‘CoComelon Lane’ Season 2 Aims To Help Kids Learn To Handle Their Big Emotions (Exclusive)

JJ and his friends are exploring milestones and feelings.

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JJ, his friends, and their big emotions are coming back to Netflix for season 2 of CoComelon Lane, premiering on April 22.

Together, JJ and his young crew—Cody, CeCe, Nina, Bella, and Nico—will celebrate special milestones together and learn how to navigate their feelings in each 21-minute episode.

“Just like the first season, this season is grounded in an expert-developed social-emotional learning curriculum,” explains Meghan Sheridan, a mom and Lead Creative Executive at Moonbug, CoComelon Lane's parent company. “Viewers will get to revisit some common emotions addressed in previous episodes, while also introducing new feelings and big life moments.”

For example, in this exclusive clip below, JJ learns how to deal with feeling annoyed when his dog Bingo refuses to take a bath. Together with his dad, JJ learns how to get the situation under control.

In another exclusive clip, Bella learns to handle the sadness that comes with saying goodbye to her butterfly friend.

And in one more clip, Nina learns how to navigate her anger from missing a goal during her first soccer game.

For both season 1, which launched in 2023, and season 2, Moonbug tapped Alisha Crawley-Davis, PhD, an educational and research consultant, to help young kids learn about their big emotions, including disappointment, anxiety, empathy, excitement, and remorse. Dr. Crawley-Davis shares that a child may act “so big” in moments they are feeling overwhelmed but are unable to communicate what they are feeling.

The show is trying to help kids understand it's OK to feel whatever they are feeling, but there are healthy ways to handle what's going on.

“The goal is to help little ones first gain an understanding of what they are experiencing and then create memorable, entertaining teaching moments for how to navigate each big emotion,” explains Sheridan. “For instance, this season's new episodes touch on learning how to say ‘I’m sorry,’ how to handle feeling left out, and what to do when you are frustrated.”

Viewers will also get to see various milestones kids may experience throughout their lives. That includes JJ’s visit to the pediatrician for a wellness check, Cody riding a train for the first time, Nina starring in a dance recital with her big sister, and Cece going on a family camping trip.

“CoComelon Lane fully makes a meal of these momentous life experiences, showcasing the important role that caregivers play in the day-to-day of their children’s lives,” says Sheridan. “Our character’s families are always supportive, ready to partake in the curiosity, wonder, and joy alongside their child experiencing something for the first time.”

Another fun bonus is JJ will speak directly to the camera, just like in season 1, which was on the top 10 list of most viewed Netflix programs in the U.S. in November and December 2023.

CoComelon, which was created by Jay Jeon, a dad in California, has been a smash since it launched on YouTube in 2006. With more than 174 million subscribers, the show continues to draw in young viewers, including bilingual ones. TikTok is even full of videos showing toddlers running toward the sound of the CoComelon theme song.

What’s behind the hype? For one, it's simply entertaining. But the content also meets families where they are, according to Sheridan.

“CoComelon is optimistic, musical, relatable, and relevant,” she says. “Viewers see themselves reflected in JJ and his friends, and families will love that CoComelon Lane serves as a ‘positive primer’ for new routines, experiences, and emotions.”

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