All children love watching Educational Cartoons. They are an important and inevitable part of every individual’s early life. As we all know it, cartoons represent a controversial topic among parents, too. Therefore, the impact of cartoons can be both positive or negative. It depends on different factors. These factors are: the type of cartoon, the amount of time spent watching cartoons, the moment of the day, the child’s age etc.

Educational cartoons, carefully selected, can be really beneficial for children under certain circumstances.

Educational cartoons 

• keep children focused for a longer period of time – because of the audiovisual effects.
• are efficient in developing children’s communication skills – interaction between characters
• help children to develop their linguistic abilities – they help with letters, vocabulary, pronunciation, foreign languages.
• help children learn faster – the cause is various visual moving images and symbols, the information sticks to children’s minds faster and the knowledge acquired is easier to remember after a long time.
• develop problem solving skills – the cartoons are inspiring, children learn from the characters’ actions or behavior in various situations and then they apply the knowledge in real life.
• help children discover the world – shapes, colors, letters, objects, animals, phenomena etc., they explore and observe.
• enhance imagination and creativity – children draw their favorite cartoon characters, they sing songs about them or play role games based on cartoons.
• teach children important life lessons – such as the power of friendship and love, always be kind and help the ones in need, enjoy the ride or the game even if you’re not winning, patience is a virtue and many others.
• promoting role models – the characters and their actions and behavior inspire children to be good, strong and confident and teach them about moral values such as kindness, friendship, love, honor, loyalty, compassion, courage etc.

That being said, for your kid to be able to take advantage of all the above, there has to be balance in the sense that:

• the parent chooses educational cartoons which are appropriate to the child’s age and personality
• the time allotted to cartoons, whether they are educational or not, must be limited
• the parent watches the cartoons with the child and intervenes with explanations where he/she thinks is necessary
• the child won’t eat or snack while watching cartoons

As an example, our 6 years old daughter watches Educational Cartoons daily, for half an hour, always when she’s rested and I or Daddy are around. We don’t allow her to eat or snack while watching cartoons.

Our favorite educational cartoons are:

The Fixies: How do Things Work

Bluey

Curious George

Berry and Dolly

Peppa the Pig

Lama Llama

Paw Patrol

Winnie the Pooh

Frozen I

The Secret Life of Pets

Kid-E-Cats

Super Monsters

Bryant McGill said, “Balance in life is the key to everything.” We love this quote and we try to use it as a point of reference in everything we do. 

What is your opinion related to cartoons? What are your child’s favorite educational cartoons? Do share with us!

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