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    Top 10 TV Shows for Kids This Year

    Top 10 TV Shows for Kids This Year

    By Common Sense Media

    Common Sense Media shares ratings for 10 kids' TV shows, plus a preview of Pete's Dragon.

     

    Terrific Trucks

    5 stars 
    Recommended Age: 3+
    Network: Sprout
    A delightful series that follows the adventures of real dirt movers.


    Word Party

    4 stars
    Recommended Age: 3+
    Network: Netflix
    This cute and fun preschool series puts kids in a vocab-teaching role.


    Elena of Avalor

    4 stars
    Recommended Age: 5+
    Network: Disney Junior
    The spunky Latina-inspired princess is an excellent role model.


    Mouk

    4 stars
    Recommended Age: 4+
    Network: Xfinity
    A gentle preschool series that promotes cultural diversity.


    All in with Cam Newton

    4 stars
    Recommended Age: 6+
    Network: Nickelodeon
    The NFL great cheers on kids’ efforts to achieve their goals.


    The Deep

    4 stars
    Recommended Age: 7+
    Network: Netflix
    A fantastic family-focused adventure that explores the vast ocean


    Voltron, Legendary Defender

    4 stars
    Recommended Age: 8+
    Network: Netflix
    DreamWorks updates this ‘80s toon in tense but fantastic form (pictured).




    Being You

    4 stars
    Recommended Age: 12+
    Network: PBS
    Teens travel and meet people with learning differences who are thriving.


    Degrassi: Next Class

    4 stars
    Recommended Age: 13+
    Network: Netflix
    This is an edgier Degrassi for the digital age, but it still has heart.


    Roots

    5 stars
    Recommended Age: 14+
    Network: History
    The reimagined slave epic is violent but stirs worthy questions.

     

    In Theaters Aug. 12: Pete’s Dragon

    Parents need to know that Pete’s Dragon (2016) is Disney’s remake of the classic 1977 live-action/animated movie that looks to be a fantasy story for all ages. Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has told children tales of a boy and his dragon for years, but his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), a forest ranger, never believed him. Then she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley), a 10-year-old orphan who claims he lives in the woods with his pet dragon, Elliot, which sounds eerily similar to the dragon in her dad’s stories. With the help of 11-year-old Natalie (Oona Laurence), Grace sets out to find out the truth behind Pete, his supposed dragon, and her father’s stories. Given the source material, this looks like a strong choice for families.


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