Benefits of kid's TV shows

 


I had no idea that children's TV programs had such effects on them! Believe it or not, Sesame Street, Blue's Clues, Super Why!, Daniel Tiger, and other kid's shows have some impressive benefits. 

Sesame Street: watching at age 5 led to having higher grades in high school, reading more books for fun, expressing less aggressive attitudes, and having higher levels of achievement motivation. They also showed better outcomes in literacy and numeracy, health and safety knowledge, and social reasoning and attitudes toward out-groups!

Blue's Clues: led to higher intelligence, vocabulary, information acquisition, problem solving skills, and prosocial behavior in addition to increased listening skills in English.

Super Why!: showed higher language development, phonemic awareness, and letter knowledge.

Daniel Tiger: showed higher levels of self-efficacy, emotion recognition, and empathy. Additionally, they were more prone to trying new foods!

What other shows do you think might have benefits for kids' development?

Comments

  1. AveryFebruary 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM

    I also thought this was so cool. Television media has a lot more benefits than I thought it would! I thought it was especially interesting that Daniel Tiger made children more prone to trying new foods.

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  2. Allyse WalserFebruary 26, 2024 at 11:43 AM

    I agree with your thoughts! I feel like my younger cousins really love Bluey. I haven't really seen it, but it is becoming very popular. On top of tv shows, I think movies have the same type of impact on a child. I know I loved to watch Disney and Pixar movies as a kid. I feel like they've greatly impacted my life today as well.

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