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My daughter is obsessed with one show and won’t watch anything else. How do I get her onto a new show?
ThanksIt’s a phase and will be over before you know it.
Play with her one on one and distract her from the screens.LOL. She’s a year and a half old. Don’t stress about it. She’ll be going through phases where she obsesses with different things for a long time.
I’m not being dismissive-but take it from people who have been through this before, this is something that is very common and you shouldn’t stress about it. The scenario of toddlers only liking one song and driving their parents nuts with it is so common as to be a cliche.
Or Barney!!
I don’t have children of my own, but I do have nieces and nephews. Three of the four definitely went through phases and only wanted to watch a certain show or movie. The oldest niece was weirdly into Jurassic Park III when she was like 2. And also Barney. And Shrek. Not all simultaneously. The second niece was into Despicable Me. The nephew was into that guy with the orange hat. What is it, Blippy or something. And youngest isn’t into screens yet. I’m sure something will pop up soon.
(*not a mother, but now, thanks to @Anonymousse, shuddering at the very clear memories of my niece and nephew belting out Baby Shark at the top of their lungs. AHHHHHHHHH!)
Yeah, I’ll stick to raising my cat.
OP, don’t fret. Kids are weird. She’ll grow out of it sooner rather than later, and one day, you’ll be able to laugh about that time she was obsessed with that silly thing. Depending on your nature, you may even good-heartedly tease her about it. Plus, you may even be annoyed at how quickly they grow out of things. Every time I think I know what my niece is into, it changes. Thank goodness for Roblox. My nephew has kept that obsession for a couple of years now. As long as I buy him Robucks gift cards for special occasions, and will sit and watch him play the game as he babbles about it, we’re tight.
Kids are only exposed to what you or other caregivers are showing them. Limit her time with the show or movie. You are the parent, and she’s only 1.5. This is just the first annoying battle. And you don’t want to battle, your on the same team. I would not discipline, yell or use the show as a bribery tactic, in anyway. It’s something she likes, right now just for this very brief time. Don’t make it a thing and she probably won’t be so attached to it.
Show her other things you find better for her. Read to her.
My 4yo daughter has watched nothing but Muppet babies for 3 years now. It’s a developmental stage. They want the same show, story, game at this age. Give into it. It’s important to their development
