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08-21-2019, 03:08 PM | #1 |
Rose Garden
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Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
Im not sure this topic belings here, feel free to move it if you want.
We have 2 CDs of Adventures in Odessey, 4 stories. 3 of them include themes of parental abandonment. 2 of them feature a scene of a child being physically beat (not even just spanked) by a parent. 2 involve themes of EXTREME bullying at school. Theres not one story I am happy for DD to listen to. She really likes the voice acting and wants to listen to them in the car. I like the idea of a wholesome, Christian production for her to listen to but Adventures in Odessey is just too dark. Jonathan park is not better, from the stuff I have heard. I remember hearing a very anti-female episode on there once. (specifically it was opposed to women working outside the home.) So is there a gentle/positive Christian story series for us to listen to in the car? |
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08-21-2019, 03:27 PM | #2 |
Rose Garden
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
We've listened to almost all of the Adventures in Odyssey (talking 25+ albums - we stopped around the Green Ring Conspiracy) and have found that the programs from the 2000's and on were pretty gentle and surprisingly good on topics like parent-child relationships. Do you know when the programs you listened to were from? The early 90's ones were a lot more punitive, but there was a shift that happened in the writing later on that I appreciated.
---------- Post added at 05:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:25 PM ---------- I didn't necessarily agree with everything in the episodes, but punitive parenting was not at the forefront of the programs in my memory. My kids really enjoyed them and if there was something that didn't fit within our family philosophy it didn't seem to be something they noticed. In terms of 'not dark' stories...it's hard for me to think of ones that are less intense than Odyssey (we do a lot of audio books). One of my critiques of Odyssey is that it's a bit too sanitized/sacharrine in how it deals with issues. |
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08-21-2019, 03:31 PM | #3 |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
PBS' new show Molly of Denali has podcast stories and so far, none have pinged my radar. They are secular, of course.
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08-21-2019, 03:45 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
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Ill look into the Molly of Denali podcast. Not eveything we listen to is Christian. |
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08-21-2019, 04:07 PM | #5 |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
These are not Christian, but they're kid adventures podcasts with positive themes:
The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian is about a group of explorer kids in space. They're on a mission to find a new planet and in the meantime they encounter various aliens and other humans with opposing agendas. It's funny, but they also get into serious situations. There are parents involved, and a big plus on this is inclusiveness. Most characters could be any race (legitimately, this seems so have been done on purpose) and there are multiple female characters, many of whom are in leadership positions. What If World is totally silly stories that actually address a topic, like fears and emotions you don't like and discrimination and embracing who you are instead of focusing on what you aren't, etc.
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08-21-2019, 04:23 PM | #6 |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
I agree with Katigre
My boys like them, I think the ones we had were 2005/2006 Only one scares Max, it’s called Gloobers or something.
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08-21-2019, 04:40 PM | #7 |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
Focus on the Family Theater did some amazing work on the Chronicles of Narnia series. We’ve listened to it many, many times. I know they did other books as well.
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08-23-2019, 07:52 AM | #8 | |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
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---------- Post added at 10:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:50 AM ---------- I remember listening to these as an adult on the radio & getting excited every time I came across one. My kiddo loved me reading these last year. Maybe I need to check out the Family Theater version. |
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08-23-2019, 03:07 PM | #9 |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
Gerberdaisy, here you go:
http://www.finncaspian.com/how-to-listen/ Forgot to say they're all about literature too, that's a major theme.
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08-21-2019, 04:21 PM | #10 |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
The Pond! It's really good. They have some videos/movies too.
lifeatthepond.com Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using Tapatalk
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09-06-2019, 10:32 AM | #11 |
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Re: Positive/gentle alternatives to Adventures In Odessey?
I grew up listening to Adventures In Odyssey. I remember siblings fighting, being mean, and by the end of it all after getting good advice and learning changing their behavior and making things right. I love that.
I remember parents making mistakes and working to make things better. And many more. That were fun, and the people usually learned their lesson and worked to change by the end of the episode, sometimes it carried into other episodes too before resolution was found. I love AIO and when ever I find them and can afford them I get them. There are a few darker episodes that do tackle really hard topics that kids have to deal with in real life, but not all. And while not appropriate for all ages I think they addressed most of those pretty well. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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