Shows and Cartoons for Early Childhood

My favorite media and movies for preschool and kindergarten age children ages 3-6 #1 Little Bear (1995) This is a little known book series illustrated by Maurice Sendak that was turned into a television series.We own all of them on VHS because I love them so very much. So wholesome and good. You can watch … Read more

Why I won’t watch live action movies with children

Children under the age of 7 should never ever watch a live action movie. Perhaps the exception to this is a terribly old technicolor film like The Wizard of Oz but really they ought to be avoided entirely and here is why. Your child cannot yet cognitively understand that it is not real. Yes yes … Read more

Movies for children from a developmental perspective

Many years ago I was a 25 year old mother who thought that my 6 year old daughter might find Mars Attacks entertaining. She didn’t. And she still talks about how wildly inappropriate it was for her to watch at that age. The more I learned about children’s cognitive, social and emotional development the more … Read more