What Peppa Pig and CocoMelon Taught Me About Life

Self Improvement | Personal Development

Yeah, sometimes profound thoughts hit you in the face while watching cartoons with the pre-schooler!

Peppa Pig, CoCoMelon, WishenPoof — the list goes on. Unless you are a parent who has been living under a rock these past few years, then you would most likely know these extended members of your family pretty well.

You would know that the highlight of your kids’ day might be when they get to meet these friends on the screen. And you probably might have ordered birthday cakes themed in the shapes of these characters as well.

It is also not unlikely then that you might have inadvertently been pulled into sitting with your little one to watch an episode. What is even more — ahem!—embarrassing is that you might have ended up enjoying it more than you admit. Well, yeah that’s what happened at least to me!

What I didn't expect was being pleasantly surprised at how intelligently these shows are designed. Not only are they visually engaging, but are also themed to teach something to the little ones — almost like modern-day parables.

(And well before you ask, no I am not an affiliate of any of these shows. I am just a mum whose toddler loves watching them!).

So here are my (I mean our — ahem!) most favorite shows and what they taught us about life.

Even without me pointing out anything, my daughter picked up on the kindness they show towards the big bad wolf. It made me reflect too that perhaps it is really not that hard to show kindness when someone is in need — even though they might have been hurtful in the past.

This one made me reflect that every day, every moment we assume so much about each other. We assume what our friends need, what our family members need, what our colleagues need. And then we try to provide support based on our limited understanding and underlying assumptions. No wonder we end up feeling underappreciated for our well-intentioned efforts. Sometimes all people need is a hug and not shouting out support from rooftops. Sometimes, we need to just put ourselves out there and ask directly what someone might need, instead of assuming. Equally importantly, we should open up and also share what we need instead of expecting people to take a guess.

It just makes me realize that there are so many small joys in life that I overlook. Each day I might not have a star handed to me and life can get pretty rough. But there is always time to take a few seconds and jump in hypothetical muddy puddles with the people we love.

Do you watch these shows with your kids as well? Is there anything they learn from the shows? Please leave a comment!

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