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Pride for Adults, Loss for Children

Children's programming used to be a safe place to leave the room. Here is what these brands posted to their own feeds, and what your kids are actually being taught.

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Jun 11, 2026
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Before my wife and I (Josh) put on a movie we don’t remember, we check the year it came out, not the rating. PG and PG-13 stopped meaning much a while ago, and the release date turned out to be a better filter than anything printed on the box. Anything made before about 2000 is usually safe for our four kids; anything newer, we screen first. That habit …

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