Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 14:57     Subject: Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Why only chunks at a time and not the full movie OP?

We are only talking about 1.5 hours here.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 14:55     Subject: Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:what is the good minimum age for kid to go movie theater? And, does 3-4 year old sit through the whole movie at home or at theater?


Some movie theatres have designated "family" days or some even have times set aside for kids with special needs that they lower the volume, don't completely dim the lights, and you aren't expected to keep completely quiet. Some also do $1 or $2 movies for kids. I know Alamo does it a lot, and I've had luck with other theatres. Check websites/Facebook pages.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 14:01     Subject: Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what is the good minimum age for kid to go movie theater? And, does 3-4 year old sit through the whole movie at home or at theater?


Far too young - movie theatres are LOUD and dark. I'd go at age 6 for a kids movie at the theater.


Depends on the kid. My 3 year old went with her cousins for the first time last summer and absolutely LOVED the movies. It is her favorite thing to do as a parent daughter date.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 14:00     Subject: Re:Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We avoid screens so we write a storybook over the course of the month. Kids love talking about what they want to happen in the next “chapter” all during the week. We do lots of drawing/painting and reading outside of this activity, but they get really excited about this weekly tradition.


What a helpful and non judgemental comment PP! I hope this helps you to feel good about yourself all day


NP, but while this is arguably a misplaced comment, it's not judgmental at all, unless you're insecure about your own family's screen time. Yes, yes, simply making it in a post about movies could be characterized as judgmental, in a stretch, but it could also simply be someone sharing a similar activity that works for them (maybe they think it's easier to find books that appeal to parents/kids and can be doled out over time, as the OP desires).

It's interesting to me that people who ask for NON screen activities are often inundated with "What are you so uptight about?! A little TV never hurt anyone. I watched 53 hours a day and simultaneously attended Harvard, Princeton and Yale. You're making it forbidden fruit!!!" And those comments are never called "judgmental."


Oh shut up it was incredibly judgemental. If someone asks for chicken recipes and you respond "we avoid meat so we focus on recipes that are farm fresh vegetables and whole grains and every night our children compliment our lentil cooking' then yes you are being a jerk to a person who wants to know how to cook a freakin chicken by making it sound like their choice of chicken is bad to begin with.

I do not believe that anyone who asked for 'activities outside this afternoon' would get suggestions to watch a movie instead I think you're just making that up.

I imagine posters who ask about non screen activities and preface it with an essay on why screens suck do get those kind of comments.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 12:32     Subject: Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:what is the good minimum age for kid to go movie theater? And, does 3-4 year old sit through the whole movie at home or at theater?


Far too young - movie theatres are LOUD and dark. I'd go at age 6 for a kids movie at the theater.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 12:30     Subject: Re:Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Has anyone gone to see Lion King yet?
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 12:29     Subject: Re:Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:We avoid screens so we write a storybook over the course of the month. Kids love talking about what they want to happen in the next “chapter” all during the week. We do lots of drawing/painting and reading outside of this activity, but they get really excited about this weekly tradition.


Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 12:22     Subject: Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
bolt
toy story
boss baby (the movie not the show)
cars
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 12:05     Subject: Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo


dp I think Ponyo is too complicated for a three year old. Op, would you consider just thinking of movies your kids would like? Both is kinda of challenging. Personally, I would do the old Disney movies and other classics like 101 Dalmations, Lady and the Tramp, Snow White, Cinderella, Cars ( the first one) Coco, Moana, Frozen of course.


I love Miyazaki and I agree. Ponyo is good but very strange, what was someone smoking when they wrote it? Kiki's delivery service is also very good for that age.


PP who suggested Ponyo. I think as with everything, it just depends on the kid. My kid was pretty sensitive about movies and wouldn't have been/wasn't okay with many of the movies suggested, but enjoyed Ponyo (albeit closer to age 4 than age 3).
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 12:01     Subject: Re:Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We avoid screens so we write a storybook over the course of the month. Kids love talking about what they want to happen in the next “chapter” all during the week. We do lots of drawing/painting and reading outside of this activity, but they get really excited about this weekly tradition.


What a helpful and non judgemental comment PP! I hope this helps you to feel good about yourself all day


NP, but while this is arguably a misplaced comment, it's not judgmental at all, unless you're insecure about your own family's screen time. Yes, yes, simply making it in a post about movies could be characterized as judgmental, in a stretch, but it could also simply be someone sharing a similar activity that works for them (maybe they think it's easier to find books that appeal to parents/kids and can be doled out over time, as the OP desires).

It's interesting to me that people who ask for NON screen activities are often inundated with "What are you so uptight about?! A little TV never hurt anyone. I watched 53 hours a day and simultaneously attended Harvard, Princeton and Yale. You're making it forbidden fruit!!!" And those comments are never called "judgmental."
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 11:43     Subject: Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
what is the good minimum age for kid to go movie theater? And, does 3-4 year old sit through the whole movie at home or at theater?
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 11:35     Subject: Re:Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:We avoid screens so we write a storybook over the course of the month. Kids love talking about what they want to happen in the next “chapter” all during the week. We do lots of drawing/painting and reading outside of this activity, but they get really excited about this weekly tradition.


Oh FFS. Go away.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 10:50     Subject: Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My Neighbor Totoro
Ponyo


dp I think Ponyo is too complicated for a three year old. Op, would you consider just thinking of movies your kids would like? Both is kinda of challenging. Personally, I would do the old Disney movies and other classics like 101 Dalmations, Lady and the Tramp, Snow White, Cinderella, Cars ( the first one) Coco, Moana, Frozen of course.


I love Miyazaki and I agree. Ponyo is good but very strange, what was someone smoking when they wrote it? Kiki's delivery service is also very good for that age.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 10:48     Subject: Re:Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:We avoid screens so we write a storybook over the course of the month. Kids love talking about what they want to happen in the next “chapter” all during the week. We do lots of drawing/painting and reading outside of this activity, but they get really excited about this weekly tradition.


Oh, that's nice. You're in the wrong thread.
Anonymous
Post 07/22/2019 10:47     Subject: Re:Favorite movies - 3 to 4 year olds
Anonymous wrote:We avoid screens so we write a storybook over the course of the month. Kids love talking about what they want to happen in the next “chapter” all during the week. We do lots of drawing/painting and reading outside of this activity, but they get really excited about this weekly tradition.


What a helpful and non judgemental comment PP! I hope this helps you to feel good about yourself all day