I’m going to age myself a bit here but it doesn’t seem that long ago when the only TV shows playing in my house were Blues Clues, Dora, The Wonder Pets, Elmo Saves _______, and a plethora of other shows on PBS, Nick Jr., and Disney. I considered it a HUGE step in the right direction when the oldest started watching The Powerpuff Girls (still my favorite to this day… I will stop the world to watch TPG… not even lying.) and then slowly but surely, the shows started moving towards non-animated ones. I’m not sure when exactly it was that I noticed there weren’t animated shows playing because it happened so gradually but I know that I suddenly missed hearing that it was “mail time” or to check in my “backpack” and the Wonder Pets theme song? Syd and I will still break out into it from time to time. Those cute little boogers became second and third options to shows like Lizzie McGuire and then Hannah Montana. And then those shows started turning into The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Wizards of Waverly Place, Zoey 101, and iCarly.

At each of these transitions, I had to take some time and get an idea what the girls were watching. Whether it was hanging out with them and watching full episodes or as simple as a walk-through while it was on, I wanted to keep up with the topics that were being discussed because even though the topics were supposedly aimed at their age group at any given time there were 3 different ages in my house watching the same show. What the oldest understood as compared to her sisters who are 2 and 4 years younger was quite different so I had to make sure I was close enough to swoop in just in case I heard things getting too deep for the youngest especially. Of course, she didn’t notice but still… I wasn’t ready for her to learn about teenage pregnancy in kindergarten. Now we’re even further away from Blues Clues days and the only reason iCarly is ever on is if they’ve just forgotten to turn the channel. The shows the high school aged kids are watching are pretty much the same ones that I would watch – Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Orange, Walking Dead and so on.

Before you blow a head gasket over those shows, yes I know some of them are VERY mature but here’s something you may or may not know: by the time they’re in high school, despite your best efforts, they’ve already seen the shows. That horse is out of the barn as they say. Now it’s time to check in and do a little soft test on what their reaction is. By the time they’re in high school, despite your best efforts, they’ve already seen the shows. Now it’s time to check in and do a little soft test on what their reaction is. Trust me, if they don’t like the shows or certain elements of it – they’re going to turn it off themselves without you demanding they do it. While my 15YO may love Orange, she’s not a fan of Sons. She watched a couple of episodes, didn’t like what she saw, and made the decision to never turn it back on. All without me saying a word. So how do you make the transition from little kid shows to tween shows to adult shows? Honestly, I say just the way we did it.

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So tell me…. what shows are you binging on these days??A baby died from catastrophic head injuries when his mother lost her grip and he fell on to an airport baggage carousel, witnesses revealed last night.Her screams rang out across the arrivals hall at Alicante airport bringing police rushing to the scene.The 32-year-old American tourist had just arrived in Spain from Gatwick with her Canadian husband and their two children. The baby was just five months old. The luggage belt where the child was tragically killed in Alicante airport. The mother is believed to have climbed on to the conveyer belt Airport staff said the woman, who was also travelling with an older child, clambered onto the unmoving luggage belt The parents were reportedly questioned about the tragic incident, and are being offered counselling One theory under investigation is that she climbed on to the belt to grab a pushchair which had become stuck inWhen it began to move, she apparently lost her balance and dropped the baby carrier, according to Spanish newspaper Informacion.Airport staff said the accident happened in seconds, giving the mother no time to react.

airport worker added: ‘The youngster ended up trapped in a 10cm hole where two belts converge. The boy appeared to have suffered from a witnesses said the mother was standing beside the carousel holding her son and lost her grip as she leaned down to grab the pram. female easyJet worker said: ‘We heard the baby was in a carrier, but it tipped over and his head became trapped in a gap while it was moving. It is so sad.’  believed to have travelled to the resort town of Denia, 60 miles from the airport and are staying at the hotel where they were due to be Cross has sent a psychologist and social worker to support them. airport spokesman said: ‘A woman was travelling with her baby and her child on Wednesday when there was an accident. The mother's horrified cries brought airport personnel including police and security to the scene A five-month-old baby has died after an horrific accident on a baggage collection belt at Alicante-Elche Airport (pictured)

