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What to Watch: Kids & Family Movies That Teach Empathy

Photo courtesy of Disney-Pixar

Whether we like it or not, our kids take in every message from the movies we show them. So, why not give them movies that teach them about empathy and emotional intelligence? From the INSIDE OUT movies, to LILO & STITCH, these movies are serving up lessons of love, kindness, and understanding (exactly what we need more of in the world!).

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INSIDE OUT

Family Family · PG

INSIDE OUT is an animated comedy about a young girl whose emotions get out of control when her family moves to San Francisco. Eleven-year-old Riley has had a joyous life in the Midwest. When Riley’s family needs to move to San Francisco,…

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INSIDE OUT 2

Family Animated/Comedy · PG

INSIDE OUT 2 is a sequel to the acclaimed 2015 animated comedy. Riley, the young girl of the first movie, turns 13 and starts having teenage angst. She longs to join the champion varsity girls high school hockey team. However, new, unruly…

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UP

Family Comedy/Adventure · PG

UP, the fun-filled, exciting animated feature from Pixar and Disney, is about 78-year-old Carl, who decides to fulfill his wife’s lifelong dream to go to Paradise Falls in the remote Venezuelan jungle plateau when the government wants him to vacate his home.…

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WINNIE THE POOH

Family Family · G

WINNIE THE POOH is a beautiful cinematic take on the traditional Pooh tale. Pooh wakes up to find that Eeyore lost his tail. All the friends gather to help Eeyore find the best tail in order to replace the missing one. Whoever…

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LILO & STITCH

Family Animation/Comedy/Science Fiction · PG

Disney’s new animated comedy, LILO & STITCH, is a delightful discovery. #626, an illegal life form created by an evil scientist in a distant galaxy, crash lands in Hawaii, stumbles from the wreckage and is promptly run over by a big truck…

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FINDING DORY

Family Animated/Comedy/Fantasy · PG

FINDING DORY is the sequel to the classic animated movie FINDING NEMO. The new movie opens with Dory enjoying her life with Marlin, his son Nemo and all the other fish on the beautiful coral reef in the Pacific Ocean. Dory suddenly…

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