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Voltron: Legendary Defender Leaps into Action on June 10 on Netflix #StreamTeam

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Me with Voltron

I was lucky enough to be invited to DreamWorks Animation Studios on behalf of Netflix to preview the first episode of Voltron: Legendary Defender and interview the creators and cast. I am a member of the Netflix StreamTeam and as such receive various compensations for review and promotion of Netflix shows. Opinions are 100% my own.

Sometimes I have to pinch myself regarding the luck that I have. I would never, in a million years, think that I would be headed to DreamWorks Animation Studios in California to not only see the pilot episode of Voltron: Legendary Defender but also get to interview the creators and cast. I was also a bit starstruck because I got to meet one of my all time favorite voice actors, Josh Keaton. And you know what, he was a pretty chill dude. We talked about television and cutting the cable cord and all the ways you can get TV without cable. Ways like subscribing to Netflix. You might not realize it but Netflix produces so many different types of content and Voltron: Legendary Defender is but one of them. One amazing show full of incredible heart. When our viewing was over I just wanted to know what was going to happen next. I am looking forward to sharing this show with my kids. Continue reading Voltron: Legendary Defender Leaps into Action on June 10 on Netflix #StreamTeam →

Family, Netflix Stream Team, Photo-A-Day, Television

Conversations With Your Kids, There’s an Ep for That! #StreamTeam

Polite Little Kiddos
Photo-A-Day #4063

Today’s post is inspired by my participation in the Netflix StreamTeam program. I am compensated yearly for my participation and write these fun posts all year long. My opinions of Netflix and the shows are 100% my own.

I also wanted to point out that this image of my kids was chosen because when I take them out for meals I often get complimented on their manners and behavior. Today was one of those days. Okay, on to the actual topic at hand.

My kids are growing up. As they are getting older they are dealing with new thoughts and feelings and new situations. My daughter is in a school all week long interacting with tons of children from other families. She’s seeing other values than those that we are trying to instill in her. Sometimes we need to have a conversation about those feelings.

There was one story where Eva wanted to play with some of her friends. They were all pretending to be police dogs. She wanted to be a police woman. They said no, that she had to be a police dog. To me that wasn’t a huge deal because all the kids were police dogs. If they had all been police women or policemen and made Eva be the police dog, then that would have been more of a problem in my eyes. She’s had a couple of incidents like this where one kid wants play to be a specific way and it doesn’t sit right with Eva. We’ve had discussions about seeking out other friends to play with. These conversations that we have had with Eva have been productive.

I often watch TV with the kids. We watch many shows together and sometimes they spark discussions. Netflix is saying, There’s an Ep for that. There are many episodes of shows on Netflix that can help start a discussion with your kids. The nice thing about watching the same show with them is that you have common language and references to discuss. If a character acts a certain way in a situation we can talk about how Eva would react in the same situation. Did the character act true to their beliefs and values? Did they sacrifice or suppress their good values to go along with the crowd? Continue reading Conversations With Your Kids, There’s an Ep for That! #StreamTeam →