Mily Miss Questions

Mily investigates big questions, which can awe or even scare some children, like when she says that asking if she existed before she was born is "a bit like wondering where we go when we die." Fights between Mily and her sister can sometimes turn physical, like when Mily throws pillows at Lola and tells her "You should never have been born."

Romance figures slightly in some plotlines, like when Luc agrees to help Mily answer a question so she'll give him her skull badge and girls will think he's cute. Mily's questions sometimes circle around matters of reproduction, which is referred to obliquely: Mily says she was in her mom's "tummy," her mom mentions getting pregnant (but not how she got that way).

No cursing, but during a fight Mily calls her sister "squirt" and "silly" (with no real malice), her brother a "big couch potato"; when a friend says something ridiculous, she sighs, "Oh, brother."

Parents need to know that Mily Miss Questions is a philosophical animated series about a young girl who ponders life questions. Some children may be a little scared by some questions -- "Are we swirling in a void before we are born?" -- and other questions may veer toward more mature topics: "Why are people who have romantic feelings toward other people often teased?" Mily is a thoughtful and intelligent kid, and both her peers and adults take her questions seriously, each contributing their thoughts. No vulgar language is present, but characters sometimes insult each other, like when Mily calls her little sister Lola "silly" and "squirt." Arguments can also turn mildly physical, like when Mily throws pillows at Lola. Some gender stereotyping is present -- a boy would rather play soccer than a "girly" game, and a girl would rather shop for shoes than consider Mily's questions -- but characters are lively, intelligent, and playful, and this series encourages children to find their own truths.