BabyTV - FAQ

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How can BabyTV contribute to development?

The essential part of a baby's development and learning takes place while interacting with family members, and through experiences at home. The diversity of experiences your baby is exposed to, along with the information she gathers from her surroundings, form the fundamental bases of her knowledge about the world.

In addition to the toys, books and games that you share with your child, BabyTV is a supplementary tool that may help you introduce your baby to the world.

At BabyTV we know how important it is for parents to have safe and effective tools to use with their babies in education and in play and thus our goal at BabyTV is to develop and deliver programming that can be effective for children under three. With the help of childhood experts, we create programmes that harness the benefits of screen media and create a valuable experience for viewers .

Presenting information on the screen means being able to isolate specific concepts and experiences in the life of a growing toddler and introduce them in a manner that is simple, clear and exciting! This promotes an organized comprehension of those concepts and experiences.

Through the screen we can also create characters that a child can relate to in a fun way, which encourages the child to listen, follow and comprehend the information presented.
BabyTV encourages parents to take part in and enjoy the learning process with their children. By viewing together with your child you will discover many ideas for joint learning and fun, and have plenty of time to interact with your child throughout each episode.
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What are the main characteristics of BabyTV programmes?

BabyTV's programmes are original television programmes that have been specially developed in collaboration with child experts for babies and toddlers.

BabyTV’s programmes are geared to address the developmental milestones that your little one encounters in his first years – those that will be the basis for future learning.

Programmes are short and varied, and are suited to your child's attention span and ability to concentrate. Programmes are made up of short stories that reflect your child’s world and that are suited to his abilities.

The rate at which information is presented in our programmes is slow and carefully organized and we use clear and simple language and visuals.

BabyTV’s programmes are multi-leveled and therefore enjoyable for viewing by children of varying abilities and development levels.

What are multi-leveled programmes?
Each of the programmes you will see on BabyTV contains a benefit and an entertainment value for the young as well as the older viewer.
Rather than featuring a schedule with program-themes according to age group, a child of any age can enjoy each of the BabyTV programmes.
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Why is there repetition in the programming?

Young children like and need to repeat activities over and over again. What may seem monotonous to us parents, for the young child means an encounter with something familiar - your child may ask you to play the same game over and over again, or to read the same story he's heard so many times before, because he enjoys it.
For the young child repetition is learning - with every view, more information is absorbed promoting comprehension and allowing the child to process another layer of meaning.

Watching programmes also allows your child to anticipate events. This ability fosters a sense of confidence and control which in turn makes mastering the information so enjoyable.
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What is it about the game of Peek-a-boo that excites babies?

An important perspective of how your small child sees the world involves a preliminary developmental milestone called – object permanence. This refers to the child's understanding that things continue to exist even when they are out of sight. This ability begins to develop at 4 months and is generally completed by 2 years. Watching objects or characters on the screen disappear and reappear, gives the small child a great deal of pleasure and encourages the process of filling in missing information from memory.

Many of our programmes specifically focus on the concept of object permanence, such as
Louie’s World and Grandpa’s Gallery.
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How do BabyTV’s programmes address creative thought?

Creativity among toddlers is a broad concept. The toddler must employ creativity in every area of his interactions with the world - even a simple problem such as how to get a toy down from a shelf, requires creative thinking on the part of the toddler.
In BabyTV's programmes, rather than presenting a single answer or solution (which we as adults have decided is the best option), we adhere to the message that there may be more than one right answer ,and everyone can choose an answer of their own creation.

BabyTV Programmes such as Baby Art, Mitch Match, Pim & Pimba and Vegimals address creative thought in a variety of ways.
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How do BabyTV's programmes address symbolic thought?

At around the age of one year, the toddler begins to understand that every object is represented by a word, that is, its name. This is the beginning of symbolic thought, which forms the basis of language acquisition. Many of our programmes deal with naming, that is, attributing a name to an object or concept.

Baby TV programmes deal with the pairing of a visually presented object with its narrated name – a ball appears on the screen, and the narrator says "ball". This is the first step in building toddler's vocabulary. Programmes geared specifially to this end include
Oliver and Louie’s World .
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Why does my 4 year old and even 7 year old enjoy watching Baby TV?

BabyTV’s clear programmes with bold colours and pleasant music are enjoyable even for older children because they are so easy to watch. Children enjoy the ability to effortlessly understand all the elements of the stories and delight in being able to guess what happens next. It makes them feel good.
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What are the recommendations for viewing TV with my baby?

Watching BabyTV together is a fantastic way of creating a direct line to the world of interests of your child. At the same time, there is much to be gained from sharing the BabyTV viewing experience with your child, and we encourage you to be actively involved in doing so.

While watching BabyTV you will discover that our programmes are at a pace that gives you time to react and interact with your child. Talk to your child about what is going on and what is seen on screen, encouraging your child to ask questions and offering explanations. This will enhance your child’s ability to realize the content of the program and derive a benefit from it.

BabyTV’s programmes are also designed to evoke reactions from little viewers and you may find that while watching, your child looks for your interaction as she excitedly calls you to see her favourite character, to sing along in a song, or to try one of the activities designed for parents and babies on the screen.
We commend you to participate along with your delighted child.

Getting involved in your child's world of content will benefit you off the screen as well, by creating the opportunity to share experiences derived from what you have viewed on BabyTV. Please have a look at our Programmes section where you can find helpful tips for activities relating to concepts and information presented on BabyTV.
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Why does BabyTV broadcast 24 hours a day?

Any parent knows that parenting is not a 9-5 job and that is why BabyTV has been created as a service that is always available.

BabyTV is divided into daytime broadcasts which feature active programmes geared towards development, interaction and fun, and nighttime broadcasts designed to be calming and relaxing. At night BabyTV features gentle visuals with a pleasantly repetitive movement accompanied by soft and soothing music.

Surely we can all recall a recent night when our little one woke up irritable and unable to calm down and return to sleep. BabyTV’s nighttime broadcasts are designed for those times when both your child and you may be in need of an external calming influence to help break the cycle of irritability.
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