"Baby JJ and Friends Play and Sing Songs Together"
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What You Need To Know:
COCOMELON: Season 11 mainly features a moral worldview and shows families and friendships in a positive light. Children are encouraged to share, play nicely, forgive, and be kind. There are also learning opportunities, including counting numbers and sharing with others. Several songs encourage reading. Also, families of multiple ethnicities celebrating diversity, and one song is even in Spanish.
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(BB, Pa, FR, V, N, M): Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements: Strong moral worldview overall shows families and friendships in a positive light, and children are encouraged to share, play nicely, be kind, and forgive, plus a pagan superstitious moment when children wish on a star, and a song features a teacher encouraging children to meditate and focus; Foul Language: No foul language; Violence: Very light comical violence such as little dog accidentally knocks down a castle of sand and a castle made of sticks; Sex: No sex; Nudity: Upper upper male nudity in one song where the males are wearing swimsuits and when Baby JJ and his friend are taking a bath; Alcohol Use: No alcohol use; Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse: No smoking or drugs; and, Miscellaneous Immorality: One instance of a child dressed up as a fairy, one instance of children wishing on a star, another instance of the children meditating and doing what looks like yoga.
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Season 11 of COCOMELON is a bright and colorful animated series on Netflix featuring multiple music videos of children’s songs. The program is artistic and attention-grabbing and may be overstimulating to sensitive viewers. Songs in Season 11 include “Twinkle Little Star,” “Little Boy Blue,” “Star Light, Star Bright,” “Blue Skies,” and a beautiful rendition of “Stand by Me.”
COCOMELON: Season 11 mainly features a moral worldview and shows families and friendships in a positive light. Children are encouraged to share, play nicely and be kind. There are also learning opportunities, such as counting and the importance of sharing. Reading is encouraged in several songs. Families of multiple ethnicities celebrate together. Also, families of multiple ethnicities celebrating diversity, and one song is even in Spanish.
The program contains several possible questionable elements, such as upper male nudity at the beach and another instance in the bath. A character wears a fairy costume, and the children wish on stars. However, these elements are subtle. In one clip, the family plays together at the beach. The males are not wearing shirts but are wearing swim trunks.
The next clip includes a beautiful, gentle rendition of the classic pop song “Stand by Me,” which may bring a tear to the eye. Later, the children participate in a stage play. One child is dressed up as a fairy with wings, but there’s no reference to magical elements.
Later, the children play together at school, teaching each other patience and encouraging one another as they work. In “Star Light Star Bright,” the children wish on a star. Another song features a teacher encouraging the children to meditate and focus. Later, the children look at the stars with a telescope and sing “Twinkle Little Star” while using their imaginations to find different shapes in the sky.
In another part of the show, JJ and Cody bathe together. Cody offers his toys to JJ and shares snacks with him. The final song shows parents lovingly tucking their children into bed, celebrating the traditional family.
While the first season of the spin-off series COCOMELON LANE stirred controversy by featuring a same-sex couple encouraging their young son to dance in a tutu and other costumes, Season 11 of COCOMELON is free of LGBTQ content. The quality is bright and vivid, with fast-moving images which may, however, overstimulate younger viewers.
Overall, COCOMELON is a positive and educational program show for children. MOVIEGUIDE® advises children aged two and under have no screen time, while preschoolers aged three to five should have extremely limited and monitored screen time. Parental discretion is advised.
