KIDS FIRST! Evaluation Form

Does this show meet or exceed the KIDS FIRST! criteria?

• No gratuitous sex or violence
• No racial, gender, culture or religion bias
• No replicable unsafe behavior
• No condescension towards children
• No verbal or physical abuse

Worksheet and Final Review Section

Basic Attributes

Your answers here will be merged automatically into your final review. Please summarize your response to each question as concisely and comprehensively as possible. Use the questions in the right hand column as a guide, don't simply repeat them in your response. Instead, give specific examples.

A TV series must excel in sections #1 and #2 in order to receive a KIDS FIRST! recommendation. Excellence in sections #3, 4, and 5 is variable in that a series does not need to excel in all three but needs to excel in at least one and preferably more.

Using the description to the right as a guide, describe what is appealing to you, or not appealing about this series. 75 word max.

1. APPEAL

• Is this engaging and entertaining for children and adults?
• Is it appropriately paced, not too fast or slow. Holds your interest.
• Is it suitable for the intended target audience.                                          
• Does it make use of humor that is appropriate for the target audience.
• Does it take on difficult issues and address them sensitively?

Using the description to the right as a guide, describe what the outstanding or negative production values of this series. 75 word max.

2. PRODUCTION VALUE

• Does it exhibit cinema graphic, technical, artistic or musical excellence?
• Does it demonstrate excellence in sound or visual quality?
• Do you find the sets, costumes, special effects or other physical attributes to be outstanding? .      

Bonus Attributes

The attributes in the right hand column should help identify assets that are potentially available in an outstanding TV series. Some shows may exhibit a few of these; others will have many. Please use this guide as an aid in identifying outstanding qualities about the series. Be sure to comment on each section, even if the series does not excel in a particular area.

Using the description to the right as a guide, describe how the programs in this series add to a child's personal competence. 75 word max

3. PERSONAL COMPETENCE

• Does it provide social, personal or educational challenges appropriate for the intended audience?
• Does it encourage self-esteem or positive self concept?
• Does it teach life skills such as organizational or decision making skills?
• Does it encourage children to stand up for beliefs and handle peer pressure?
• Does it assist children in working through problems or emotional issues?

Using the description to the right as a guide, describe how the programs in this series positively address social values. 75 word max

4. SOCIAL VALUE

• Does it broaden the child’s global perspective?
• Does it create interest in issues such as the environment, world peace or human and animal rights?
• Does it enhance life experiences typical in a child's daily life?
• Does it promote pro-activity instead of reactivity?
• Does it promote balanced appreciation of self and others?      
• Does it promote acceptance and respect for cultural diversity, lifestyle and individuality?
• Does it promote service to and compassion for others?
• Does it promote healthy lifestyle?.
• Does it inspire children to find reasonable, positive solutions to problems?
• Does it provide positive role models for interpersonal relationships, addressing issues such as making friends, resolving conflict in non-violent ways or overcoming fears?
• Does it offer a positive and hopeful view of the future?

Using the description to the right as a guide, describe how the programs in this series positively address educational values. 75 word max

5. EDUCATIONAL VALUE

• Does it provide accurate facts and information?
• Does it stimulate curiosity and encourages a child to think, reason, question and experiment?
• Does it demonstrate the application of knowledge?
• Does it stimulate language development?
• Does it teach or model specific subjects or how to accomplish a specific task?
• Does it heighten a child’s educational aspirations, developing increased career awareness and realistic goals.?
• Does it promote the importance of knowledge?
• Does it instill pride in personal achievement? 
• Does it accentuate the value of effort as opposed to perfection?
• Does it promote the development of analytical and non-reactive decision-making skills?

Your answers to sections #1 through #5 will be merged into your series review. Click through to review the summary and return to make any changes.

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