Ms. Rachel Alternative???
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My little guy and I just discovered Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood on PBS kids channel/app, and my LO is mesmerized long enough for me to get coffee made and breakfast on the table 😉 Of course good old Mr. Rogers is great for not being mind-numbing listening for adults (at least in my opinion) 😂. Also, it may be random but I often put birdfeeder live-streams on youtube on my tv so it’s more like a “window” and we can talk about the types of birds or squirrels that visit ☺️🦆🐿️
Speech therapy recommended Super Simple songs when my daughter was two. She is four now. Bluey is awesome but definitely for a little bit older.
Alternative in what way? Do you not like Ms Rachel for a specific reason? She has a lot that is appropriate for a 6mo
Wiggles on prime is what I have on for the time being. Gets the baby dancing.
Ms Apple is like a British Ms Rachel. We also watch super simple songs, Hey Duggee and Cocomelon. We listen to Caspar Babypants on Spotify all the time, she gets so excited when she hears the songs she knows
Caitees classroom on YouTube she does the song on super simple songs
Silly miss Lilly
6 months old shouldn’t have screen time. I get playing in the background, but can you do some children’s music instead? Screen time shouldn’t be given until at least 18 months. There is an increase in autism-like symptoms in children exposed too early. It really slows development.
I got told about Ms. Apple? Apparently, she's more soothing than Ms Rachel, and it's British. I'm not sure if it's any good yet as my little girl is only 12 weeks💛 But hopefully it helps!
@Miriam limited is an understatement. Nobody told me what the recommendations are, but it’s definitely recommended to avoid ALL screen time until 18 months. Limited might mean different things to different people, so I just want to add that to make it clear. Any screen time given, no matter how limited, is going against recommendations.
We really like Caitie’s Classroom in our house. Or Super Simple Songs. Or Bear in the Big Blue House, Sesame Street, Daniel Tiger, PB&J otter. Also just went back and read that in the background is fine for a 6 month old. But definitely not recommended any screen time until 18+ months. I’m guilty of just plopping my now 9 month old in front of the tv with my 2.5 year old. But I don’t do it often, or for long periods of time. Our tv is on 100% of the time when we’re in the house. My 2.5 year old will watch it at times for longer. But often it’s just for background. It helps (I find) all of us to not be sitting in silence.
BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE 90’s nostalgic & wholesome 🥹 i like that he talks TO your toddler like Rachel but she annoys me
My baby loves Miss nenna; she teaches babies/toddlers Spanish
Holy Sprouts. It’s a Christian channel. Ms. Amy
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@Tatia I also rotate Dave and Ava which is all nursery rhymes. I used this one along with baby first with my first kid so it’s a bit grating as well.
Super simple songs?
@Tatia @Miriam TV is usually only going for about an hour in the afternoon when she’s at her most awake and chatty, as I work from home and I’m on the phones with others who can hear her happy screeching in the background. It gives me the last hour of my work day to hunker down and bust out a bit more work.
@𝐾𝑎𝑦🇨🇦 it’s on for noise mostly and honestly LO is FAR more interested in figuring out how to convince my poor old cat that coming near her is a good idea, or any of the noise makers/whirly bobs that I put in her play yard for the day.
How about no screen time? The AAP highly suggests no screen time for that young age. No educational benefits comes from it.
@Megan it’s used mostly for noise, and my LO is not plopped in front of the screen. She’s in her own play yard, and the TV is on so the space isn’t silent, other than me talking to other individuals for my job. There is only so many times I can hear the same 3 songs from Hey Bear, or the same six shorts on Baby First. As I work from home we share a space so I can keep an eye on her while I work. It’s like playing the same 9 songs over and over again. Fine at first, but very annoying later.
How about little baby bum on YouTube. I’m sure there are others. I always play their songs (without my 10month seeing the screen). It’s educational and I sing along with it so he enjoys it.
Honestly one hour a day is the amount referenced the most in the studies that show poor outcomes. On apps like this, it’s super common for moms to support screen time. Me saying it should be avoided completely is aligned with the CDC, WHO, American Academy of Pediatrics, and virtually every Pediatrician out there, but I will still be argued against. Look into it, the research is easy to find a pretty clear. One hour a day has shown to have developmental delays and even autism-like symptoms. Is it worth the risk? I work a full time remote job and care for my baby. It’s hard, but it’s best to avoid TV. If you do, she will find other ways to entertain herself.
Wiggles for sure
@incognito, I wasn’t judging. Not at all. And I’m sorry if it came off that way, it was not my intention. I always have the tv on in the background for my kids too.
@Tatia at nearly 6mo her solution has been to screech like a banshee for my attention. She may look in the direction of the TV for a few minutes at a time and then get distracted by something else. So again it’s not a solid hour of her just watching TV. It is really just there as noise and without it when I’m not in meetings or talking to other people the ONLY sounds in my house are the AC and fan. So if me having someone else talking or singing about whatever in the background helps my LO keep her cool and not feel like she’s alone, I’m gonna use it, even better if it’s educational. Babies learn by seeing, hearing and doing. If hearing someone else sing or talking about something when I cannot, helps her learn something in the 8hrs she is not given my undivided attention, I’m okay with it playing in the background. I never ONCE in my original question said I put my baby in front of a screen. I asked for content for her age group yes, but I’m not just putting her in front of the TV.
The point is there is no safe content for this age group. Do what you want with your kid, no need to make excuses to me. The research is clear.
Bluey? Maybe some of the other ms Rachel videos for slightly older ages too? She also has "songs for littles" that are compilations of her songs. Especially if it's just background. For background music, we play Raffi a lot. And just fun dance music for a beat to move to. Along with the slightly older ideas, sesame Street. Also, just a quick reminder that it's a good idea to keep screen time limited under 18 months (I know we all need some brain time, just a good idea to keep an idea on how much time they are spending watching TV).