Toddler shows and dopamine?

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Which are the worst offenders?

This is probably an unpopular opinion but Ms Rachel is something I limit my children watching. It creates 'child zombies' as I call It

Also paw patrol...

My DD has this with basically all TV. But I’ve heard cocomelon can be particularly bad.

Here's a list from raise wildflowers.com of the worst offenders - definitely some surprises on there!

If you look on her website there is also a list of the best and an explanation of the criteria she uses to assess them. Super helpful!

Animal Planet

Animanimals

Arthur

Baby Einstein

Backyardigans

Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures

Barney and Friends

Beat Bugs

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom

Blippi

Blues Clues

Bo on the Go

Buster the Bus

Carl's Carwash

Chip and Potato

Clifford

Cocomelon

Cory Carson

Daniel Tiger

Franklin

Gabby's Dollhouse

Hey Bear Sensory TV

If I Were an Animal

Little Baby Bum

Max and Ruby

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Numberblocks

Octonauts

Paw Patrol

Peppa Pig

PJ Masks

Pocoyo

Shaun the Sheep

Simon

Songs for Littles

Spirit Riding Free

Super Why

Super Wings

Teletubbies

The Wiggles

Waffles & Mochi

Shocked about Peppa Pig!!

My son is 4 and the only thing from the above list he watches regularly is paw patrol - I'm not a massive fan but to be honest I notice no difference in his behaviour from him watching that to when he watches hey Duggee, bluey, fireman Sam, Winnie the pooh etc. Me or DH are always watching with him, chatting about what is happening and he loves "playing" the episodes out with us / his toys after.

I think it's less to do with what they watch and more about how they are watching - if they're left to watch telly for a longer time with little to no interaction that's when negative affects would likely start.