The baby boy was placed on the conveyer belt at Alicante airport (pictured) when it was activated and he was killed ‘It all happened very quickly. The staff and the doctor went immediately to assist the baby but they could not help.’  spokesman dismissed police claims that the carousel had been stationary when the ‘baby carrier’s weight activated the belt’, setting it in‘It wouldn’t start automatically from something being placed onSpanish police said the  parents had been questioned and officers were investigating. airport managers visited the scene to photograph the baggage belt, which was meant specifically for larger items such as bicycles, 46-year-old woman from Essex, who had been waiting beside the carousel when the accident happened, said: ‘It doesn’t look dangerous because itI just can’t imagine how it happened.’But airport staff later said the woman, who was travelling with an older child as well, clambered onto the luggage belt, after the pushchair got

stuck in a chute. As she couldn't reach it, she placed her foot on an 'automatic mechanism' which set the belt in motion.The mother’s horrified screams brought airport personnel, including police and security, to the scene. staff attempted to revive him but he had visible injuries to the head, and appeared to have suffered a cranial fracture, Informacion reported.He was declared dead at the scene, in the baggage hall of Alicante- Elche airport.The baby was pronounced dead by the airport’s on-call doctor.'The youngster ended up trapped in a 10cm hole where two belts converge,' it said.'The boy appeared to have suffered from a fractured skull.'There were reports that the family had to wait until a judge arrived before the baby could be moved, in accordance with Spanish law. Alicante Airport management company Aena said the baby was on the belt that delivers outsize luggage when the accident happened Paramedics rushed to save the child's life at the airport but he was declared dead at the scene

The unnamed family had flown from London with budget airline easyJet.The woman’s husband, who had been previously reported as travelling separately from his family, was reportedly with his children and partner in the baggage hall when the incident happened. disembarking from the plane shortly before midnight on Wednesday, the mother and her two children entered the terminal and arrived at theSpanish police said the dead baby's parents have been questioned. spokesman for Guardia Civil in Alicante said: 'I can confirm the death of a five month old baby at the airport. We are investigating the'As part of the investigation the mother and father have been questioned.'A spokesman for the Forensic Anatomy Service in Alicante confirmed that a post-mortem had taken place.He said: 'The results of the tests will not be available for at least two weeks, and not until they are passed to the courts, who will review the case.'The family were said to be travelling to the nearby resort town of Denia and are staying at the hotel where they were

due to be holidaying as they deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.Civil Guard and National Police spokesmen confirmed that the mother is American and the father is Canadian, CNN reported. The Guardia Civil were the first to respond to the accident at the airport but she was declared dead at the scene One airport worker said the baby boy was crushed by the conveyer belt after it was activated Police sources said the boy's American mother had flown into Alicante-Elche Airport from Gatwick with the little boy and his older brother Officials could not confirm the exact circumstances of the death. Passengers at Alicante airport appeared unaware of the tragedy as they stood next to the luggage belt to collect their pushchairs andA group of British men sat on the edge of the belt as they waited for golf clubs, while a group of teenagers collected theirAn emergency stop button was visible on both sides of the belt, while a sign warned there was a 'risk of entrapment' and showed a picture

of a hand reaching out towards cogs.The Guardia Civil said it was investigating the incident, but said it was treating the matter as an accident. The family had just arrived for a holiday in the Spanish resort when the tragedy happenedA spokesman said: ‘We are still in the early stages of the investigation and looking at CCTV footage, but it seems that it was an accident.‘The mother left the baby on the conveyor belt, which can be activated by detecting weight or by an airport employee.‘It seems that the baby carrier’s weight activated the belt and the child was trapped in the rollers in the drop zone.’A spokesman at the American embassy in Madrid said: 'The U.S. Embassy in Madrid is aware of the tragic death of a U.S. citizen child in Alicante and is providing appropriate consular assistance.  'Due to privacy considerations, we have no further comment.'The Canadian Embassy in Madrid would not comment. airport is the sixth busiest in Spain based on passenger numbers.