Children's Cartoons: What Are They Learning?
I would like to mention one cartoon in particular, Ed, Edd, n' Eddy. I don't know how many of you wonderful and attentive parents have enjoyed an episode of this cartoon. It is by far the most irritating cartoon on TV. Needless to say my daughter loves it. It is about three adolescent boys in a suburban neighborhood. Basically the three main characters are running rampant doing the most ridiculous things just to get their favorite candy, or some kind of treat that every kid wants at that age. From what I have seen they display behavior that most parents frown upon. Certain hygiene and basic manners are thrown out the door, in favor of high ratings. And the type of dialog that the in the cartoon is something I still can't decipher. Maybe I am too old, but all I hear is a bunch of screaming and yelling, and of course my child laughing hysterically.
The question is, what is it really teaching our children, that bad manners and equally bad hygiene is acceptable? I am all for kids enjoying themselves and being kids. By that I mean indulging in childlike behavior. But sometimes I think the networks are going too far to earn a buck. And in return we have children glued to the television watching what is supposed to be children's programming, which are more like the adult cartoons that are so popular these days. The term adult cartoon is somewhat of a misnomer. There have been many times I have walked in on my child watching an episode of The Family Guy. This is certainly not something you want your nine year old watching. It is certainly a temptation for a child because it is a cartoon but with adult content. So not only are we left to monitor the children's cartoons, but we have to keep a watchful eye the adult cartoons also. Parenting our kids in this day and age is difficult enough with the negative influence of Television programming.
Whatever happened to cartoons like the good ole Bugs Bunny? They are still being aired but they are too quiet and too slow for our overly stimulated children in this generation.
Published by Adrienne D. Poole
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4 Comments
Post a CommentI always liked Cat Dog. It showed how two very different brothers would always come together to support each other. I liked Rug Rats. Obviously, Futurama, The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and other similar cartoons are for older teens and adults. None of us want our children imprinted with the Weltanschauung (world view) of those programs. On the other hand, they are quite entertaining for many of us.
I always liked Cat Dog. It showed how two very different brothers would always come together to support each other. I liked Rug Rats. Obviously, Futurama, The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and other similar cartoons are for older teens and adults. None of us want our children imprinted with the Weltanschauung (world view) of those programs. On the other hand, they are quite entertaining for many of us.
Great article! I often feel the same way.
I've often wondered this myself. Perhaps our parents wondered the same thing about our Bugs Bunny cartoons with the smoking and shooting of other cartoon characters. I believe it's important to monitor what your children are watching, but in the end it is up to us as parents to teach, just as it was up to our parents to make sure we didn't warp ourselves too much. Great article and some very good points raised :)