What Cartoon Characters Show You About Your Kids

Next to yourself and their best playmates, those that your child will undoubtedly form a bond with in their early life, will be the characters that they watch on their favourite cartoon shows during the day. Cartoon characters can be a fantastic outlet for your children and the type of characters that they latch onto will not only influence them, but it will also tell you something about their personality.

Whether it is the Berenstain Bears, Babar, Franklin or Toopy and Binoo, these affable, animated creatures will become friends to your little one. As such, you should try watching the characters with your children. This is not just to approve of a show's content; it is so that you can have a better idea of what makes your children laugh, cry or affect them emotionally.

Similarly, knowing how these characters affect your little one can help you out in times of crisis. Knowing what character to give your children a stuffed animal of when they feel stressed can help alleviate anxiety.

Many cartoon characters teach morals or lessons to kids through their shows. If you know that your tot particularly relates to The Backyardigans, and you are familiar with the show and its content, you can use that as a tool to helping to teach your child the power of imagination.

Similarly, feel free to ask your children what exactly it is that they like about a particular program. These shows and their characters can be used to help teach your child everything from values to music to spelling and history.

By Chris Giardino