Which CBBC Programmes do you consider unsuitabale for an 8 yr old girl?

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My DD tries an every opportunity to watch CBBC. Obviously she does this after homework and dinner :)

Some of the programmes do seem a little bit old for her though.
I am very happy for her to watch things like:
Horrible Histories,
Arthur
Deadly 60
Blast Lab
Scooby Doo
(and we do this as a family as often as possible)

But other programmes just seem a bit too grown-up. For example:
Tracey Beaker
Merlin
Leonardo
Mi High
Raven
Sarah Jane Adventures
Young Dracula

Has anyone else thought this? I would be interested to see which ones you think are so it can help me to monitor her when she is left to watch on her own?

Many thanks

We watch first list but not second, but have got 2:5yr old as well as 5+7 yr olds. I dislike Tracey Beaker for the same reason I dislike soaps, life has its own gritty realism, without watching someone else's life. Why would 5+7yr olds need to watch life in children's home. It may be different when ds is older, afterall probably half the parents in toddler groups would throw hands up in horror if pfb was trying to sing Patuchucuti (sp?) and drum on their tummy. They are still happily floating in itng + waybaloo. He likes those if on his own, but when sisters around he just wants to watch Darwin and chimp song. Maybe when he is 7 Sarah Jane Adventures will seem tame, but for now we tend to use on demand to watch age appropriate cbbc.

I really wish they would start a new 'in-between' channel with the older stuff from CBeebies and the younger stuff from CBBC. My DCs, aged 4.5 and nearly 7 are frankly bored stiff with the endless repeats and 'babyish' programmes on CBeebies, and really enjoy the humour of things like Horrible Histories, on CBBC, but I feel that the dramas on CBBC are still a bit too much for them.

DD (the 6 year old) was particularly freaked out the other day by a programme called The Sparticle Mystery, in which all the adults had disappeared - we had to retreat quickly to the safety of the Octonauts!

Both my DCs were thoroughly bored with all the CBeebies stuffby the time they were 5. They are 7 and 10 and watch everything on CBBC (and have done for several years). I have found things like Tracey Beaker a useful tool in starting discussions on more senstive issues. They will happily watch repeat after repeat of it On the other hand it drives me to distraction! I would rather they watch something specifically made for children than soaps, pointless reality TV shows or 'adult' programmes like Dr Who.

DD1 (9) is scared by some episodes of Sarah Jane, and I'm not a big fan of things like MI High and Tracey Beaker, but I don't tend to actively censor what she watches if it's CBBC (although we have talked about a particular SJ episode she finds scary, and she now turns off if it comes on).

Funto, my list is pretty much the same as yours. Some of the programmes are quite old, but I suppose they have a wide range of ages to cater for.

I'm with you Seeline, things like Tracey Beaker are a safe way into the real world. Anything on CBBC is always moral, so you don't have to worry as it's all responsibly done imo.

DS, is 7 and gets scared but he adores Sarah Jane and will allow himself to be a bit scared by that iyswim. Merlin's not for him yet, but he liked Leonardo. tbh am mighty amused by Raven and MIHigh being on the list as they're mighty tame and funny.

My youngest is 7.5 and loves to watch Tracey Beaker, Sarah Jane and MI High. She doesn't like Merlin, Young Dracula or Leonardo - insists her sister (10) turn over/switch off. Raven I've not come across yet.

DD is 8 and I don't have any problems with either of those lists (apart from the fact I find Tracy Beaker generally awful, but DD doesn't like it anyway) It may be a bit different with us though as DD has older brothers so she's always going to be exposed to programmes aimed slightly older. As a matter of interest what are people's issues with things like MI High (which I quite like the odd times I've seen it)

FWIW atm she's mainly into Horrible Histories on CBBC and Phineas and Ferb on DisneyXD.

DS1 is nearly 9 and I am happy for him to watch most of the stuff on your second list (not seen Raven). I don't really like Tracy Beaker as I think the themes are too adult for him whereas the others are fantasy so he doesn't relate to them in the same way. However, I do keep an eye on what he is watching and will turn it off if I am not happy. We also limit TV / Computer time to 30 / 45 mins max.

Don't recognise all on your 2nd list but 7 year old DS really enjoys SJA and Merlin. And I'd rather he watched those than the cartoons on CITV which he actually prefers ...

