Is Peppa Pig Appropriate

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I need some advise my younger son has been watching peppa pig for a while and getting references from it for example last week my younger boy came up to me and poked my belly and said you have a "big belly you look like daddy pig very big" i was absolutely mortified and was worried if he might say this to someone else. Should i ban him from peppa pig or should i talk to him about saying that. I'm not sure.

Thanks

Talk.

Only ban if the talking doesn't work and he keeps repeating stuff you don't like.

Honestly as a previous childcare practitioner, we have found Peppa Pig and Ben and Holly can teach children language in which children may not have heard before. It depends how much they watch them. Every child is different and some of the episodes may be educational, others use language or make comments which are slightly inappropriate. For example, we had a child call another child ‘you silly little witch’ but in a negative way and when speaking with the parents they thought it may have been picked up from the tv

This is why I used to watch things with my DC. So when Peppa was rude (although it was more likely to be Horrid Henry in our house) we could talk about how we don't say that.
Peppa Pig is aimed at pre-school age, but that doesn't mean parents don't need to provide context.

Peppa has no lasting impact on DC. Imo.
Children will notice a big belly, Santa has a big belly that shakes like a bowl of jelly.
I remember my niece mesmerised by her DGM big wobbly belly, before Peppa. She'd shake my mother around the tummy. 😅

Stick to CBeebies.

Bluey is SO MUCH better.

Just avoid Bing

CBeebies has some good stuff on it, but equally isn’t perfect. I think the problem is that shows aimed at preschool children will have whining and bratty behaviour because preschool children are, or can be more accurately.

I’m not a massive fan of the beloved Bluey but I don’t mind Peppa, mostly because it can sometimes be quite funny. I do find it can be addictive though (for my children, not me!)

Peppa Pig is fine!

But then I also don’t get why people are weird about Bing. He gets upset about stuff but then learns about emotions which can only be a good thing IMO. I don’t find him particularly whiny and it’s a slow frame rate so not overstimulating.

I find Peppa a spoilt brat. It winds me up the way she talks to people and the way Mummy Pig speaks about the Dad. It’s not for us, we would much prefer Bluey or the Julia Donaldson animations on iPlayer that we seem to go through over and over at the moment!! My friends daughter went through the fun phase of rolling round on the floor when laughing to mimic Peppa, that was enough to put me off it!

Talk to him about manners. Mine used to watch peopa pig but honestly I used to hate her, such a brat she’s not a good role model 😂

My daughter loves Peppa and George and I don't get people saying that she's a brat! She can be precocious and bossy but so are many toddlers. She is also kind to her brother and inquisitive and shows lots of other positive qualities. As long as you watch with them I've found it really useful because there are lots of relatable episodes about going to the doctors, dentist, going to nursery etc. that provide a frame of context for children and make the experience less scary for them. The stuff I used to watch as a child was much worse!

We stopped Peppa because it was turning DD into a disrespectful brat, quite frankly.

If you want something completely inoffensive you could watch Topsy and Tim on CBeebies but prepare to lose the will to live.

Peppa pig is on my list of things I won't let my child watch. At least while he is young enough to be kept away from it. I think any show that teaches disrespect etc is not what you want your child role modeling.
But talk to your DC, as just removing it could cause anything behaviour issue. Try explain its hurtful to people feelings, and I would just encourage other shows.

I don't let my children watch Peppa pig because I think the way she speaks to others is often quite rude and I prefer characters who model manners. I once saw one where she was struggling with something, phoned a friend because she wanted them to say it was hard for her too, but when they didn't she hung up on them. I know of a few people who said their children made snort noises from copying Peppa pig haha