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- Hilda on Netflix - more appropriate for 9+ year olds but my 5 year old loves it. Has some genuinely scary moments though especially the later seasons - The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Snail and the Whale, etc - based on the books - Avatar the Last Airbender - for older kids but has one of the best character arcs
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> However, I suspect its secret is that it's really a show for parents with young children that just happens to hold the attention of kids. That's how a lot of successful children's movies/shows work in a way. Have you ever rewatched older kids movies as an adult and realized how many adult-level jokes they slipped in that you never noticed as a child? If you're asking parents to spend 1.5 hours at a movie theater, y…
That's every classic Pixar movie
That's why Bluey is so popular. It's the only good TV program for adults that kids will also watch. (And I agree it's only super popular for adults, kids are way more into trash like Blippi.)
>“The parents were so relatable and mirrored the parent I wanted to be,” Ooof fiction teaching Idealism. From Nietzsche to Plato, its agreed, fiction corrupts. One day the floury idealism will be seen not to work, and the damage will have already been done. I've seen Bluey, it was funny, it taught some general concepts... but if my kids are going to watch TV, why not Bill Nye the Science Guy or similar? Remember that…
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I have 5.
And do they only watch science shows teaching STEM subjects? Or do they get to watch shows that have some emotional lessons as well? If so, what shows? I think people are reacting because Bill Nye is not even remotely in the same category. It has a different kind of value, and frankly it’s not as important as the kind of value kids get from Bluey. It’s very nice if kids learn science. Great even. But the most importa…
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He also normalizes farting in your kids’ faces. More seriously, Bluey is so enjoyable because the characters have dimensions and seem way more real than just about anything else on TV.. at least that you’d watch with kids.
The dad is who you want to aspire to be when you see his relationship with his kids. Definitely sighup’d my idea of parenting after watching a few episodes
As a kids show bluey is adequate. However, I suspect its secret is that it's really a show for parents with young children that just happens to hold the attention of kids. My daughters like bluey (ages 3-8). But they also enjoy many things on TV and bluey doesn't stick out that much. On the other hand, I happened to be in the room for an episode where blueys dad is having a hard time making some sort of cake and blue…
It’s undoubtly a brilliant show for parents - in fact I’d describe it as a show about parenting. But it’s much more than an adequate kids show, it’s certainly top tier for my kids. My 4 year old has been enormously influenced by Bluey, in a positive way. She’s very playful, and Bluey is all about fun and silly games. She wants to play all the Bluey games, and will riff off them too, it’s been a huge source of inspira…
One thing I really appreciate about the show is the music - so many of the best episodes are extended musical variations on great themes from classical music, and done so skillfully that you don't realize you're listening to Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" or Saint-Saens' "Organ Symphony" until you're at the emotional climax of the episode when the entire piece is restated, which has been priming you for a big theme or b…
So, better than Caillou?
I take role playing with my daughter more seriously now.
I used to feel a little uncomfortable being really silly (hard after a stressful day).
Now I try to embrace how silly she is and try to play along. It takes A LOT more concentration.
What a wonderful show. Contrast this with Cocomelon, which is basically screen crack for kids.
I hate that my daughter watched one second of Cocomelon!
Am I the only one that thinks it's crazy that an extremely popular children's show, with all kinds of merch and what not. is only worth 2B. When websites are getting sold in the 10s of B range.
Websites and businesses are much harder to predict. You might have the next Google, or you might have the next Pets dot com.