Next on CBeebies, a party political broadcast by the Labour Party. OK, I'm not being literal, but I never thought good old Auntie would betray me like this; that it would become the Government's ventriloquist's dummy by piping out Labour's send-mums-back-to-work mantra on its preschool channel.

When I considered what to allow my 21-month-old toddler to watch on television, I turned to the trusted corporation that gave me Blue Peter and Take Hart as I grew up.

It felt entirely natural to combine what I was teaching my son with the educational programmes on CBeebies. And as we watched them together, I saw an improvement in his vocabulary and grasp of colours and numbers.

But as we continued to tune into Balamory, Timmy Time and Me Too! I began to look more closely, and realised they should really be sold as the Beeb's party political broadcasts on behalf of Gordon Brown.

All three shows feature ecstatically happy characters at nursery - there's lovely nursery worker Miss Hoolie on the Scottish island of Balamory, Timmy the lamb and his daycare pals in Timmy Time, and trustworthy Granny Murray the cuddly childminder in Me Too!.

The message is clear: nursery is normal, fun and nothing to be scared of. But as a stay-at-home mum, I feel undermined, undervalued and angry.

Not a single programme in the channel's repertoire is set at home with a mother - which is surely the most natural scenario in the world.

On CBeebies, there are black, Asian and disabled presenters, ethnic dishes in It's Time For Lunch, world music on Space Pirates, yoga and meditation on Waybuloo, the Tikkabilla show which is named after an Indian form of hopscotch and children with learning difficulties star in Something Special.

I'm delighted every colour of the rainbow is represented - kids need to be exposed to the big wide world or we might end up with a bunch of little bigots.

But why am I left out - the woman who chooses to care for her own child?


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Another attack on the traditional family and our society by the left wing racists and bigots at the BBC. Do any of you actually let your kids watch this rubbish?

Originally Posted by Nicholas

Do any of you actually let your kids watch this rubbish?

Yes, does that make me a really terrible stay-at-home Mother? Why would I feel threatened by my child seeing images of children in differing child care set ups than his own?
Although, if you're going to make the wider point that as a society we fail to recognise the importance of the role of stay-at-home parent I'd agree. Oh and the fact is that even children who have parents at home go to playgroups and nurseries, CBeebies is fulfilling its educational requirement by introducing children to the concept of socialisation, by portraying their peers in these settings.