Elena and I sometimes troll around YouTube for kid's videos, just to see what she likes. Just yesterday we stumbled on the Swiss claymation series Pingu the Penguin (Elena's got a stuffed penguin she really likes). We watched a couple episodes (they're short), including this one, where Pingu's a babysitter:
The video features Pingu taking care of a pair of baby penguins, who spend most of their time crying to get food or attention. The crying parts are done in a surprisingly realistic representation of babies in total sobbing meltdown, (especially for something done in claymation).
When Elena first saw it, tears just streamed down her face, poor little thing.
I'm not quite sure why; the video's not scary at all, nor is it particularly "sad" to my adult sensibilities. My best guess is that seeing a couple babies crying so much, then getting only their basic needs taken care of (but not picked up, notice) hit just a little too close to home.
After a few big hugs, some explanations about how babies need LOTS of care, love and attention, and then some extra "pretend baby care" for her too, Elena asked to see it again and was OK with it.
When Elena first saw it, tears just streamed down her face, poor little thing.
I'm not quite sure why; the video's not scary at all, nor is it particularly "sad" to my adult sensibilities. My best guess is that seeing a couple babies crying so much, then getting only their basic needs taken care of (but not picked up, notice) hit just a little too close to home.
After a few big hugs, some explanations about how babies need LOTS of care, love and attention, and then some extra "pretend baby care" for her too, Elena asked to see it again and was OK with it.
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