What's best for kids (7 & under)?

I agree with you silverstar, we have agreed on a lot of stuff lately, but that is another story. Anyway I agree with what you say about balence of the two.

Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with showing kids "sickeningly sweet" shows, as long it is not the only thing you allow them to watch.

I think people can be over empatise kids learning from TV, Television is not a teacher, parents and teachers are the one's who should be responsible for children's upbringing.

Shows can have happy endings, with some sacrifise in which things happily but not perfect. There is a difference between happy ending and perfect nothing is wrong ending. I like those happy endings with sacrifise.

I hate to pimp my favoite show, but I think the perfect show you speak of, is Avatar: The Last Airbender, the theme is balence for goodness sakes. Though I wouldn't let them watch "The Guru" or "Crossroads Of Destiny" or the last minute or two of "The Earth King" till season 3 starts, or else they might think that is how it ends, when it infact the story is still in progress. Unless they are smart to understand the story is not over yet. The show though it is a fantasy world, teaches real values, represents a realstic world, yet shows how possitve the world can be as well.
 
Just so clarify, I didn't mean to say that kids' shows should patronize kids and pretend that people don't die, everyone is always happy, etc.

I just meant that from my experience, little kids don't like watching all the heavy 'gloom and doom' stuff as much. They do like smart, mature shows, but that's completely different.
 
I'd actually say being limited to sickeningly sweet stuff would actually turn people into bitter, depressed goths later in childhood as reality slams into the rosy picture their parents have built up and lead them to 'revolt' in their own adorably childish fashion. I've no idea what exposure to dark, depressing stuff would do to a kid, but I'll go with the obvious route and say a balanced entertainment regimen makes for balanced individuals.



Now you got me curious. What's the worst?
 
I was skeptical of there being that many shelting parents, who really overprotective of what their kids watch. I was talking about this to my cousin, and he let me to this review on Amazon.com for a movie that designed for a very young audience. Though he or she said was 3 and half years old, that is very young. I might give this parent the benefit of the doubt, but still.

To Dark A Movie For Preschoolers

My son, who is 3 1/2, actually likes this film, even though it really scares him. He still asks for the movie, but I don't really want him to see it again. I don't like the emphasis on "Evil Spirits" and spells. I don't feel this film is appropriate for young children. It is so unnecessary to make a movie like this for little ones. My 3-year-old already has enough fears, and doesn't need to have anything else added to it.

What animated movie could this person to be referring to, take a guess. What could be so dark and scary? Was is Gargoyles? Was it Avatar: The Last Airbender? Was it TMNT? Was it Batman: The Animated Series?

No it was the Care Bears Movie. That movie was so scary. It gave Wes Craven a run for his money. LOL (I feel like I am Jon Stewart) Serious I saw that movie when I was about the age of the kid mentioned in this review, and it did not scare me, it didn't scare any of the other kids that saw it with me.

I am glad I am not a kid being raised in this time period, for example they are trying to get rid of dodge ball in school, these over protective parents are taking the fun out of being a kid. Those of you born in the 80's, raised in the 80's and 90's, we might be the last generation to be allowed to have all the fun kids should be allowed to have. Though 9 / 11 makes it necessary for some things to change.
 
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