10 values that we learned with Heidi and that we should not forget 2026

Childhood series leave a mark and now, when we look back, we remember them with nostalgia and melancholy. Who doesn't remember Heidi? Who has not ever sung that “Grandpa, tell me you”? Who has not wanted to spend a little time in those beautiful mountains of the Alps?

However, with Heidi we learned much more than we thought. Heidi is a children's book from 1880 by the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri, but its maximum distribution was thanks to the Japanese television series Heidide 1974. More than 40 years have passed through those drawings, so it is logical that if we watch its chapters again or if we analyze many things in the series, we will notice aspects that are outdated, attitudes that now seem inappropriate or situations that shock us. It may not escape any of us that in the end Heidi was a girl who did almost all the housework, did not go to school and was sent to serve as a companion to another girl in Germany... Just as we are also aware that Pedro worked since he was a child, took care of his grandmother and was not attending school... Furthermore, we do not overlook how strange it was that in the mountains they were all day long with little more than shirt sleeves, they were almost always barefoot and the colds (at least) were less than long…

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Removing all these concessions and taking into account the time and the historical context, we can also say that these cartoons left us great values and teachings, such as love for animals and nature, respect for older people or the value of friendship, among others.

When we look back at the past, it is nice to try to keep the good and remember what gave us happy moments, although also very tearful ones because if Heidi had something it was that she was capable of moving even the most resistant and that is also worth valuing because managing to excite and transmit so much with a few simple cartoons has quite a bit of merit.

Next, we are going to review and explain some of the most important values ​​and lessons that we learned with Heidi and the rest of the protagonists of this series. Don't miss them!

The value of friendship

With Heidi we learned that sharing adventures and good times with friends is always better. The friendship between Heidi and Pedro or the strong bond between Clara and Heidison is the obvious example of the importance of friendship. We also suffered when those friendships went through bad times, like when Heidi had to move away from the mountains and separate from Pedro.

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Respect for older people

Heidi was in the care of her aunt, but when she found work, the girl was taken to live with her grandfather in the Alps, a hermit accustomed to solitude who was a little serious and grumpy. Although Heidi did not know her grandfather and his character did not make things very easy at first, the girl always showed respect towards the old man and, throughout the series, a true affection that was mutual. The series teaches respect for older people, the importance of their figure in the lives of children and taking care of grandparents, since Pedro also took care of his grandmother and both children treated her with great affection.

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The love between grandparents and grandchildren

Although at first Heidi's grandfather was not exactly affectionate, little by little he shows a deep love for his granddaughter.

Love and respect for animals

Niebla, Pichi, the sheep... in the series Heidilosanimales had great prominence and the characters felt great love and respect towards them. Who didn't want Niebla to be their four-legged friend during childhood?

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Enthusiasm for nature

All of us who were lovers of these cartoons felt like Heidi when we went to spend a day in the mountains or for a walk in the countryside. Both Heidi, Pedro and grandfather were nature lovers, enjoyed the mountains and respected the environment. In the series there were constant allusions to the benefits of mountain air and the advantages of children living in a natural environment.

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The innocence of childhood

If there is something that we adults often long for, it is that innocence characteristic of childhood. The children who were the protagonists of these drawings had a happiness and innocence with which they won hearts: the hardest ones, like the grandfather's at the beginning and also those of the audience.

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We learned to look for the good side of each person and look beyond

Heidi's grandfather was lonely, not very talkative and was often moody, but that didn't make Heidi give up and she gradually gained Grandpa's affection until she broke down all his barriers and discovered all the love that was behind those shields. Miss Rottenmeier, Clara's tutor, is strict, distant and very severe, but we were all also able to realize that she had a good heart and that it was her concern for Clara's well-being that made her act too rigidly.

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The importance of support and trust in people

Heidi is a lesson in support, affection and trust. The children's support for Clara and their trust in her and her recovery are very important for Clara to overcome all obstacles. A loyal and committed friend like Heidi is what we all need in our lives.

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The pleasure of simple things

Running through a green meadow, stepping on the grass barefoot, drinking goat's milk and observing the shape of the clouds lying on the grass... simple pleasures that many of us long for and that make us a little envious of Heidi... although hey, if the milk is boiled or pasteurized, the better.

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Inclusion and tolerance

Heidi, Pedro and Clara are friends, they have fun, they enjoy themselves and it doesn't matter that Clara is in a wheelchair for it. There is no bullying, no discrimination or lack of tolerance. Values ​​that we must all learn from.

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