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Archive for February, 2007
The Internet And Your Child
February 19, 2007Books Your Child Reads
February 19, 2007Does your child like to read books? What kind of books do they like to read? What books are they currently reading? What books have they read?
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TV Shows Your Kids Watch
February 19, 2007What TV shows do your kids love to watch?
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Kim Possible
February 18, 2007
Kim Possible an animated series produced by Disney Channel. The show is about Kim, a cheerleading squad captain of Middleton High School. Aside from responsibilities in school and her family, Kim also has a bigger responsibility in her hands. In between homework and family issues, Kim find herself crossing the globe trying to fight crimes often caused by her arch-nemesis, the super-villain Dr. Drakken and his henchwoman, Shego. Kim does not do all this alone though. She is joined by her goofy partner, Ron Stoppable and his pet, the naked mole rat named Rufus.
The series premiered in June 2002 and immediately rose to popularity, even winning an Emmy award in 2005. The producers announced the conclusion of the show in February 2005 but due to the popularity of the program, Disney Channel put it back on air in February 10, 2007.
What do you think of this show? Would you allow your child to watch this? Would you recommend this show to other parents? Share your thoughts!
*Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Possible
A Series of Unfortunate Events
February 16, 2007
A Series of Unfortunate Events, a set of 13 books, details the experiences of the Baudelaire children – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – after they have been orphaned when their parents died at a fire in their house.
After the death of their parents, they were shortly adopted by Mr. Poe, a banker who is a friend of their parents. Later on, they were sent to live with Count Olaf who is supposedly either the siblings’ third cousin four times removed, or their fourth cousin three times removed. Upon living with him, the siblings discover that he is an evil man who has set his eyes on the children’s inheritance.
Upon discovering Count Olaf’s evil motive, they constantly turn to Mr. Poe for help. The different books recount how Count Olaf disguises himself in order to get closer to the children and get his hands on their fortune. 
The series also shows the different talents that each of the siblings posses. Violet is a skilled inventor, trying to invent things in order to help them in their adventures. Klaus likes to research and find new information. Sunny, the youngest of the three, has very sharp teeth that can bite anything. Later on, as Sunny grows from a baby to a little girl, she also discovers that she has a talent for cooking and speaking in sophisticated languages. All these talents help the Baudelaire children solve problems that come their way.
On December 2004, a movie version based on the first three books was released. It was officially called “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”. It starred Jim Carrey as Count Olaf.
What do you think of this series? Has your child read this series? Would your recommend this series to other parents? Share your thoughts!
*Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events
Lazy Town
February 15, 2007
As the title suggests, Lazy Town is about a town with people prone to being lazy. Stephanie, the pink-haired girl comes to Lazy Town and meets a whole bunch of kids and adults. One of the adults, Robbie Rotten lives under the town and happens to be the laziest villains of all. He hates it when the kids start to become active and start to have fun.
Luckily, Lazy Town is also home to Sportacus, a super active hero that encourages the kids to be active. He helps Stephanie and her friends overcome the tricks of Robbie Rotten and guide them into making healthy lifestyle choices such as being active and eating fruits and vegetables or what he likes to call as “sports candy”.
What do you think of this show? Would you allow your child to watch this? Would you recommend this show to other parents? Share your thoughts!
*Source: http://www.lazytown.com/
Blue’s Clues
February 14, 2007
Blue’s Clues is a popular kids’ animated show featuring Joe and his bright blue puppy named Blue. In every episode, kids can play along and think along as Joe embarks on a guessing game care of Blue.
Every episode starts off with Blue giving Joe something to guess. Throughout the show, Blue gives Joe three clues by marking them with his blue paw print. When the kids spot the paw print, they would shout “a clue! a clue!” and point it out to Joe. As Joe tries to decipher the clues, he purposely pauses for a while allowing the viewers to shout out the answers. This allows the kids to feel as if they are actually part of the show. He then draws each clue in his “handy dandy notebook”.
When all clues are collected, Joe sits on his “thinking chair” and takes out his “handy dandy notebook”. With the help of the audience, he tries to figure out Blue’s puzzle for the day. Afterwhich, everyone joins him in doing his “We just figured out Blue’s Clues” song and dance number.
What do you think of this show? Would you allow your child to watch this? Would you recommend this show to other parents? Share your thoughts!
Regulating Your Child’s TV Time
February 13, 2007Watching TV can be very addicting especially to children. TV addiction can sometimes lead to neglecting their homework, sleeping late, etc. How do you regulate your child’s TV hours?
Share your tried and tested tips on regulating you child’s TV habits.
Yahoo Kids
February 8, 2007
is the popular website formerly known as Yahooligans. It is Yahoo.com’s portal for kids. The website’s content is screened by Yahoo employees to ensure that all content is kid-friendly.
The website contains features and reviews on movies, music, games, sports, and TV
shows that interest children. It also features a joke of the day and a daily “cool stuff” section. Aside from these, it also has unique features such as “Ask Earl”, where kids can simply type in their questions and a character named Earl would answer, and a “Study Zone” which serves as an online encyclopedia to help children with their homework.
What do you think about this website? Do your kids visit this website? Would you recommend this site to other parents? Share your thoughts!
*Source: http://kids.yahoo.com/
Harry Potter book series
February 7, 2007Harry Potter is a story about an orphaned wizard boy living with his cruel uncle, aunt, and cousin, the Dursleys. His parents, both wizards were killed by a powerful but evil wizard, Lord Voldemort. At the night of the murder, Voldemort attempted to kill Harry but his spell was reflected back to him causing him to loose his powers and turn into a spirit. Having survived the incident with only a lightning shaped scar on his forehead, Harry became very famous in the wizard world and has been dubbed as “the boy who lived”.
As he grew up, he was unaware of his magical powers. Nearing his eleventh birthday, letters from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were sent to Harry but were intercepted by his uncle and aunt. Finally, on his eleventh birthday, Hagrid, the gamekeeper of Hogwarts, came to inform him of his magical powers. This marked the n of Harry’s extraordinary life at Hogwarts.
Each book details a year of Harry’s life at Hogwarts where he learns to use his magic and more importantly, learn how to overcome many magical, social, and emotional obstacles as he struggles through his adolescence and Voldemort’s rise to power.
Harry Potter is the best selling series by J.K. Rowling. The first book was released in 1997. Since then, all the 6 books have sold over 300 million copies collectively and have been translated into 63 languages. Three of the six books released, have been made into movies by Warner Brothers and were very successful in the box office. The fourth installment movie is said to be released in July 2007, a few days before the release of the seventh and final book.
What do you think of these books? Has your child read these books? Would your recommend these books to other parents? Share your thoughts!
