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When TV Fairytales Are No Longer Kid-Friendly (Interview With PTC’s Christopher Gildemeister)

When TV Fairytales Are No Longer Kid-Friendly (Interview With PTC’s Christopher Gildemeister)

Not long ago, parents and children could sit in front of the TV and watch a fairytale-based show together, knowing that the program was produced for and aimed at kids. No longer. Today, Hollywood is producing fairytale-type TV shows geared toward adults – full of graphic violence, sexuality and profanity. On this week’s episode of Words of Wisdom, we talk ...

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Is It Possible To Stream Safely With Kids? (Interview With PTC’s Melissa Henson)

Is It Possible To Stream Safely With Kids? (Interview With PTC’s Melissa Henson)

Americans are “cutting the cord” on their satellite and cable TV at a record pace, but they’re also discovering that parental controls are sorely lacking on popular streaming services. In fact, a new study by the Parents Television Council finds that Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Streaming all lack the common-sense controls parents need to prevent children from viewing mature ...

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