The Movies and Common Sense

June 01, 2009

From TVs, computers, and movie screens, our children are bombarded with media. As parents, one of our responsibilities is to manage their access to that media; to set appropriate limits regarding how much media they should watch, if any; and to select age-appropriate material that they enjoy. The sheer number of media options, however, makes that

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Have a Great "Date Night" at Home

June 02, 2009

There are some good movies releasing to DVD this month that will make great date night watches. These vary from romantic comedy to drama. New in Town Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr. star in this movie about a high-powered executive from the big city (Zellweger) who gets sent to small town Minnesota to oversee restructure of her company's

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Healthy Snacks for Movie Night

June 03, 2009

Young children are creatures of habit, so if you serve them the same snack at movie night every week (if you are lucky enough to get them to settle down for it every week) they are probably fine with that.  Adults who are partaking in movie night along with them, however, might get a little bored with the same old thing, so here some recipes and

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Backroom Dragon Theater: The Movieplex Comes Home

June 04, 2009

It began just after my son's fourth birthday. His best young friend was over for a playdate. As soon as she walked in the door, they both conferred and then chimed, "Can we watch a movie?" I was disappointed that was what they wanted to do together. I wanted them to talk and laugh and create together. I wanted them to make up stories, use all of

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Ten of Our Favorite Movies to Watch with Preschoolers

June 05, 2009

As a rule, we are all for avoiding a lot of “screen time” for our little ones. When we do turn on the TV, we do our best to choose programs wisely and use the time strategically – i.e. to divert on a long plane trip or to achieve a bit of quiet in the house when we really need to get something done. But every now and then, we like nothing

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