Cartoons play an important role in the parenting process. Look at how children imitate their favorite characters, from repetition of phrases to behavior. Now there are so many cartoons that it is sometimes difficult for parents to decide what their children can watch. Therefore, when choosing entertainment for children, the main thing is not to harm their development.
The cartoon should be suitable for the child's age. Don't be surprised that even a 15-year-old, after watching adult cartoons like The Simpsons or South Park, will copy the behavior of Bart or Cartman.
Pay attention to how the main characters behave and what their behavior is approved, especially if their image is colored positively. If your child cannot stop watching the TV series about Misha and Masha and asks to buy a Masha doll, it is possible that he will soon begin to behave the same way.
Humor is the best way to captivate a teenager. Note what is funny. Sometimes bad qualities are ridiculed, for example, laziness or stupidity, and sometimes mutual assistance and the desire for knowledge are ridiculed. Therefore, choose what is beneficial for your child's development.
Who won and who lost? How did the story end? In fairy tales, two images are usually shown: bad and good. However, good must always defeat evil, thereby justifying its weaknesses, which then turn into strengths.
The child identifies with the heroes for whom they feel sympathy. Boys often imitate male characters and expect girls, mothers and grandmothers to behave like female characters in the cartoon. Girls, on the other hand, learn from female characters and create the image of a man according to male types.
The aesthetics and technique of depicting cartoon characters is also important. The more harmonious the image and the closer it is to reality, the better the child's concept of beauty will be formed.
It is best to watch the cartoon with your child at least once. Pay attention to the presence of ambiguities. Ask the child how he understood them, and if he took a "harmful" side, explain what its disadvantages are. The child must understand that there is a virtual "cartoon" life, and there is a real - real, in which there are other rules.
