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When my daughter is one, I worked on finding shows and movies for her to watch. Movies and Shows can and should be limited. Now what we like to do is play things in the background of our kids playing so that they soak up what they can of sounds, words and more. Learning is happening at this age that you want to encourage growing. They are sponges. Don’t hinder their learning just because of screen time. You can turn it off for meals, crafts and such. That is what we do. She is a very active child and really only watches tv when she wants cuddles, or it is nap time.
Some of our favorites:
- Franklin is really great for kids and teaches lessons. It is colorful and has animals which we all know kids love.
- Kid songs/learning songs DVDs are great, we use baby Einstein, Dave and Ava, Super Simple Songs and Little Baby Bum. These are great to watch and keep on in the background.
- CareBears is so cute and teaches lessons. Great for them to watch.
- Multi-show DVDs are great because you get a variety. We love the PBS ones.
- Sofia the First is just too cute and teaches lessons. When you have a girl you have to have princesses.
- Paw patrol is fun and of course, it’s dogs!
- Star Wars Rebels because well this house is a Star Wars house!
- Disney movies and also anything with fish is good too.
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is kinda annoying to parents, but kids love it!
We try not to let her watch much if any of the adult shows. We tend to watch them before we go to bed or on a laptop or tablet with one headphone in while she is playing and/or watching her own show.
I understand about limiting the tv time and believe me, she plays all day long! It helps them learn and pick up new words if it is playing in the background. Plus some of the learning ones show them things like clapping and such.
P.s. SpongeBob is not happening haha
What are your favorites and least favorites?
Jetson’s is still my favorite cartoon, I have the complete set. I agree that Spongebob is just not happening. Great post. Thanks for sharing. 😉
Your welcome! I love the jetsons. We have cartoons collections that we love to watch.
Neither of my boys cared for TV at 1, but when they turned about 2 their favorite show was definitely Curious George! I still love it 🙂
These are all great ideas and I totally agree about Mickey playhouse, it drives me insane but the kids love it.
I feel you. We can only watch them so much .
We don’t do any tv before 2 but I have heard Daniel Tiger is a toddler favorite!
We were trying for that, but her play room and our living room are together. We played baby Einstein in the back ground and then she noticed the pretty colors. She is learning a lot from the shows and is ahead. She was born 6 weeks early so we were worried.
My son isn’t one yet but he LOVES Daniel the Tiger.
We have the pbs furry friends DVD and I think it has Daniel tiger on it. She loves that DVD.
My kids are 5 and Sponge Bob is STILL NOT happening! LOL My kids weren’t really interested in TV until around age 2.5. But, we did watch Baby Einstein videos now and then.
So glad I’m not the only one!
I have a one year old daughter and we love Sofia the First and Paw Patrol too! I second Signing Time as it has allowed my daughter to communicate with me and tell me what she wants (at 14 months she signs more, banana, food, milk, and cracker). We have also found that Dragon Tales has some great lessons and fun music. Along with Strawberry Shortcake. I love the lessons in that story, and it incorporates puppies and music which really keep my daughter entertained!
Totally forgot strawberry shortcake. Haven’t seen dragon tales in years may have to find it! Thank you!
My kids are all grown up now, but when they were little, we watched a lot of Disney movies. We didn’t have the choices that you listed back then. Or… we didn’t have the ability to get them. Now, my 18 year old watches Sponge Bob. I don’t think he will ever out grow it. 😉
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Disney is great! I always watch things first before she does so I know it’s appropriate for her age. You can never know what they pick up lol. I’m trying to avoid sponge bob so much!
This is such a great list.
Thank you!
My daughter LOVES Paw Patrol. Such a cute show.
There’s also a great show on Netflix called Signing Time that we watch together. It teaches children ASL. Wonderful program!
Love them both. We have two of the signing time DVDs. We have deaf or hard of hearing people in my family so it would be nice for her to learn!
Perfect list. I know them all- on repeat lol.
Same here! I try to give her more options, but she is addicted. Thank you
This is a great list! I highly recommend “Signing Time with Alex and Leah” as well.
Thank you
Great list! My daughter is obsessed with Mickey Mouse and Signing Time shows. She also enjoy iPad game apps such as Caillou puzzles, Animal noises, etc.
Thank you! My daughter has her kid section on my kindle fire and she loves it. I am putting together a list of apps soon as well!
Great list! Thanks for sharing!
Your welcome!
What a great roundup of movies and shows for a toddler.
Thank you!