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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by throwworhtthrow on Thursday November 20, 2025 @01:12PM (#45995717)
Try the PBS Kids app. The shows are consistently cast with good role-model children and adults, without being preachy. Many episodes show how to resolve mistakes, frustration, and conflict in beneficial ways.

In comparison, the behavior in the kids shows from other producers (Disney, Nickelodeon, etc.) sometimes presents nasty behavior and name-calling as either inevitable, or something that's "someone else's problem": the instigator, if they're punished at all, might suffer the wrath of an authority figure, or simply bad karma.

My intent when choosing shows is not to hide the existence of bad behavior from children, but to teach them how to deal with it.

(My children also read Calvin and Hobbes. And watch those less-wholesome shows. And binge-watch MrBeast when I'm not around...)

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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by jrussino on Thursday November 20, 2025 @03:30PM (#45997299)
> Try the PBS Kids app

Great recommendation. Angela Collier has a recent piece on kids' television and PBS in particular that is worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DGyatqN63RZ4

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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by complianceowl on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @11:12AM (#46136201)
I like PBS in general. My dad and I had a membership for many years. Their productions are slow and calming.
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Re:40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst... by complianceowl on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @11:11AM (#46136178)
Great recommendation! I can definitely see the difference (e.g. Daniel Tiger). I agree with your philosophy about not hiding the existence of bad behavior, but teaching them how to deal with it. And I'm sure once my little guy grows, he'll gravitate towards Mr. Beast and all that, but at least I'll set a baseline so that that's not all he watches.
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