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post #1 of 45
2/19/07 at 1:34pm
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My ds is very sensitive when he sees any show with a stressful situation in it. Even in shows like "Go Diego Go," and "Dora the Explorer" - and even if he has seen them before. Are there any movies out there that are fun and gentle that a 3 1/2 year old might enjoy?
post #2 of 45
2/19/07 at 1:41pm
You can always give "movies" a miss until he's older, there's no particular reason he needs them or anything, right?

That said, I'd recommend

- Little Bear (including the Little Bear Movie) - this is wonderful, gentle, imaginative: we love it!
- Spot: maybe not quite as interesting, but at least very gentle
- Kipper: sweet and gentle
post #3 of 45
2/19/07 at 1:41pm
You might want to :Puke at this suggestion but have you considered Barney? My almost 6 yo DS still loves him and his videos are very mellow and tame, plus they come with a little bit of educational value too.

Namaste,

Michelle
post #4 of 45
2/19/07 at 1:46pm
My eldest DD is quite sensitive. She's a bit older than yours (4 1/2), but she likes the Heffalump movies and has for about 6 months now. They're kind of cute and not too emotionally charged.

With Dora, Swiper used to freak her out ENTIRELY. She didn't like his suspiciousness and his swiping, I guess. Not that I minded.... *grumble, grumble... Dora...*
post #5 of 45
2/19/07 at 2:13pm
My DD likes to pretend play Swiper...with herself in the fox's role.

Seriously, though, if your DC is that sensitive, just skip the movies altogether.
post #6 of 45
2/19/07 at 2:18pm
my neighbor totoro is not too scary. it does have a slightly scary storyline in that the mom is sick (1950s japan, maybe? TB?) and in a hospital, but that is almost incidental. then little one of the two sisters gets lost and the big sister looks for her as well as the whole village. it's more intense for parents, though. there is one part where totoro roars and it's really loud, but he's a kind character (kinda big furry panda bear/bunny cross). my dd1 is really sensitive, too, and would often run from the room when swiper or the grumpy old troll came on dora, but she liked totoro.

hth
post #7 of 45
2/19/07 at 2:21pm
my daughter likes the pooh movies - there is tension but it is always explained as a misunderstanding - so she experiences the tension but can then laugh about how silly it was, which she really enjoys.
post #8 of 45
2/19/07 at 2:27pm
I second Little Bear. I also really like old Blue's Clues videos (with Steve).
post #9 of 45
2/19/07 at 3:48pm
Another sensitive 4 year old ds here. The only movie we have tried (a couple of months ago) was Curious George. He watched the whole thing and didn't want to turn it off but he also didn't enjoy it. He watches a few TV shows that are on PBS, CBC Kids, etc... We've also got a few Little Bear shows from the library. We'll be holding off on more movies for a while yet.
post #10 of 45
2/19/07 at 3:57pm
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my neighbor totoro is not too scary. it does have a slightly scary storyline in that the mom is sick (1950s japan, maybe? TB?) and in a hospital, but that is almost incidental. then little one of the two sisters gets lost and the big sister looks for her as well as the whole village. it's more intense for parents, though. there is one part where totoro roars and it's really loud, but he's a kind character (kinda big furry panda bear/bunny cross). my dd1 is really sensitive, too, and would often run from the room when swiper or the grumpy old troll came on dora, but she liked totoro.

hth
We LOVE Totoro! But...at that age my dd was terrified of how loudly he roars...
post #11 of 45
2/19/07 at 5:34pm
cars
growing up with winnie the pooh: love and friendship (warning, not all pooh movies)
tigger movie (there is an avalanche -- i don't think it's scary)
post #12 of 45
2/19/07 at 6:21pm
Little Bear!!!! LOVE that show. It's all goodness.

Haven't found a movie yet that I like and would show them.
post #13 of 45
2/19/07 at 6:26pm
Wallace and Grommit, the shorts more than the movie. The are funny while the drama comes from things like running out of cheese (OK, that might make me panicky...)
post #14 of 45
2/19/07 at 7:32pm
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Wallace and Grommit, the shorts more than the movie. The are funny while the drama comes from things like running out of cheese (OK, that might make me panicky...)
My ds had a problem with Wallace and Grommit. I think it started with the Wrong Trousers. He was fine with it before age 3 but developed new fears at that age (which is very common). At 5, he watched Chicken Run with me but found it disturbing.

He had me unplug the TV AND cover it with a blanket because of the singing fruit on Sesame St when he was 3.
post #15 of 45
2/19/07 at 8:11pm
Now that dd is 5, she likes Wallace & Gromit (except the movie is too scary) - but The Wrong Trousers, and also the one with the killer dog after sheep were too much when she was younger.
post #16 of 45
2/19/07 at 8:29pm
Little Bear
KIDSONGS
Little People (fisher price dvd's)
post #17 of 45
2/19/07 at 8:29pm
Little Bear!
post #18 of 45
2/19/07 at 8:40pm
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Little Bear!!!! LOVE that show. It's all goodness.

Haven't found a movie yet that I like and would show them.
yeah. I gotta second that. We have all of the little bear movies on DVD & I just recently started taping the Little Bear shows on Noggin. I have found NOTHING as gentle as Little Bear & my DD LOVES him. So do I for that matter. Now if I could just be a little more like Mother Bear....
post #19 of 45
2/19/07 at 10:17pm
Maisy (although that might be a little young)
Oswald series on DVD.
post #20 of 45
2/19/07 at 10:50pm
Richard Scarry, Wiggles, Cars, Kipper, Sesame Street, VeggieTales, Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Bob the Builder, Little People, Thomas, Wacky Babies (It's a nature video by Marty Stouffer, voice overs for the animals, very cute.)
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