In recent years we have experienced a boom in our television that has led to the creation of many specific channels for certain segments of the audience. Among them are children's channels, hours of uninterrupted programming aimed at the smallest of the house, although they are not always covered with spaces that meet the appropriate content for a children's audience. We started today a series of articles that they intend to make a critical look at this type of television, reflecting on what it offers and the adequacy of its viewing by children's viewers.
Within the range of possibilities offered by television spaces dedicated to children, 'Peppa Pig' stands out for being one of the most enriching children's series of the current programming. Peppa Pig It is a cartoon television series that is currently broadcast on Clan TV (some of its chapters are also available on the RTVE.ES website), whose episodes are around five minutes long. It is a British fiction created in 2004 that currently has more than 200 chapters broadcast throughout its four seasons.
The emision of Peppa Pig It is distributed through the morning and afternoon programming of Clan TV, which offers the opportunity for us to meet your adventures up to four times in the same day. Despite its short duration, 'Peppa Pig' appears as a successful television experience for the little ones, since their plots are focused on specific aspects of the routine children face in their first years of life.
Who is Peppa Pig?
Peppa Pig It tells the adventures of Peppa, a 5-year-old pig that lives with her parents and her brother and dedicates her days to playing with her friends, a series of different mammals that are the same age. With them he faces different situations in which any child could find while learning aspects of the reality around him.
Episodes of Peppa Pig They place special emphasis on the relationships that occur between children through games or their school routine. Too highlights the links that exist within the family, leaving in evidence the roles that each member plays and giving perfect examples of good relationships that should occur between parents and children.
What can we expect from the series?
'Peppa Pig' stands out for being a series where learning and values go hand in hand. On the one hand, the child can face the reality that surrounds him in a fun way. An example is the ability that fiction has so that the little ones can get acquainted with the animal world (The main characters usually make the characteristic sound of the animal they represent before they start talking).
We cannot ignore the example of behavior that the development of 'Peppa Pig' implies for the little ones, especially in the way in which Peppa and his friends relate to the elders, where topics such as trust and respect are usually very present. 'Peppa Pig' also mentions certain basic aspects in the child's learning (such as numbers or the aforementioned animals) and clearly teaches them the usefulness of some more common professions.
Another of the highlights of the series is the commitment it makes to reflect equality within diversity, a characteristic that remains among the characters with 'Peppa Pig'. That is, Peppa's group of friends is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of animals, but all have a place in the same circle and all are treated in equal conditions, something very common in the plots of the series.
In the chapter exposed in this article, entitled 'The Secret Club', we observe the nature of the series. In his scarce five minutes Peppa is ready once again to play with his friends. These do not present problems in including the elderly and even making them participate in something as “special” as being part of a secret club, a way of evidencing naturally the ideal relationships that can be established between parents and children.
'Peppa Pig', fun learning
Since its creation in 2004 'Peppa Pig' has been exported to many countries around the world, becoming one of the most recommended current fictions for children. TV series has obtained the BAFTA award as the best program aimed at preschoolers, an award that has been nominated for all the occasions that a new season has broadcast on television.
Because of its ability to combine learning and fun and to show with clarity and naturalness various aspects of the reality of a child, 'Peppa Pig' appears as an ideal children's program, a must see for those who face for the first time the magic of television. It has the basic qualities to educate and entertain at the same time and presents a careful production aimed at fulfilling the functions that any parent expects from television that is directed to their children in their first years of life.
