My children cannot get enough of the "Wimpy Kid" series....teachers are fans as well...great books to engage young boys (often a hard audience to grab!) My 9-year-old and 12-year-old had ...
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- 2 kids: ages 9, 12
What My Kids Love Now
House Rules
Video games are only allowed on weekends/holidays and only if the previous week's schoolwork was finished completely and on time. Internet access is monitored by Mom, Dad and NetNanny.
When the Kids Are Asleep…
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Titles You’ve Reviewed
Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Let's Hear it For The Wimpy Kid!
DVD: Camp Nowhere
I rate this titleiffyand give itBriefly Entertaining But Mostly Muddled
I had a hard time figuring out who this movie was aimed at.....in the end, the best I could figure was that it was a post-Back To The Future vehicle for Christopher Lloyd. It is definitely ...
DVD: Agent Cody Banks
I rate this titleonand give itGood Action Movie With A Few Low Points
Kids and adults will be engaged by the action sequences and Bond-like gadgetry. Good performences from the cast. I'm surprised no one has mentioned the fact that, for some reason, Angie ...
DVD: Up
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Pixar Does It Again
Another great film that is so vivid and beautiful that you almost forget it's animated. A touching story about a budding friendship between a crotchety old widower and a young boy eager to earn ...
DVD: Space Chimps
I rate this titleonand give itThere's Better Stuff Out There
If you're just desperate for something for family movie night and your kids are easily entertained, then this might fit the bill. My husband and I found it annoying and/or boring for the most ...
DVD: Babe
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
- Good role models
A New Classic
I've never met anyone who didn't enjoy this heartwarming tale of a pig who is nurtured by a mother-figure border collie and thus, thinks that he too should be herding sheep. The animals ...
DVD: Aliens in the Attic
I rate this titleonand give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
Entertaining for Tweens
I always wonder why film makers find it necessary to include any remotely sexual content in movies marketed to young children. Although it may fly right over the heads of younger kids or older, ...
DVD: Hotel for Dogs
I rate this titleonand give itPretty Predictable Kids/Animals Flick
While there isn't anything particularly troubling about this film I didn't find it very engaging and it seemed to drag on a bit. (How many dog-related inventions can really be ...
DVD: The Goonies
I rate this titleiffyand give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate language
Would Probably Be Rated PG-13 Today
The action and adventure of this movie is entertaining (kids on a hunt for lost treasure -- shades of Indiana Jones for the younger set) but I was a little dismayed by the persistent use of foul ...
DVD: Race to Witch Mountain
I rate this titleonand give itA Movie That Adults Will Also Enjoy
I've read all the reviews and almost universally it seems that younger girls reacted more negatively to the action than did the boys. Parents may want to take that into account. My husband ...
