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I've got a (9 yr old) kid that loves the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. But it's terrible. The main character is a terrible friend, and a poor role model. The character frequently calls people stupid or morons, makes fun of kids outside the norm, and has weird 90s views of how boys and girls interact.

Can anyone suggest a series that their kid enjoyed for a similar audience? Even better if there are lots of them.

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[–] RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Not a parent, but hear really good things about Bluey. Other decent shows for that age range would be Daniel Tiger or even the original Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.

Those shows are typically for younger kids , so if looking for something that will appeal to a pre-teen, Reading Rainbow is a classic that can get kids into actually reading books, along with Between the Lions (though that one might be for slightly younger than preteen).

I would also say that the early seasons of Cyberchase are great for math and science concepts and Arthur is a great show all around and has tons of episodes.

Most of these are older shows, but they should be readily available on Internet Archive or YouTube and try to be low stimulation with good role models rather than high stimulation with bad role models.

[–] imjustmsk@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She meant series, as in books, I think - She is talking about books and wants similar book, The protagonist of the book she is talking about is straight up a sociopath lol.

[–] RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

That makes more sense, especially since there are some Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies but no TV show. Thanks 😅

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sorry I have edited my post to say it's a book series. I'm not sure if there is a TV series but I'm referring to the books.

But we have watched plenty of Bluey and Daniel Tiger.

Despite me looking for book suggestions, I'll note down your suggestions anyway!