Wow I loved this movie myself, and it really was a great parallel for kids' social lives. After the movie we talked about who of her friends could be which character. The violence that ...
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- California
- 1 kid: age 8
What My Kids Love Now
Spongebob, Harry Potter (first two books and movies), Ace of Cakes, books about dogs-especially Puppy Place, Nelly the monster sitter, Wipeout tv show, webkins, DS imagine
House Rules
No tv or computer before schoool, 1 hour max in the afternoon on school days. Saturdays and Sundays are more or less unstructured.
When the Kids Are Asleep…
HBO shows-True Blood, Curb your Enthusiasm, Bored to Death, Sopranos, Rome etc... Hell's Kitchen, the Colony, Arrested Development, Weeds, The Office
My Biggest Challenge Is:
Helping my 8 year old manage her temper! She gets out of control mostly at home but occasionally embarasses herself in public. We've been using 123 magic and some techniques of "new kid by friday"
Titles You’ve Reviewed

Movie: Where the Wild Things Are
I rate this titleonand give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
spoiler*violence and running away from home

Book: Pirates Don't Change Diapers
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
- Great illustrations
Great book
Absolutely fun and funny

TV: The Naked Brothers Band
I rate this titleiffyand give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
First two seasons are really good!
The first two seasons of this show were pretty age appropriate for my child. The later one(s?) were over the top with kissing (obviously not just on the lips), crush obsession and inappropriate ...

TV: SpongeBob SquarePants
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
Funny for the whole family
We absolutely adore this show! It's the only cartoon on tv that our whole family can sit down and enjoy together. It's funny, and fortunately my daughter knows that "stupid" and ...

TV: Wipeout
I rate this titleonand give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
Good for a laugh
This show is always good for a good laugh. If the host would stop saying "big balls" (in reference to one of the obstacles) I'd be inclined to watch it more often. All in all ...

DVD: Meet Dave
I rate this titleonand give itMy concerns are:- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Laughed so hard we cried!
This movie may not teach kids a thing, but our whole family laughed so hard we cried all the way through this movie. Eddie Murphy's physical humor was dead on, and although the Old Navy scene ...

DVD: Up
I rate this titleonand give itGood family movie (spoiler)
Great movie-funny and a good story. We all liked this one! I cried when the wife died, but it was subtle and went over my daughter's head.

DVD: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
I rate this titleoffand give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
Way too scary (spoiler)
The dementors are scary, the scene with the divinity teacher predicting Harry's future terrified my daughter, the animangus was scary expecially when he dragged Ron into the whomping willow! ...

DVD: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
I rate this titleiffyand give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
Scary but a family favorite
The scene with the basilisk is intense for me, as an adult. Nevertheless, my daughter adores this movie and will watch it repeatedly if I let her.

DVD: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
I rate this titleonand give it- My highlights are:
Great for getting my child to be interested in reading
I love that my daughter is crazy over Harry Potter and I give this movie all the credit for her reading level jumping from remedial to advanced last year. After seeing the movie, she was determined ...

DVD: The Spiderwick Chronicles
I rate this titleiffyand give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
Scary and exciting (spoiler)
Wow, we all liked this movie, but I was really glad that I was able to prepare my daughter for the part when the monster makes itself look like the boy's father. When watching the movie, it ...

Movie: Ponyo
I rate this titleonand give itAwesome for the whole family
I loved this movie almost as much as my daughter did! It's not very often that I really enjoy and get wrapped up in the story of a children's movie, but I was enthralled. The ending was ...

