A Mama's Rant

For all you snowbound moms, Tinker Bell Comes to the rescue

For all you Tinker Bell fans, Disney just released the latest video in the “Disney Fairies” movie series, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure. Just in time for the first snow school closure day here in Colorado.

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure takes place in Autumn, as the fairies are on the mainland hanging the colors of the leaves, tending to pumpkin patches, and helping geese fly south for the winter. The rare Blue Moon will rise, and when its light passes through the magical Fall Scepter that Tinker Bell has been summoned to create, Pixie Hollow’s supply of pixie dust will be restored. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.

My kids’ school district is actually open today, thank goodness. They actually viewed my preview copy last weekend. My son, Nathan, who is nine watched it for a little while, then went to go play on the computer. Lucie, who is six, sat on the couch and watched it for a bit, too. Then she went to go play with her doll house and let the movie play in the background.

Uh oh, I thought, she’s getting too old for these type of cute, girly movies. (Note to self: stop letting her watch all those scary Harry Potter DVDs.)

No, actually she was paying close attention. When I asked her how she liked Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, Lucie gave me a complete rundown of the plot. She said liked it except for when Tink broke the blue ball on the scepter. She told me how it got fixed, and how she liked that part best of all.

The full-length CG animated film comes in a Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) and standard def DVD. If you can safely make it out of the house today, I’m sure you’ll find it at your local grocery, discount or video rental store.

Learn how to talk to your kids about drinking with MADD’s The Power of Parents

At my house, we talk to our kids all the time about drugs, alcohol, and sex even though they’re still fairly young, just six and nine years old. Nathan and Lucie have already attended a few Just Say No and “good touch” presentations at school, so we try to keep the conversation going.

Yet many moms and dads are unsure how to talk to kids about drinking and being responsible even though 74% of kids (age 8-17) say their parents are the leading influence on their decisions about drinking. Research shows that as moms we are the number one influencers in dealing with this issue. Remind your kids that alcohol is an illegal drug – a zero tolerance policy is the best policy to have as a parent. 

To help you start the conversation at your house, there’s a new resource, MADD’s The Power of Parents website, which just launched today.

Nationwide on Power of Parents, It's Your Influence by MADD from MADD Online on Vimeo.