When babies, toddlers, and small children watch something they like, they’re probably going to want to watch it many times, so it’s important that it be something the rest of the family likes too! They’ll probably imitate what is happening in the show too, so it’s important that the activities and behaviours are something you’re happy to see repeated in your house. This site lists some of our favourite TV shows and films to share with our child, M., who is 3. (L. is only 2 months at this point, so just goes along with whatever everyone else is watching!)
When not watching TV with their toddler, Emily is a composer (more info here) and Neil is an oceanographer (more info here). They recently relocated from Seattle to Glasgow.
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Wonderful idea, Emily! Thank you. I’ve shared your link with Emily and Hannah.
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Thanks Clare!
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Wow, you and I feel the same way about movies! I have a lot of your suggestions here, but I have new ones to look for as well. I would like to share with you a few of my favorites, and hopefully you will find some new favorites too.
Linea in Monet’s Garden
Old Bear and Friends
the Red Balloon
Born to be Wild (the documentary)
Children of Noisy Village (Swedish film?)
Cave of the Yellow Dog
Little Travelers – Bali, Japan, Irac, etc.
Okee Dokee Brothers
1940’s House (slightly older kids)
Tales from the Green Valley and the Historical house series that follow – Edwardian House, Victorian House, Tudor House, etc.
Brambly Hedge
Children of Heaven (a slow movie for older kids, but my 5 year old watched it through)
River Cottage series
Families of the World Series
Lottie from Gadgetville
Clangers
Puffin Bay
Little Bear (Maurice Sendak)
Tumble Leaf
Bluey (More exciting than we usually do, but they are short, beautiful, hilarious and imaginative)
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Thanks for getting in touch, these are great suggestions! We’ve watched some of these too — Bluey, the Ruth Goodman series, Clangers, but I’ve gotten behind in updating the site! It’s always lovely to meet someone else with similar tv/movie taste!
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