@aspyrelab: What if the problem was never how MUCH screen time, but the shows themselves? Every cut, flash and sound effect sets off something called an orienting response, an involuntary jolt of attention a young child cannot switch off. In the research, the fast-paced cartoon changed scenes roughly every 11 seconds. The slow one changed every 34. When those jolts arrive faster than a little brain can process them, they quietly drain the mental fuel kids rely on to focus, wait and settle themselves. The reassuring part, this is short-term and it recovers. Nothing is broken, and a calmer media diet lets attention bounce back. 🌱 Slower shows worth reaching for instead: 🏡 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, so calm that researchers use it as the slow-paced comparison in their studies 🧡 Classic Sesame Street, the early episodes before the faster modern reformat 🚂 Thomas and Friends, one gentle story at a time with a single steady narrator 👷 Bob the Builder, slow stop-motion that lets a scene actually breathe What slow show did YOU grow up on that you would happily put on today? 👇 Maximise your child's potential, starting from before they're born. Our stage-by-stage programs launch soon, add your email at the link in bio to get in first. Follow Aspyre Lab for daily science-backed parenting tips 🧬 No copyright infringement intended. We aim to give proper credit - DM us for any concerns, credit, or removal requests. 📚 Sources: Lillard & Peterson (2011), Pediatrics; Lillard et al. (2015); Geist & Gibson (2000); Rhodes et al. (2020), British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Ebo/Dewy☯️Rare🪙 :

this is exactly what I was thinking

Yojio :

Meanwhile we’re on TikTok 😂

cs :

Haha i see this 5 minutes after ive seen a video on x about how some cartoons are altered after 1948 because they were ‘antisemitic’

eU :

I learned so much opera and classical music.

weniamn :

The woman is Ai

Clara Berthelet (Pierunek) :

I even wonder how it is legal to do animation that bad for the brain for kids.. just for money..

Stacey Jene Africa :

this is true. my son watches old shows.

Tin Foiled Tanjak :

Abdul Syed :

This is literally made by AI

Account_Not_Found :

Happy Tree Friends is the best cartoon for babies

Fran J. Martin :

Where can I find cartoons of this age?

Bryson-Rougeknight :

bro will sign up for war at age 12

Fips🇧🇴 :

My kids are Only allowed to Watch something that I used to Watch as kids (I’m a 2002 baby) and they mostly watches 90s and 00’s shows :) and all if the old Disney Classics

snozizwe :

healthy kid

Bogdan Srb :

I grew up watching Cartoon Network in the 90s and I'm fine

kinderkunst912 :

my daughter is almost 2 and never ever have watch tv

TC06 :

For all of you karens saying there is racism in the old cartoons: The world wasnt perfect then and it is most defintely not perfect now. if a 1-2 year old can understand racism, they should be able to understand why racism is wrong. Also most of the people who watched the cartoons managed to get jobs but in this day and age most teens are unemployed showing that the cartoons with racism do not interupt the kids future

Flipmoi :

so real. was watching my sisters two youngest 5&8 year old. we had a movie night. showed them the original Mulan. they were so bored because they thought it was so slow.

e.matsoudii :

I’m not going to let my kids watch som cocomelon ore something Ai I’m going to let them se real quality tv

喔吼 :

exactly!

Clary fray shadow :

My child and two of her best friends (7 years old) like very much the smurfs, pink panther, Sylvester and tweety, Tom and Jerry, weeny the pooph (sorry don’t remember how it spelled)

suzimw :

My 2.5 year olds favourite movie atm is Steamboat Willie. The very original. Creeps me tf out 🤦‍♀️😂

zuziuua :

Boję się ze zanim będę miała dzieci to te stare bajki nie będą już dostępne :// wie ktoś gdzie mogę je pobrać lub kupić ?

Mr.3co :

They shouldn t Watch screens at all

Set Free 2029 :

Wow! Thanks! I never knew there was an issue with speed. I had already planned on only showing old cartoons but for their content. Thank so much!