![]() what blackmail is and why it's so important that he ALWAYS tell us if someone tries to get him to do something he doesn't want to and then tells him that they will tell us and he'll get in trouble if he doesn't do what that person wants. ![]() the father's role, and if/how/when he could have helped with the conflict and stood up for his daughter, what they might have done differently to communicate, ![]() if the daughter was respectful to her mother, if the mother was respectful to her daughter, periods (which he already knew about) and how some people think they're shameful or embarrassing, This is one of the best movies Disney has put out in years for launching important conversations with your kids! We watched it last night with our 6yo son, and paused it to talk about: There are some valuable lessons from the movie if you can get past all the cringe worthy scenes, but in my opinion, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. Instead, it just seemed overwhelmingly angry and chaotic. I was so disappointed, it had potential to be an inspiring movie giving parents and kids tools to navigate puberty effectively and productively. It’s hard enough parenting tweens and this movie just adds fuel to their hormonal and rebellious fire. PIXAR produced a movie that gives kids permission to be disrespectful and thoughtless. But this movie isn’t doing parents any favors. Kids, especially tweens, don’t need empowerment in this area, they will naturally push against the grain regardless. My problem? This movie empowers impressionable, pre-pubescent kids to blatantly disrespect their parents. However, this wasn’t my issue with the movie. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.įirst of all, if your kids don’t know about puberty and all the things that go along with that- you better have a chat before you watch. The film encourages curiosity, compassion, courage, self-control, and teamwork, and families who watch together can discuss lots of issues afterward, from the importance of having honest conversations about puberty to the dangers of lying and keeping secrets and the need for both close friends and trusted adults. Occasional mild and insult language includes "crap," "freak," "jerkwad," "butthead," etc. With puberty and adolescence at the heart of the action, expect references to periods and celebrity crushes, discussions of "hotness," and descriptions of the attractiveness of popular singers (as well as another older teen) and their gyrating dance moves. The story centers the city's Chinatown community where Mei lives and features an authentically diverse cast. The panda transformation - which can sometimes be intense and leads to both unintended and purposeful damage/destruction - is definitely a metaphor for adolescence, and the movie skews more toward an older tween/early teen audience than many of Pixar's other films. Parents need to know that Turning Red is Pixar's coming-of-age adventure set in early-2000s Toronto about Meilin "Mei" Lee (voiced by Rosalie Chiang), a Chinese Canadian teen who unleashes a literal red panda when she starts going through puberty.
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