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              08/05/2013 
              
                
               
             
               
               
              
              To avoid feeling blue when you walk out of the  Smurfs 2 theater, be sure to read this week's Kid Focused review...  More >> 
              
              
               
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          | Tags: 2013 Movies, Family, Gargamel, Movie Review, Neil Patrick Harris, Papa Smurf, Parenting, Relatives, Role model, Smurfette, Smurfs, Smurfs 2, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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              07/29/2013 
              
                
               
             
               
               
              
              Could  Turbo be the best kids' film this year? Find out in this week's Kid Focused review...  More >> 
              
              
               
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          | Tags: 2013 Movies, Family, Movie Review, NASCAR, Parenting, Paul Giamatti, Racing, Relatives, Role model, Ryan Reynolds, Snail, Stay-at-Home Mom, Turbo, Values
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              07/08/2013 
              
                
               
             
               
               
              
              See how the sequel to  Despicable Me stacks up to the original in this week's review.  More >> 
              
              
               
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          | Tags: 2013 Movies, Adoption, Dating, Despicable Me 2, Family, Gru, Kristen Wiig, Minions, Movie Review, Parenting, Relatives, Role model, Sequel, Stay-at-Home Mom, Steve Carell, Values
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              06/18/2013 
              
                
               
             
               
               
              
              ...I had to see if Man of Steel would uphold the same awing power over a new generation of young fans - if boys would want to emulate him and if girls would dream of being Lois Lane.  More >> 
              
              
               
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          | Tags: 2013 Movies, Character-Courage-Conscience, Character/Courage/Conscience, Family, Movie Review, Parenting, PG-13 Rating, Relatives, Role model, Stay-at-Home Mom, Values
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              05/28/2013 
              
                
               
             
               
               
              
              Though it may not be as epic as the title claims, the animation and imagination in "Epic" make it worth a trip to the theater.  More >> 
              
              
               
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              05/10/2013 
              
                
               
             
               
               
              
              You never appreciate mother until you have children of your own,It's then you will remember, all the things your mom has shown. She demonstrated tenderness, patience, love and care...  More >> 
              
              
               
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          | Tags: Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Character/Courage/Conscience, Morals/Ethics/Values, Mother's Day, Motherhood-Fatherhood, Parenting, Patience, Role model, Values
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              05/06/2013 
              
                
               
             
               
               
              
              Although 'Iron Man 3' is a huge blockbuster right now, you may want to skip it...  More >> 
              
              
               
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