moment..my kids are lovely and seem well balanced and happy..i don't have any answers really and not sure quite what to do about it all - ideal would be not much screen time and happy family dinners at table..reality exhausted mum taking easy option ): x x

[Jaffakake]

My 3.5 yr old ds has a current obsession with Fireman Sam, which seems to make him hyper & results in tantrums etc when it's switched off.

I've started limiting his access to it, allowing him to watch one or two at a time. I've explained to him that it makes him naughty & I don't like it. He now tells me he's been good before asking to watch it! But he has started to accept that he gets to watch a couple at a time.

Rather than say "no more" we do get a better reaction if we suggest to watch something different or that he has to share the TV & mummy/daddy wants to watch something different now.

I know my ds is a bit older & therefore probably more rational, but it does show it improves!

[DressingGown]

My 19 mo dd is obsessed with Bing the same way. And there's only ever about 7 on I-player. Yet to find Bing toys...

[LucyBRocks2019]

Do you know how much I trust Peppa Pig, 0! I found out that one of my Build A Bears started watching Peppa throwing tamturms and, that was bad for her, My mini Build A Bear's name is Mrs. Emily and she threw tamturms just like Peppa all the time!

[Rainatnight]

To borrow that much loved MN phrase, you don’t have a Peppa Pig problem, you have a DH problem.

[LucyBRocks2019]

I HATE PEPPA PIG! Peppa Pig made me throw tamturms when I was 9 years old, and now that I'm eleven years old, none of us love Peppa Pig!

-LucyBRocks2019