tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513992600551480378.post1516886282541602564..comments2023-08-06T05:42:14.251-05:00Comments on The Ramblings of A Nigerian Mom : Superheroes R Us..Abiolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957454452077890304noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513992600551480378.post-80167083335059693822014-07-12T14:26:02.194-05:002014-07-12T14:26:02.194-05:00True talk ma'am .......the most important thin...True talk ma'am .......the most important thing is to screen what they watch.sykikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855422471431027518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513992600551480378.post-46681802249629728402014-07-09T07:48:10.819-05:002014-07-09T07:48:10.819-05:00First off, i laughed my slippers off at "watc...First off, i laughed my slippers off at "watching sports by fire by force". (Abeg no use laff kill me).<br />I think there is a part in all of us that loves the idea of superheroes.<br />I mean whats not to love, a normal person endowed with super abilities to be used only for good of humanity.<br />Yes the superhero cartoons have a way of working kids imagination up but like you said it is up to the parents to communicate to the kids the difference between reality and fantasy.<br />But kids will be kids and will want to explore the creation of their imagination and i support that. There would be a problem if kids could not be creative or feel free to use their imagination.<br />Regarding the safety issue, it is always advisable to block off potential risk zones, like putting a small gate with padlock on the stairs so kids can't start flying experiments.<br />I don't expect every parent to have the same rules but in my house, the cartoon channels that display violence or aggressive behaviour are not viewed (at least for now, maybe when they get older) .There are so many great educative toons from Cbeebies to Disney Junior and JimJam. I also download sesame street and so many great educative apps on my Ipad for them. However the secret is not to make them feel they have been banned from watching certain channels because you will make them want to watch it even more and you can't follow them 24/7, I just give them more interesting options and they don't even remember those crazy cartoons. lol<br />All in all, our kids are in Gods hands and as we continually remind Him to watch over them, we know that their end is glorious.<br />Hugs girl.Barbie dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905490262751111084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3513992600551480378.post-16249058662089177162014-07-06T18:04:33.234-05:002014-07-06T18:04:33.234-05:00First, happy Sunday to you.
Second, this is one of...First, happy Sunday to you.<br />Second, this is one of my fav topics! #rub hands gleefully#<br /><br />Ha! Cartoons! I love them! Superman, Tom & Jerry, Voltron and seasame street were my favs. I began to like spiderman because my boys watch it! <br /><br />To your questions; I dunno if it's wrong for children to watch cartoons, what I see wrong is the type of cartoon shown nowadays! Too much magic and violence! Though, the good always win over evil, but I still don't like it! Gone are the days that cartoons were for laughs and teaching morals! Can you believe it's being long I saw Tom &Jerry cartoon and logo? <br /><br />I have taught my children to separate what they watch on TV from reality! I monitor what they watch and ask them to remove any cartoon am not comfortable with! I tell them to watch for entertainment and relaxation purpose and they should never believe or practice all they see in TV! PBS Kids channel is very educative. <br /><br />I watch Nollywood films on Y-tube sometimes, to get the feel of home #am not a great fan though#. It was the movie MR and MRS, Irapada and Figurine that raised my hope in Nollywood. I just watched pretty liars featuring Funke-Akindele and Ese-Etim, I had a good laugh! #sorry for digressing..my fav topic remember?#<br /><br />The truth is that, children of today watch more cartoons because, they don't have enough playtime outside as we wish because of lack of security, and technology is at our fingertips. So it's up to we parents to regulate the time for tv watching. Like you, I give them a free-hand on weekends but weekdays are restricted. I do my best to imbibe some rules in them, that when they become independent they would still abide by the rules sub-consciously. Lord help us.<br /><br /><br />Nitty-Grittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002000761547584857noreply@blogger.com