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Originally Posted by Sliver
I had a rousing debate with a woman once about this. She wouldn't even let her children watch things like the Power Rangers etc... It was too violent. Me? Mine are 12 and 9. They can watch pretty much any horror film that they're interested in watching. (Although the 9 year old's more of a wimp for them so we let her choose the 'scare level'.)
Her whole point was that children cannot tell the difference between fantasy and reality.
My whole point was that children deserve more credit. (That, and as a parent you should be discussing these things with them!) A child could watch Sylvester get clobbered over the head with a shovel, and laugh. The same child could then go for a walk with their parent and watch a pedestrian get smoked by a car at an intersection. The child would be horrified, hands down.
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That's a good way to put it...I say that ignorance is bliss but give the kids some credit...you are raising them to be someday, great people, very intelligent ones. What you are hiding from them at home, is what they are witnessing on a day to day basis...at least be a part of their lives. All they really need is a truthful explanation to everything they see and experience. They need you there to be that honest teacher to them if you are chickened out, they will find someone else, and it could someone that you could never bring yourself to think of...Everything that's forbidden to any kid will be more of a challenge to them. Trust me, I've been one of those kids. But I survived it, because I had great siblings.