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06.16.08, 12:30 PM General Topics
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ds is 5 and has never really seen commercial TV. Movies like Cars, bugs life, but nothing violent. I read/hear about Kindergarten kids going to see Indiana jones and the like. Am I the only one who thinks this is weird? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.16.08, 12:30 PM Flag
 

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My ds hasn't seen stuff like that either but I don't think it's weird. I remember my dad taking me to all kinds of movies when I was a kid. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:31 PM Flag
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^^my ds has never shown an interest in that stuff on tv or dvds so I dont bother going outside for it either. He likes the news and old musicals. Weird, I know. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:34 PM Flag
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the news can be pretty violent! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:35 PM Flag
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I know. I always watch it with him and change the channel if things are going in a bad direction (he's well under 5 so he doens't object to that). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:36 PM Flag
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Unveiled brag (sort of). My six year old asks for The news hour, lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:37 PM Flag
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I know, it cracks me up. I don't advertise it irl b/c it sounds like such a pretentious brag, but the kids likes what he likes! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:38 PM Flag
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Hi, we didn't do any commerical tv either. And I will say, it has its pros and cons. DS was a little left out in the superhero department. When the other children on the playground were Spiderman, Superman, etc - my dc was Hercules. It didn't always go over well. So, once he hit K, we did have to give him some common currency. Don't worry. I won't kill dc to watch a cartoon or two so he will fit in a little better. On the movie front, dc has seen both Narnia, all Star Wars. Just likes those. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:32 PM Flag
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op: My ds thought Ratatouille was scary. Seriously. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:34 PM Flag
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Then you will have to wait a long time on the movies. But just make sure he isn't so out of touch he has problems socially with the other boys in k if you can. Do, mary poppins, chitty chitty bang bang, bed knobs and broomsticks - all those old fun ones, you could try the old willy wonka too [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:36 PM Flag
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Thanks. Those are good ideas. Funny thing is that he is not really into movies/tv. Only when he is sick and then he wants me to watch with him. Otherwise he would rather do something else. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:38 PM Flag
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ITA, my son isn't allowed Power Rangers but he does get to play with Spiderman, etc. because he has to be able to join in with the other kids [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:38 PM Flag
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all kids are different. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:36 PM Flag
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np: My K kid isn't seeing Star Wars for a while. He watches Noggin and other kid centered channels and has seen plenty of age appropriate movies but not violent movies like that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:38 PM Flag
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you sound just a little snotty and judgemental there mama. You could have said what you did for your child without putting down what other families are doing, don't you think? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:40 PM Flag
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Pop... I think PG/PG13 movies are inappropriate for kids in Kindergarten. Especially when those movies are rated like that for violence. I mean the Star Wars movies are nothing but bombings, shootings and sword fights. Five year olds are not equipped to process that kind of stuff. (I don't think my post was snotty but I'll own the judgmental part.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:47 PM Flag
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np: just curious - what do you think is the point of movie ratings? i seriously do not get why any parent would take their 4 or 5 y.o. to a PG13 movie. what is the rush? it's not like the child can't watch it on dvd 5 yrs later when it's more age appropriate. i don't think the poster sounds snotty at all. if you're going to let a 5 y.o. watch a pg13 movie, are you going to let your 8 y.o. watch a rated R movie? and if not, what's the difference? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:01 PM Flag
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I watched Star Wars as a kid. And all kinds of other stuff with violence (my dad once took me and my brother to see Rambo - my brother was 4). I was a well-adjusted smart kid who grew into a pacifist who opposes the death penalty even for terrorists. So despite my lack of smug, self-righteous parents I did ok. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:44 PM Flag
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right on! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:47 PM Flag
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So all the research be damned. You turned out ok so that should be the norm? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:49 PM Flag
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What research says a five year old who watches Star Wars is going to be harmed. Don't dance around it. I'm talking specifics here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:51 PM Flag
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Specifically Star Wars? Are you that simple-minded? Of course there is no research that says that if you watch Star Wars and Star Wars alone then you will be harmed. But there is plenty of research that shows that exposure to violent images at that age is linked to aggression and other maladaptive social problems. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:16 PM Flag
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http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_rrmov_hhg.htm [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:18 PM Flag
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The research no doubt is confounded by many other factors. They aren't controlling for the many, many other parameters at play. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:52 PM Flag
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^^And saying it should be the norm and saying that you deserve to judge other for it aren't the same [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:53 PM Flag
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you go girl [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:50 PM Flag
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You have to realize that there is a range for this, yours falls at one end, the kids who have seen Indie at 5 fall at the other. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:34 PM Flag
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np: i agree about the range of things and the fact that you have to do what you're comfortable with. but as someone who closely moniters what my kids watch, it really annoys me to hear parents say one day that their kids are mature enough for harry potter movies or other PG13 movies and then question a few days later why dc is afraid to go to their rooms on their own or are suddenly afraid of the dark or waking with nightmares. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:52 PM Flag
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Well they are idiots then. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:56 PM Flag
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i was just discussing this with dh b/c we were wondering if dcs (3.5 and 5yo) are ready for stuff like mary poppins. i think we are a little behind :-) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:39 PM Flag
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np: I vividly remember going to the theater to see Empire Strikes Back when I was 5 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:40 PM Flag
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did you like it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:54 PM Flag
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I remember being bored for a lot of it but I also remember being riveted when Han got frozen and I dug Leia's hair and thought Lando was a bad guy, [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 12:58 PM Flag
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cute [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:00 PM Flag
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It was actually a really nice thing for my dad and I to do together. I was just learning to read and he called me into the kitchen. He had the paper open to the movie page and pointed to the ad and said if I could read the title of the movie he'd take me to it. It was just the 2 of us. A loooong time ago but I remember it so clearly. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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that's so nice. did you ever tell him you have a memory of it? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.16.08, 01:19 PM Flag
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