FREE: Donald in Mathmagic Land Walt Disney Mini Classics VHS

Remember watching this in school

I watched this in school as well (courtesy of a 16mm projector). It is like a precursor to Sesame Street. Wonderful! A Classic. Thank you for offering it. I have a copy that I treasure. I can't wait until my granddaughter (born in May) is old enough to watch it.

You are Oh-so Wise, Sunflowers! The most insightful parents use what already exists in a child's environment to educate them, to reinforce the lessons they offer them. It is doubtful if after 75 years, the iconic, classic Disney characters have not gone away.... they are well enough entrenched in American culture (international, really) that it actually does the child a disservice to "protect" them from it. When I was in my prepubescent years, my sister and I agreed that we'd never give our kids candy and that they would think a carrot was a treat. Yeah, right! With their world full of Zotz and Nerds.. how could I compete? I did show them how much fun it was to crave a whole carrot with their teeth... that hobby waned pretty fast. Stick to your guns and listen to your inner wisdom, Mama. You will do well.

By the way, I avoided brand name clothes and instructed my children on the insipid subtleties of marketing to children when they were young. They would catch each other singing or repeating commercial themes. In a sense saying, "Ah-ha, you've been brain-washed!" I am against gender-typing, too. No princesses... except Mulan, of course.