I wouldn't stop him from watching them but he has no interest in the likes of Tracy Beaker/MI High as he just doesnt' relate to them.

DD is 9. She went from Cbbeebies to Nick Jr and then CBBC from about 6. We'd have let her watch anything on both OPs original lists at 8 by herself. CBBC is designed for children her age and we don't think anything is inappropriate.

She still loves Deadly 60 and Roar but sadly she has now progressed to watching the Popgirl channel with a never ending supply of Blue Water High, Saddle Club and Sleepover Club (all of which she records as well...)

DD is 6, she really enjoyed Leonardo, and she has been watching Sarah Jane since she was about 4, she loves it! We used to watch Merlin on BBC1 on Saturdays, and she has watched Tracy Beaker a few times, but she's not a huge fan.

Deadly 60, Phineas & Ferb and the science shows on Pop are the current favourites though.

My 6 year old flits between cbeebies, Cbbc, Nick Junior, Disney Junior [to fury of 2 year old who just wants cbeebies!].
But Hell I am a bad mother who not only lets him watch SJ mysteries but Dr. Who through his fingers....

I am with the OP. Actually there are relatively few programmes on CBBC we let out DS (nearly 8) watch. Personally I think Sarah Jane is much too scary for him. I won't be letting him see Doctor Who til he is MUCH older. I consider it an adults' programme.

I'm slightly baffled by the people who won't let their children watch a children's spy programme in which no-one dies or gets injured but will let them sing songs about real people having their hearts ripped still beating from their chests and wine being drunk from people's skulls in real life . Surely if you wish to protect your children from the nastier things in life then Horrible Historues would be the first thing you'd skip?

MrsBaffled - my DS has been watching Dr Who since he was 5 (is 9 now) and is a huge fan. He's never been scared by any of it. So I think it depends what your child is like. If they're a bit sensitive in other ways then maybe it would scare them.

We're big fans of creepy stuff (not gore - more old-fashioned Hammer horror) in our house, so maybe it's just in his genes .

I loathe Tracey Beaker, but wouldn't have a problem with the other programmes. I think it depends on the child.

I would let my son watch Dr. Who but EastEnders? No way.. different type of scary..

i'm genuinly surprised at the number of kids here who are not allowed to watch certain programmes.

my youngest is 5..he watches what the others watch (aged 8 and 11).

i totally agree with a few other posters who say that some of the subject areas are good grounds for life training and are a safe gateway into the fact that sometimes, life is not always easy or happy.

can i ask, out of interest (not criticism) what is it that people are worried or concerned about with the second list of programmes?

I don't like the way that DD emulates the insolent way Tracey Beaker answers back.

I 'let' my DD watch all those programmes. She is 7 and old enough to decide if she likes something or not. If she doesn't like a program or finds it too scary she just switches the tv off or goes off to do something else.

She loves Sarah Jane, Dr Who and flipping Tracy Beaker :o

chimchar dd is also the younger child, so has mostly had to watch what her older brother (8) was watching. Although, she's less likely to get scared than he is!

Tracy beaker and Merlin are the only ones I'd have any qualms about.
I'm just not sure about the whole Jackie Wilson and other modern authors who do life warts and all. Do young DCs really need to know. especially since it cant be warts and all, but only confusing half truths.

Merlin is brilliant, but I think like DR. Who its more suited to its original time slot where parents watched it with their children. Some of them are pretty violent and scary for a 5 year old to watch on their own.

timetosmile "It's the teethgrindigly awful continuity bits with that dog puppet that I really, really HATE!"

I've posted before how much I want that dog put down. The continuity seems twice as loud as the programs and that dogs annoying voice interrupts cooking and listening to radio 4

My 6 year old watches Tracy Beaker, Horrible Histories and Arthur on iPlayer (I used to watch Arthur before I had kids on a Saturday morning :)) She also still watches CBeebies or Milkshake sometimes. We used to watch Merlin or Doctor Who together on Saturday evenings when they were on. If she finds something scary when she's watching on her own she will come in and tell me (as does my 3 year old!)

Not a huge fan of Tracy Beaker either as it's so unremittingly bleak, but I do think most children will choose the programmes they like. They're mostly pretty harmless on CBBC anyway.