{"id":2431,"date":"2019-06-06T19:56:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T19:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2023-09-14T15:07:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:07:02","slug":"ten-signs-you-have-watched-too-much-childrens-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/ten-signs-you-have-watched-too-much-childrens-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Signs You Have Watched Too Much Children\u2019s Television"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yeah, yeah, we all know how we\u2019re not supposed to let our children watch too much television. We have all read how if we let our precious babies watch more than two-minutes and thirty three seconds of television per day then they will be destined to fail every GCSE going and be considered as \u201cTHAT Child\u201d by every teacher they encounter.<\/p>\n

BUT, when we\u2019re safely away from the prying eyes of Judgy-Pants-Mum who we met at the local NCT group, then we switch that brain-busting box on with glee, safe in the knowledge that it will give us at least 20 minutes of whine-free time. However, when you find yourself unable to sleep at 3am because you can\u2019t remember if the Peppa song is \u201cBong Bing Boo\u201d or \u201cBing Bang Bong\u201d then maybe you\u2019ve been exposed to a bit too much children\u2019s television.<\/p>\n

1. You Have Forgotten Everything You Learnt In School But You Can Name 30 Dinosaurs Thanks To Andy Day<\/h2>\n

\"Dinosaurs<\/a><\/p>\n

And, you got ridiculously excited when you found out that the Natural History Museum<\/a> had made Andy\u2019s clock into an exhibit.<\/p>\n

2. You\u2019ve Had The Theme Tune From Waffle The Wonder Dog<\/i> In Your Head For Two Months<\/h2>\n

\"Dog<\/a><\/p>\n

You sing it in the shower, in the car, when you\u2019re cooking dinner. All together now, Waaaafle Doggy! Waaaafle Doggy!<\/p>\n

3. You\u2019ve Planned Your Dream Around The World Trip Based On Places The Go Jetters Have Visited<\/h2>\n

\"Happy<\/a><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, you can\u2019t have Ubercorn as your own personal tour guide.<\/p>\n

4. It Still Bothers You Greatly That The Children Who Played Topsy & Tim Were Not Actually Twins<\/h2>\n

\"Twin<\/p>\n

Seriously though, how hard can it be to find a pair of twins who can act reasonably well? The Harry Potter<\/em> franchise managed it!<\/p>\n

5. You Have Spent Several Hours Debating The Role Of Train Drivers In Thomas The Tank Engine With Your Friends<\/h2>\n
\"Thomas

Photo Credit: Russell102 \/ Bigstockphoto.com<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s the philosophical debate that rages across toddler groups. Do the engines really have free will if there is a driver involved? Are the trains some sort of slave labour force?<\/p>\n

6. Your Celebrity Crushes Mostly Consist Of CBeebies Presenters<\/h2>\n

\"Ben<\/a><\/p>\n

You have discussed extensively with your Mum friends over which presenter is the best looking. Obviously, it\u2019s Ben but there is that one weird friend who prefers Justin Fletcher.<\/p>\n

7. You Regularly Find Yourself Quoting Paw Patrol Catchphrases<\/h2>\n
\"Paw

Photo Credit: AS Photo Project \/ Bigstockphoto.com<\/p><\/div>\n

“What\u2019s that sweetie, you want a snack? Mummy is on the case! Ready for action!”<\/p>\n

8. You Are Deeply Worried About Ocean Plastics, Not Because Of David Attenborough, But Because That\u2019s Where Captain Barnacles Likes To Hang Out<\/h2>\n

\"Global<\/a><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve made a conscientious effort to reduce your use of single use plastics because you\u2019re worried about Sandy the sea turtle.<\/p>\n

9. Forget The Classic Rainbow Song, You Now Remember The Order Of Colours Thanks To The Rainy-bow Song On Bing<\/h2>\n

\"Rainbow<\/p>\n

\u201dPretty purple, indigo, blue and green, and bright yellow.\u201d<\/p>\n

10. Even Though Everyone In Your Family Has Individual Netflix Profiles, Your Own Personal Profile Still Has Blaze & The Monster Machines<\/i> As Suggested Viewing<\/h2>\n
\"Netflix

Photo Credit: porover \/ Bigstockphoto.com<\/p><\/div>\n

You consider it a good educational resource for understanding the basics of physics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yeah, yeah, we all know how we\u2019re not supposed to let our children watch too much television. We have all read how if we let our precious babies watch more than two-minutes and thirty three seconds of television per day then they will be destined to fail every GCSE going and be considered as \u201cTHAT Child\u201d by every teacher they encounter. BUT, when we\u2019re safely away from the prying eyes of Judgy-Pants-Mum who we met at the local NCT group, then we switch that brain-busting box on with glee, safe in the knowledge that it will give us at least <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431\/revisions\/2438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mumblog.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}