Sunday, April 10, 2011

The Yo Gabba Gabba Obsession


It's Yo Gabba Gabba! That's right I just qouted DJ Lance Rock. I know all of the characters names, the theme song, which episodes are my son's favorite, and I have a couple Yo Gabba Gabba songs memorized. I vowed to never be the parent that watched Nick Jr but my little nugget LOVES tv. I know what you're thinking, isn't tv bad for infants? I don't know! I've read studies that it causes ADHD and other studies say it's not harmful. I don't peel my son away from a tv if we're at a friends house or out to dinner, but I do limit him on how much he watches and he's only allowed to watch one Yo Gabba Gabba episode a day, he's the type of kid that could easily watch a Yo Gabba Gabba marathon. What's up with kids and Yo Gabba Gabbing anyways?! Is it the bright colors? Random songs? Or the weird characters with the even more weird names? I can't figure it out. I'm pretty sure that every single friend of mine has watched Yo Gabba Gabba and thought whoever made this show was on drugs and at times I couldn't agree more. Whenever I turn on an episode my son immediately zones out, laughs, and talks to the tv. We love this show so much he even has the Yo Gabba Gabbing Vans, he can't walk and he can't talk but I'm pretty sure he'll love them when he gets older. At times I've thought about doing his first birthday Yo Gabba Gabba themed but as soon as I come back to reality I realize that I'm going to little overboard. I don't see the problem with allowing him to watch what he enjoys, as long as he's happy, I'm happy. I love the twenty-four minutes of silly fun that might make you sing along and dance when no one is watching or at least wonder what was in your kool-aid, until next time...YO GABBA GABBA!