I was flipping through the channels when I saw it. Teletubbies. I gasped and started laughing. Teletubbies was back? Then, I had this thought: Oh, those poor parents. You see, I remembered that back in the late 1990s and early 200s, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, La La and Po burst onto the scene and captured the [Read More]
7 Life Lessons I Learned from the Facts of Life
I gave my daughter the “Jo” hairstyle last week: It made me happy to recreate that iconic hairstyle sported by Jo on the TV show the Facts of Life, even though my daughter had no idea who “Jo” was! But it turns out that the “Jo” hairstyle made you happy, too. All day long on social [Read More]
Former Child Star Caillou Arrested for Shoplifting
It’s been two weeks since Miley Cyrus twerked her way onto the “Former Child Stars Gone Bad” list. Which got me thinking. What if our children’s most beloved (or most polarizing) star, Caillou, ever fell from grace? I think the press release would go a little something like this: Former child star Caillou was arrested [Read More]
Things I Wonder About on Kids’ TV Shows
Let’s get this right out there: I let my children watch TV. There. And when they’ve been watching TV, most of the time I’ve been watching along with them. Which brings to mind several pressing questions about children’s TV shows. Here, in no particular order, are the things I wonder about on kids’ TV shows: [Read More]