I’m already falling hard for this whole Netflix idea. Fast forward many years and things have changed. But we also had a kid who wasn’t a good sleeper and were always asleep by 8pm. Mostly because it took us two months to finally watch that one movie and we realized we’d spent $20 to wait 8 weeks to view it.

This was when you paid a fee and the DVD came in the mail. We tried Netflix years ago, back when we had just one kid. It also means that I can feel pretty confident that what’s IN the shows is appropriate for their ages. That means my little ones aren’t going to accidentally change a channel and see a news story that we don’t want them to see. Thanks to some help from Common Sense media, who provide ratings, reviews and information, parents can find appropriate family friendly content that’s suitable for ages 2-12. We recently joined Netflix and what a difference this has made for the kids’ viewing! I’m still learning the “ins and outs” of how to maximize my comfort zone with the kids’ viewing but having the kids’ favorite shows and movies available in a dedicated kids section has made me one happy, happy mama. I’m also sick of paying money for cable television channels that are NOT child friendly and seem to “hug” kid’s channels in the lineup. I am so sick of paying money for cable television for dozens of channels we never watch. Suess classic.This post about Netflix and why we are loving the Netflix Kids selections is sponsored. And if you have not read The Lorax to them yet than please do that before they see the movie because it is a messy adaptation of a Dr. Unless, you’re an adult with little kids who want to see the film than I would say this is a definite skip. However, the lack of focus on what made the book such a classic, pointless additions, and lame dialogue create a film whose only saving graces are its animation and the fact that this is meant for little kids. If the film had focused on the story of the book and kept things in rhyme and closer to the actual story I would have liked it ok. Plus, the songs in the film are lame and forgettable. The film is further hurt by the replacement of rhyming with poor dialogue that sounds more modern than something from a Dr. Also, by doing this the film takes focus away from the real story. The added characters and story are not that interesting and are only there to stretch out the plot. Also, by doing this the film takes focus away from the real The Lorax is a film that would have worked great as twenty-thirty minute cartoon but instead is forced into a half and hour flick.

The Lorax is a film that would have worked great as twenty-thirty minute cartoon but instead is forced into a half and hour flick.

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