IS your child deeply attached to Peppa Pig and won’t let you turn the TV off when they are watching the show?

According to a child psychologist, the popular pig may actually be hypnotising your kids.



3 A child psychologist has claimed that the tone of the voices on Peppa Pig may have a hypnotic quality for kids Credit: PA:Press Association

Dr Martina Paglia from the International Psychology Clinic says the “unusual” tones of the voices of the cartoon swine characters have a “hypnotic” tone to them.

She told Metro.co.uk: “Children’s hearing tends to be much more effective than adults and they have a sensitivity to both high and low-frequency sounds.

“George and Peppa have very high voices, Daddy Pig has a very low voice.

“A contrast between the two is therefore bound to attract and maintain a child’s attention over a short period of time.”

3 The expert said the catchy, high-pitched theme tune is also entrancing for kids Credit: Alamy

Dr Martina that the high-pitched theme tune is also perfectly designed to retain children’s attention, as it is simple and easy to recognise.

And even Peppa’s name has staying power as they will remember the “P” repetition and try to attempt saying it - like they would with the word “Papa”.

Dr Martina added: “A child entranced by the music and content of the programme is likely to have an efficient recall.”

With all these things at play, the psychologist said it results in kids not being able to get enough of the programme and will making them want to keep coming back for more.

Nine-year-old Amelie Bea Smith has been recently revealed as Peppa's new voice

Peppa Pig has been a worldwide smash for its makers Entertainment One, which was brought by Hasbro for £2.8 billion on New Year's Eve.

We recently shared how nine-year-old Amelie Bea Smith is set to make £1million in a year after taking over from Harley Bird as the voice of Peppa, it has been claimed.

Harley was the third actress to voice Peppa, after Lily Snowden-Fine, who starred in its first series in 2004, and Cecily Bloom, who joined for the second run in 2006.

Before she quit, a source told the Star: "Harley is the most successful teenage voiceover artist in Britain right now. She is hot property and easily earns £1,000 an hour."

Other stars to lend their voices to the hit include comedy star Morwenna Banks, who plays Mummy Pig, Madame Gazelle and Dr Hamster.

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