What to make your children look at? Certain cartoons are to be favored compared to others for a very specific reason.
Children’s relationship on television is a real challenge for parents. Arcom, the authority for regulating audiovisual and digital communication, place in golden rule “no screen before 3 years”. Then from 3 to 8 years old, screen consumption by children must be limited to half an hour a day and in front of suitable programs.
According to Zabina Bhasin, psychiatrist, it is necessary to favor slow programming, so as not to overwhelm the brain of the youngest, otherwise “this can lead to a shorter capacity for attention, increased irritability and impulsive behavior”, declared the expert to Good Morning America. Certain broadcasts, however, aiming for a young audience, have too fast pace and too large sound effects, causing to be overhaul. The child may then have trouble focusing on calm games or reading at other times. This accelerated pace is very present in recent cartoons: Pat ‘Patrol Change its plan about 25 times a minute, sometimes against twice as much for others.
This advised “slow TV” is more found in the old cartoons. “Such programming promotes a feeling of security and stability, which is crucial for emotional development and self -regulation,” said the expert. She therefore recommends programs with soft transitions and themes revolving around empathy, problem solving and collaboration.
Researchers from the University of Virginia have compared the 4 -year -old children’s skills after looking at 9 minutes of Bob the spongerhythmic and fanciful cartoon, and Pebblequieter cartoon Who tells the life of a 4 -year -old child discovering the world. The results published in the journal Pediatrics indicated that the capacities of attention and concentration were similar by looking at the cartoon Pebble only in 9 minutes of drawing when in front Bob the sponge, They were already altered.
The emissions which then correspond more to the criteria of the expert are rather: Franklin,, Polished rolie olie,, Winnie L’Ourson or The Bande à Péscsou. All are available in France. In the same line of cartoons that can easily be found for 3-5 year olds: Maya the bee, the donkey troot, t’choupi, little brown bear, bluey. If you want to turn your children to this more suitable type of programs, you have to go gradually so as not to frustrate them. You can also offer more stimulating off -screen activities, whether creative at home or outdoor sports.