I mentioned in my last post about my 5 year old being “tech savvy”.
Well now I’m faced with another change that I’m not sure I’m quite ready for.
Just the other day, I suddenly find Teletoon blaring on the television.
Let’s not get started on how much television children should watch, ok? I know it’s not meant to be a babysitter but when your kid is sick and won’t leave the couch, there is nothing like cartoons to keep them entertained.
No no no! Don’t tell me… the Boss has graduated from Treehouse already? I knew the day would come and I 
should probably be thankful that it lasted this long. The Boss has officially outgrown preschool shows and onto the big boy stuff.
Shows with funky people that carry swords and have evil voices. Distorted faces that I myself could have nightmares about. Characters that spew words that forces me to do a double-take. Young dudes with spikey hair and coloured tips.
Now he would prefer to watch Bugs Bunny and Tweety, which is fine and dandy. But Pokemon and Bakugans? I’m scared.
I’m not ready for this! I want to go back to the days when In the Night Garden lulled them to sleep or when Little Bear charmed their pants off. I haven’t had enough of Pablo and Uniqua breaking out in song and dance in the middle of the desert. Or DJ Lance Rock bopping to techo tunes. Heck, I’ll even take Dora’s screeching annoying voice any day.
Now it’s onto Pokemon and Bakugans. Johnny Test and the World of Quest.
Whoa, this is all happening too fast! I’m not ready. This is just the beginning of yet another new phase of parenthood. How will I explain to a five-year-old about aliens and superpowers? Which shows are appropriate? Which shows are forbidden for this age? I’m not prepared to answer some of these questions… I’m not even sure if I will know all the answers.
I guess I will have to immerse myself in a crash course of Ben 10: Alien Force and Transformers for the next few days. I’m computer savvy but a little behind on the latest technology so I think I’ll also need a tutorial on parental controls… and fast.
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Ohhh, is Teletoon one of the channels with those fake wannabe Japanese card game cartoon things? I HATE THOSE! "I call my LifeLizard to dominate your DominoDiva!"
Gahhhh. Sorry you have to deal with that!
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I am scared for the day that DD decides to move out of Treehouse programming. I think about when I was little.. the moment when I stopped watching Dr. Snuggles and started up with Scooby, Battle of the Planets, GI Joe, Transformers, Gobots, Thundercats, Fat Albert, HeMan, SheRa, Jem and the Holograms.. Sigh. They don’t make ’em like they used to, lol. Don’t worry. I’m fairly sure I traumatized my parents with my love for anything animated, but in terms of crash courses, I was the one that provided the lectures about the Misfits being mean Jem, and how Duke and Flint got into an argument. They didn’t have to do much research. They did insist on watching things with me to ensure that there was no language, violence, etc. that they didn’t approve of, (that was parental-control then lol) and I’m relatively unscathed. Except for my insatiable urge to cultivate a rockstar alter-ego and occasional need to make laser gun noises. 🙂
Great post. Let us know what he likes to watch! 🙂
I know my nephews will love this kind of teletoons…This is very interesting!!
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Great post it’s is very attractive to kids.
The Bakugan and that Japanese card game oh!! (I HATE THOSE)
I remember when I was little I used to watch Jimmy Neutron 🙂
kids are very much attached to cartoon series.. it’s like they can’t go on a day without watching their favorite cartoon series and that they will do any thing for it..
Will kids loves cartoon and there’s nothing we can do about it. As a mom I see to it that I guide my kids while watching.
Kids are very much attached to cartoon series.. It’s like they can’t go on a day without watching their favorite cartoon series and that they will do any thing for it..
Cartoons really has a great influence to children.. They sometimes do what they see on TV.. That’s why we should choice the right cartoons to watch by our children..
This is very interesting! TV shows are great influence to children..
WOW! I love tree house..Because you smell a fresh air for the tree and you can relax also.. | 😛
Very good shows for the kids, I’m sure they will like it more.
There are so many TV cartoons to that bring good value to children.. Thanks for sharing your insights about it! Very interesting!
yeah there are more cartoons i don’t like for my nephew. every time i see him watch these no non sense cartoons or those violent ones…i always told him to change the channel or else i’ll turn off the tv!
my nephew used to watch bakugans, but thank God he just stopped watching it. there’s a lot of good cartoons that is educational and fun to watch. so every time he watch cartoons i make sure that i’m beside him.