How to choose a movie for children according to their age

It is inevitable, movies and television are part of the daily life of our children. On average, a child usually sees more than 10 hours of television per week and they are extremely receptive to everything they receive through the screens, so it is essential to know what we want our children to assi

through them we can instill values, teach different cultures, show distant landscapes, past, present and future events, put ourselves in atopic situations, understand other forms of thoughts, learn new ideas and encourage the empathy with the characters. But keep in mind, that many of them can create an impact too strong in their minds yet to develop. What movies should children watch?

Children are very impressionable, especially when they are small, and it is clear that experiencing excessively intense sensations or seeing shocking images can hurt them psychologically. On the other hand, movies that are not suitable for their age can cause lack of interest, boredom and, above all, misinterpretations; so having a search criteria on the part of the parents is absolutely essential.

A well-chosen film can be a good ally for your education, or a real nightmare.

Tips to choose the most appropriate movies according to their age: 1- Up to 4 years better than cartoons

. Simple stories with happy endings and a lot of imagination and color are essential to instill simple values in children such as good and evil, or the dangers of life.2- See old movies first

. Currently, the aesthetics of the video clip, where the images follow each other in a frenetic way and there is no room left for reflection or for a pause, tends to make older films boring to children; they are slower, they are not visually so shocking, and the script is slower. So, if your children are not yet tainted by that welter of images, they will be able to appreciate the beauty of those movies. You will be surprised to see how they laugh with the Marx Brothers or the Fat and the skinny.3- Introduce children's movies with real actors.

After five years, you can start introducing them, they give a different shade to what they have seen now, because it will seem more real to them. Therefore it is important that you are at their side to be able to explain them properly, since there will be things that they will not understand. 4- Choose movies with few characters

, otherwise they will be lost in the plot; simple theme (beware of Japanese movies or manga that after a childish aesthetic hide adult films); not too long, since more than two hours you will not get to have them in a chair sitting.5- It includes some

historical or didactic films from the age of six. And, if you do not know where to start ... here are some recommendations of films that seem essential to me in chronological order, although there are always tastes for everything.

- The Kids (1921 - Charles Chaplin)

- The Wizard of Oz (1939 - Victor Fleming)
- The Marx Brothers in the West (1940 - Edward Buzzell)
- The Sleeping Beauty (1959 - Disney)
- The Steed Black (1979 - Produced by Francis Ford Coppola
- ET, the alien (1982 - Steven Spielberg)
- The endless story (1984 - Wolfgang Petersen)
- The Goonies (1985 - Produced by Steven Spielberg)
- The promised princess ( 1987 - Rob Reiner) Eduardo - Eduardo Scissorhands (1990 - Tim Burton)
- Home only (1990 - Chris Columbus)
- Jumanji (1995 - Joe Johnston)
- Matilda (1996 - Danny DeVitto)
- Wall-E, Shrek and Toy Story (2001 - Pixar)
- Gru, my favorite villain (2010 - Universal Studios)