On Wednesday night I went with my darling Louise and semi-adopted Aliese to the Chick Flick choice, Cinderella.

I can totally recommend this movie for your child, teen, whatever – as long as they’re female. Little boys will be making barf noises in the background as this movie is unashamedly romantic and fluffy, and the only sword scene is just fencing practice. As with most Kenneth Branagh directed movies, it’s lush, textured and beautiful and as with most Disney traditional movies, there’s the theme rolling through. In this case, it’s one we should encourage our kids to adopt as their motto.

Have Courage, and be Kind.