History Main / WrittenForMyKids

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* Ian Falconer wrote ''WesternAnimation/{{Olivia}}'' as a Christmas present for his then three-year-old niece, who was also named Olivia.

As we know, some movie stars will only take roles [[MoneyDearBoy for the money]], regardless of whether the movie is good or complete garbage. Others will take roles [[SoMyKidsCanWatch so as to be in]] a work friendly for their children when most of their productions target older audiences. And in particularly bad situations, producers - or film stars - will end up needing to do a work [[ContractualObligationProject only because their contract says so]].

* Astrid Lindgren invented ''Literature/PippiLongstocking'' to cheer up her daughter who was ill.

* ''Anime/{{Ponyo}}'' was written by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki with his own estranged son in mind, hoping to reconcile with him.

Distantly relates to DoingItForTheArt, where an author writes a work because they want to, not for profit. Can sometimes lead to WriteWhatYouKnow and/or WriteWhoYouKnow, where the author writes personal experiences and/or traits of people they know into their work written for their children.

Musical examples may overlap with ParentalLoveSong.

* ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'' was written by Creator/HayaoMiyazaki with his own estranged son in mind, hoping to reconcile with him.

* Averted by the Swedish author Linda Boström Knausgård, whose novel ''October Child'' is based on her own life. In an interview to promote it in May 2021, she said "I don't think [my children] have looked at it. That's very healthy not to be interested in their parents' books. I don't want them to read this. Ever."

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* Inverted with ''WebAnimation/CharlieTheUnicorn'', which was made as a birthday present for the creator's mother.
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* Music{{Jewel}} had ''The Merry Goes Round'', which was released a few months after she gave birth to her first child.

* Jewel had ''The Merry Goes Round'', which was released a few months after she gave birth to her first child.

Distantly relates to DoingItForTheArt, where an author writes a work because they want to, not for profit. Can sometimes lead to WriteWhoYouKnow, where the author writes traits of people they know into their work written for their children.

A SubTrope of DoingItForTheArt, where an author writes a work because they want to, not for profit. Can sometimes lead to WriteWhoYouKnow, where the author writes traits of people they know into their work written for their children.

As we know, some movie stars will only take roles [[MoneyDearBoy for the money]], regardless of whether the movie is good or complete garbage. Others will take roles [[SoMyKidsCanWatch so as to be in]] a work friendly for their children when most of their productions target older audiences. And in particularly bad situations, producers - or actors - will end up needing to make a work [[ContractualObligationProject only because their contract says so]].

* Literature/WatershipDown was first made up by Richard Adams as a story to tell his two daughters while he was driving them in his car. It was the daughters who persuaded him to later write the story down.

* ''Anime/Pokemon3'' is this in spades behind the scenes. Creator/TakeshiShudo, the series' original head writer, wrote the story with his own daughter (who was born when he was 45) in mind, believing that the relationship between a father and their daughter is something the media too often shies away from depicting; thus the relationship between Mii/Molly and Entei paralleled that of himself and his own daughter.