Raising a Film Buff
I watched the Oscars with my six-year-old son Simon this week. Mostly because I got…
Stay-at-Home
I’ve long thought you could get an interesting movie out of the work of Erma…
Children Will Listen
The other day, I was watching an episode of Columbo that featured Ray Milland. And…
We Pause
We’re not exactly cord-cutters, not least because our internet is cheaper when we bundle it…
Taco Break Courtesy Common Sense Media
It’s not easy watching movies with one’s children. “Depiction does not equal endorsement” is a…
Mother in the Middle
I don’t actually remember what time my kid starts school. He takes the bus. The…
Why Is Snoop Dogg Teaching My Children About Computing?
In preparation for this, we went down a bit of a weird rabbit hole, my…
Extrasensory Parenting in DON’T LOOK NOW (Year of the Month)
Won’t somebody think of the (fictional) children whose only purpose, poor things, is to die…
The Other End of Age Appropriate
This week, I saw a comment that Incredibles 2 was not for children, and no…
Between Too Young and Not Old Enough
A friend of mine has asked me to review Ouran High School Host Club for…