We have a child and she doesn’t watch television, but we aren’t shielding her from all visual media. All hail YouTube. Once or twice a week, just before lunch or just after, we settle in for about fifteen minutes of … whatever she’s currently interested in. This began just before her second birthday when we tracked down footage of wildlife: long shots, ambient sound. Then we moved into music, then trains, and then, and then… Primarily this is a way to organize what has become a list of our favorites, and a way to avoid what has begun happening, her asking for a video she saw a year ago that we’ve long since forgotten, and forgotten how to find. It’s also a way to share some of these gems with other folks. Enjoy!
