RETURN OF THE REPRISE OF LADY REDUNDANT WOMAN: So if Matt's going to ask the grownups are reading and Isaac's going to get into Spaceboy 1.0's love of The Decemberists, it's time to pull this Venn Diagram together: what media are you promoting for your kids these days?
Right now, Lucy (almost six) is very much in love with her Junie B. Jones books and the Cam Jansen mysteries, and it's really a joy to see her able to more-or-less read them on her own now. On tv, she is deeply into the adventures of Word Girl, and we thus far don't regret our decision to give her the gateway drug into the reality tv world by letting her watch The Amazing Race with us this season, through which we're trying to teach her about geography, teamwork, patience, politeness and planning. Thank goodness this hasn't been a season with abusive teammates.
[Speaking of which, the Travel Channel will be reairing season 12 soon, with Kynt/Vyxsin, TK/Rachel, and Ronald and Christina, a/k/a Team I Wasn't A Supportive Father When You Were Growing Up, And I'm Not About To Start Now. Given the redemption arc they get, can you recall any reason that this season would be objectionable?]
And, interestingly, she seems to be completely out of her Disney phase for the moment -- no Princesses holding her interest, no demands to listen to Troy and Gabriella in the car. Phew.
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