Mum plays 90s cartoon to four kids for a week and change leaves her floored
Many parents are concerned their little ones are getting too much screen time. This is all the more worrying as the NHS warns that spending hours on devices can impact a child's attention span, communication, problem solving and social skills.
So to try and approach the issue in a more old school way, a mum-of-four decided to make a simple change. For one week, she played 90s cartoons for her children instead of the brightly-coloured and loud videos kids have grown used to. And the differences were absolutely staggering.
Ariel Shearer, the founder of Mom Taught Me, boasts 88,100 Instagram followers. She regularly shares parenting tips on the platform – and we reckon plenty of mums and dads will be following her lead following the experiment.
Ariel said: "After a week of the kids watching only 90s TV shows, here's what I noticed...
"I have four under six and here's what I've noticed in each of them. They're less overstimulated, no fast cuts or loud sound effects grabbing their attention every second.
"They actually wander off to play rather than just sitting glued to the screen. There's less begging for 'one more episode' – it feels like the shows aren't designed to be addictive.
"They engage more with each other while these shows are on. No more meltdowns when screen time ends."
Ariel revealed she opted for nostalgic titles like Arthur, Rugrats, Little Bear, Bear in the Big Blue House, Dora the Explorer, Rolie Polie Olie and Blues Clues. Talk about a trip down memory lane!
Following Ariel's post, many weighed in with their thoughts. One commenter said: "Both my kids grew up on many of these except Rugrats. We didn't like how bratty the kids acted.
"There was a show made shortly after Bear in the Big Blue House called It's a Big Big World and pretty sure it's the same set and costume just turned the Bear into a sloth! My son loved it!"
Meanwhile, another commented: "I can't stand having complete silence in my house, need to have something going on, nice to find the old cartoons they aren't as violent."
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