Contributor: Kristin Smith

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Kristin Smith joined the Plugged In team in 2017. Formerly a Spanish and English teacher, Kristin loves reading literature and eating authentic Mexican tacos. She and her husband, Eddy, love raising their children Judah and Selah. Kristin also has a deep affection for coffee, music, her dog (Cali) and cat (Aslan).

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Easy On Me

As a positive, “Easy On Me” contains no profanity and no promiscuous language. But it does deal with the difficult subject of divorce, which should be approached with great care and concern.

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I Know What You Did Last Summer

Extremely profane language, sex, nudity, intense drug use and depression are all very pervasive on this reboot of I Know What You Did Last Summer.

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A Tale Dark & Grimm

A Tale Dark & Grimm may have a happy ending and make the point that there’s no such thing as a perfect family, but it leans on violence, darkness and even the devil himself.

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Pretty Smart

Pretty Smart might focus on loving family and friends, but that’s outweighed by a storyline that depends on sexual content and new-age spirituality to get through.

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Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

It’s not all sunshine and fun-times on this island and parents should know that some content concerns roam freely in this medical, teen-focused drama.

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Maid

Yes, there are problems galore and this series is far from family friendly. But by the end viewers aren’t left in a state of hopelessness. And that in itself is a big positive.

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Baby Ariel

Baby Ariel’s YouTube channel is filled with a plethora of content. And really, there’s a little bit of everything.

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Midnight Mass

It’s likely that many families won’t stick around to watch the violence and language unfold on this surprisingly religious horror series.

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Peekaboo Kidz

This selection seems fairly innocent, and for the most part it is. But it’s important to note that many of these animated videos push political and personal perspectives that some parents may not appreciate.

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Y: The Last Man

Patriarchy, political agendas and natural survival all drive this series. But so do gender, violence, heavy language and sexual content.

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Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!

A few engines have to learn some lessons the hard way, but as your littles watch they may be challenged to do the right thing.

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Pro Home Cooks

If you watch, you’ll find out that this channel is in fact full of ways to feed those you love. The only caution here is an occasional profanity, which definitely is something to think about if you’ve got budding young chefs who might otherwise benefit from the encouragement and creativity.

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Scenes From a Marriage

Hopelessness and disintegration are the defining characteristics of this new HBO drama about a failing marriage.

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One Mississippi

Kane Brown’s latest glorifies a dysfunctional couple who can’t quite break up because they keep drinking and sleeping together.

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SmarterEveryDay

While some videos will be way too advanced for little kids, many offer interesting, solid content for older explorers.

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