In cinema, Citizen Kane is cited as the greatest movie ever made. I mention this because Girlz II Women should be considered the Citizen Kane of Kid's Television.
Citizen Kane changed how film is made. Girls II Women changes how kid shows can represent kids.
In this episode, Sydney, a 12 year old girl, gets her first period. Her Grandma explains it to her, and Sydney struggles with having it at school. She over-reacts a little, but she still has very human reactions to dealing with it. I want to discuss more, but I am stopping here to avoid spoilers.
About Monday I learned that this episode was airing, and I had mixed feelings about it. I was excited that Disney was going that deep and grown up, but how do you do this for a show aimed at young kids?
I must tell you that they did a fantastic job doing it! Little kids may have some questions on what a period is for and more on how it works, but it does do a great job on getting kids interested ON how that works.
However, make sure you are READY for your kid to see it and be ready to answer those questions. But please let them see it one day, because they need to!
I was sheltered as a kid, and my Mom didn't really explain periods to me. I'm a man, so I don't need to worry about having one, but I still didn't know what it was, aside from the fact that blood flows through the vagina.
I had to research it years later, and the most help I have received is, ironically, another Disney short-called The Story of Menstruation(1946). This can be seen on You Tube, and it's 10 minutes long.
If you don't want your kid to be raised like that, then show them this episode. It is an excellent conversation starter!
This is simply the greatest thing Disney Channel has ever done. It's a little awkward, but so very necessary. I'm so glad they did it, and that's an understatement. Forget 10/10 stars, how's infinity?
Citizen Kane changed how film is made. Girls II Women changes how kid shows can represent kids.
In this episode, Sydney, a 12 year old girl, gets her first period. Her Grandma explains it to her, and Sydney struggles with having it at school. She over-reacts a little, but she still has very human reactions to dealing with it. I want to discuss more, but I am stopping here to avoid spoilers.
About Monday I learned that this episode was airing, and I had mixed feelings about it. I was excited that Disney was going that deep and grown up, but how do you do this for a show aimed at young kids?
I must tell you that they did a fantastic job doing it! Little kids may have some questions on what a period is for and more on how it works, but it does do a great job on getting kids interested ON how that works.
However, make sure you are READY for your kid to see it and be ready to answer those questions. But please let them see it one day, because they need to!
I was sheltered as a kid, and my Mom didn't really explain periods to me. I'm a man, so I don't need to worry about having one, but I still didn't know what it was, aside from the fact that blood flows through the vagina.
I had to research it years later, and the most help I have received is, ironically, another Disney short-called The Story of Menstruation(1946). This can be seen on You Tube, and it's 10 minutes long.
If you don't want your kid to be raised like that, then show them this episode. It is an excellent conversation starter!
This is simply the greatest thing Disney Channel has ever done. It's a little awkward, but so very necessary. I'm so glad they did it, and that's an understatement. Forget 10/10 stars, how's infinity?