Bad news for Cocomelon fans out there: some parents are raising concerns that the American YouTube channel and streaming media show, popular among children for the past years, is triggering tantrums and delays in speech for toddlers.
The show, which started as a stream on YouTube, has consistently been the baby show to go to on Netflix and is still the most subscribed YouTube Channel worldwide. The show's catchy songs and nursery rhymes make it an all-time kid's favorite. Moms love the educational benefits that their kids get from the songs and that tots are glued to cute characters and music, giving them extra time to do something, Mouth of Moms wrote.
However, child experts say it is not the show that is to be blamed for the tantrums and milestone delays, but the screen time as children below the age of two need playing and social interaction for development.
Triggering tantrums and speech delays in toddlers
Despite the show's popularity and educational formats, some concerned parents claim that the show slows down their kid's development.
According to Mum Sierra, she had a two-year-old who had not spoken at two yet. Her tot is, however, addicted to Cocomelon. When she tried to change to a different YouTube Channel, he had super popular Songs for Littles with Ms. Rachel, and she was shocked to discover the difference.
The mother claimed that her baby started saying more words in two days and hasn't had any tantrums.
The Tiktok video generated responses from moms. Some moms affirmed that the show is awful for children as it is overstimulating and may cause delays on a lot of developmental milestones.
Another mom, Karly Mathias, also shared that her son Jasper also loved Cocomelon. When they had their 18-month appointment a few months ago, she said she was extremely concerned for her son's speech, Kidspot reports.
Her mom said that her son did not show signs of wanting to talk, although he is very smart. She said he understood what she was saying, but he was not trying to say anything back. She shared her concerns with her pediatrician, but she did not seem concerned at all. So Mathias did some research and decided to cut Cocomelon from her son's screen time.
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She cut out CoComelon, put on Ms. Rachel, and later her son started babbling some words.
He would start saying, "Oh, oh, knock, knock, momma, dada." She also noticed that her son does not have tantrums like he used to, and he seemed a bit calm.
Addictive to kids
A mom also shared that Cocomelon can also be addictive to kids. A mom said she let her baby watch Cocomelon at least three times a day. According to a Mom's Reddit post, she never thought much of it until her daughter would have tantrums and show signs of self-harm like hitting her head with her fist when CocoMelon was not on.
When she cut off Cocomelon almost a month ago, she noticed that the head-hitting and tantrums stopped. However, she would still ask for Cocomelon all the time.
The mom said that she wished she'd known how addictive the show is, and she would never have allowed her child to have it.
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