Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts. I had a chat with a friend with a 2 year old and he also underscores the importance of consistency. We already stay off the tv most of the time so hopefully that helps. Any recommendations for what to watch in the early years if not on YouTube? Thanks again.
We have (in Denmark) a lot of shows on our public broadcasting network DR, and similar for NRK (the Norwegian counterpart) that are meant for toddlers, many of which share these traits:
- Slow, meaning long scenes without cuts.
- Calm speaker narrating something happening in simple words and with repetition.
- Babies like to watch other babies, and toddlers other toddlers.
Go for older shows (90s, 2000s). Once they watch newer stuff which has a faster pace, it’s hard to get them to watch the oldies.
Once they get older (5+), I would recommend Stillwater on Apple TV.
