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Bluey's target audience gets to see resilient behaviour being modelled on-screen and are thus guided to become quite resilient themselves.
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Raymond Goh
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SINGAPORE – Three scientists recently sat through 150 episodes of Bluey (2018 to present), the popular Australian cartoon series, and concluded that it is a great way to teach children about resilience.
When I first read what these intrepid martyrs did for the sake of science, I thought to myself: three intelligent adults binge-watching 150 episodes of an animated series intended for five-year-olds, overcoming challenges like bleary eyes, acute tedium and even exploding brains... What better way to demonstrate resilience to children, right?
