Mom reveals why her toddler son isn't allowed to watch ‘Peppa Pig' anymore
On July 13, one concerned mother, identified on social media as Kelly Arvan of Australia, took to TikTok to share an urgent warning to parents who let their kids watch 'Peppa Pig' after her son adopted a not-so-friendly phrase from the popular show.
As she explains in the video, 'Peppa Pig' is no longer welcome inside her household.
'My son watches 'Peppa Pig,'' Arvan says at the beginning of the video. 'Like a month ago, he started going around to everyone saying, 'You're not my best friend.''
Arvan, who had no idea why her son was saying the phrase, told him it wasn't nice and that he wasn't allowed to say it anymore.
It wasn't until she heard Peppa Pig say it in an episode of the show that she connected the dots.
'I'm just sitting on the couch and Kia (her son) is watching 'Peppa Pig' and I hear Peppa Pig saying, 'You're not my best friend anymore,'' she explained in her TikTok.
Arvan immediately turned the show off before telling her son that he's not allowed to watch it anymore.
Many parents took to the comment section to agree with Arvan, while praising other popular children shows like 'Bluey.'
'Bluey would never,' one parent commented.
'Peppa pig is a brat, I banned my kids when I noticed their energy shifting,' another parent commented.
'Blueys where its at now if bluey said it, there would be a lesson as to why its not nice,' a third user wrote.
In an interview with Kidspot, published July 16, Arvan said it took her son, who is 3, about two weeks to stop saying the phrase after 'a lot of correcting and teaching.'
'Everytime I heard him say it, I'd ask him 'My son, where did you learn this? We don't say that, it's ok for someone to not be your best friend but you don't say it to hurt someone,'' she told the outlet.
Now, when Arvan's son sees Peppa Pig on the TV, he knows to find something else to watch.
'Today for his screen time when I was browsing kids Netflix for him Peppa did pass the TV, Kia did say 'no more naughty Peppa' and he chose another show,' Arvan told Kidspot.
Her son has since moved on to what Arvan described as more positive shows like Ms. Rachel and 'Trash Truck.'
'If he's watching something like Ms. Rachel or Trash Truck he is in a happy positive mood, when he's watching Peppa pig he can be a little more sassy,' she said of her son's change in behavior.
Arvan's comments about 'Peppa Pig' are nothing new to the parenting community.
Parents have long criticized the show for its bad messaging, which often includes fat-shaming Daddy Pig and other rude comments from members of the animated family.
'Peppa is just a spoiled brat who does nothing but fat shame her dad and get her way,' one parent wrote in a review, according to Common Sense Media.
Another parent on the review site praised the show for being 'really funny' and described it as 'good for kids.' One parent said they liked the show for it's educational value, saying 'My 2 year old son learned a lot from the show.'
As for Arvan, she now knows to keep her eyes (and ears) open when it comes to shows her son watches.
'Peppa is not a role model I personally as a parent would be proud for my child to learn from,' she told Kidspot.
'As parents we always monitor screen time, but small quick sentences from shows like this can be easily missed,' she added.
'With him being our first son, there is no parenting rule book. We are learning along the way as well and we are proud to share our knowledge with other parents,' she continued.
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