Turning Red

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Anonymous wrote:Disney Princess Teen Wolf! I couldn’t believe how similar it was including the parent expecting the were-panda, to the friends making money off the “rock star” were-panda. All we were missing was Mei surfing on top of a van and dunking some basketballs.

Haha, you’re right, that’s funny.

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Anonymous wrote:My almost-12 year old DS was really into it. Since most books and movies have female protagonists nowadays, he's used to female main characters and he can identify with them. Some of the social stuff was universally mortifying, so easy to sympathize with Mei for it.

The red panda-as-puberty/menstruation was overriden by the red panda-as-fun monster in the second half of the movie, so that part didn't turn off or lose my DS.

I thought it was a bit overly frenetic. But it was better than Encanto, at least. The music was just kinda meh instead of obnoxious.

Pixar movies are NOT musicals.

No, Pixar movies are not usually musicals. Encanto was the exception, and it didn't wow me. The "boy band" music of Turning Red was fine. Billie Eilish wasn't a bad choice - although Justin Timberlake might have been better. But since Turning Red isn't a musical, that part wasn't important. The pace and style of the movie was frenetic. Kids like that more than adults.

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Anonymous wrote:Watched it with my two boys, 11 and 9. We liked it ok. They know about girls getting their periods but I think that scene sort of went over their heads. I do think that parents should be aware that the movie makes that very obvious in case they haven't had that talk with their daughters. I would imagine that many parents may be forced into a conversation before they were expecting to. But maybe it's a good introduction. I just wasn't expecting that from a Disney movie and didn't feel like it was necessary to include. I think the metaphor of the red panda was probably enough to get the point across.

And yes I think the one friend is supposed to have Downs Syndrome. I thought that was pretty apparent.

Just FYI that the average age of menstruation for black and brown girls is 9. Been prepping my black daughter since age 7 as encouraged by her pediatrician.

The average age of menstruation for black girls is about 12.2, about three months earlier than for white girls. There is not a huge discrepancy. An average of eight or nine for black girls would mean that some would start at age 7, which is just false.

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Pp again. The person I quoted may have been mixing up the start of puberty with the start of menstruation. The start of puberty can begin around age 9 for black girls, slightly later for brown and white girls. But menstruation, clearly at age 12.

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My daughter is seven and knows what a period is because she has been in the bathroom with me before. She wasn't phased by this movie.
Also, I love the inclusion of a friend with down syndrome and I like how they didn't make a huge issue out of it.

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My son also knows what a period is because he too has been in the bathroom with me since birth. Fun times! Asking questions in the target bathrooms. Lol

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Anonymous wrote:Disney Princess Teen Wolf! I couldn’t believe how similar it was including the parent expecting the were-panda, to the friends making money off the “rock star” were-panda. All we were missing was Mei surfing on top of a van and dunking some basketballs.

Haha, you’re right, that’s funny.

I just said the same thing to DH! WE just finished watching it with kids 6-13 and we all enjoyed it!

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Anonymous wrote:Watched it with my two boys, 11 and 9. We liked it ok. They know about girls getting their periods but I think that scene sort of went over their heads. I do think that parents should be aware that the movie makes that very obvious in case they haven't had that talk with their daughters. I would imagine that many parents may be forced into a conversation before they were expecting to. But maybe it's a good introduction. I just wasn't expecting that from a Disney movie and didn't feel like it was necessary to include. I think the metaphor of the red panda was probably enough to get the point across.

And yes I think the one friend is supposed to have Downs Syndrome. I thought that was pretty apparent.

Because the mom comes in the bathroom with a box full of pads? Was there something more obvious that I missed? Because I think that would float right over the heads of most younger kids, as they would be distracted by the girl having turned into a giant panda.

+1 My 6yo DD was too caught up in the girl-into-panda to focus on the menstruation stuff.

6yo and 9yo DDs liked it a lot. Fwiw, they loved Encanto, but did not like Soul.

I did not realize the one friend had Down's Syndrome.

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Anonymous wrote:The reviews on Commonsense Media were not all that positive. I’m going to hold off on it for my 9yo for now.

What is with all of the parents saying it's for older kids because they talk about periods?? There is nothing mature about knowing or learning about periods... everyone should.

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Anonymous wrote:Tried watching it last night with DS(12) and DS(8). They wanted to switch to something else after about 10 minutes (the main character and her 3 friends were, in the words of my kid, "annoying and cringe") but I said let's give it another few scenes. It got such good reviews. I really don't know why! We all agreed to switch to rewatch "Raya and the Last Dragon" after about 25 minutes.

I'm open with my kids about puberty, menstruation, etc., but cringe really is the best way to describe the movie's presentation. And the weird friend group was all so one-note (the flat animation of the faces didn't help). And the stereotyping of the controlling Asian Tiger mom was gross.

Summary: hated it! Would have hated it as a tween/teen girl watching with my mom.

I could have written all of the same. We watched the whole thing with 9 yr old DD and 5 yr old DD.

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Anonymous wrote:The reviews on Commonsense Media were not all that positive. I’m going to hold off on it for my 9yo for now.

What is with all of the parents saying it's for older kids because they talk about periods?? There is nothing mature about knowing or learning about periods... everyone should.

DP. The Common Sense reviews are kind of funny to read. Parents say it glorifies disrespect towards parents! And I don’t recall the characters actually saying the word “period” once.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reviews on Commonsense Media were not all that positive. I’m going to hold off on it for my 9yo for now.

What is with all of the parents saying it's for older kids because they talk about periods?? There is nothing mature about knowing or learning about periods... everyone should.

DP. The Common Sense reviews are kind of funny to read. Parents say it glorifies disrespect towards parents! And I don’t recall the characters actually saying the word “period” once.

Because all the crazy Christian influencers are riling up their base to post.

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It rejoices being who YOU are so I can see why christians don't like it

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reviews on Commonsense Media were not all that positive. I’m going to hold off on it for my 9yo for now.

What is with all of the parents saying it's for older kids because they talk about periods?? There is nothing mature about knowing or learning about periods... everyone should.

DP. The Common Sense reviews are kind of funny to read. Parents say it glorifies disrespect towards parents! And I don’t recall the characters actually saying the word “period” once.

Even if they did it's not a damn surprise. It's life.

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My 7 year old boy watched it 2x already. I had to explain what a period is to him!