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Off Topic / Parental discretion (or: When can a 10 year old watch Alien?)
« on: 17 November, 2015, 08:17:52 AM »
A question for those of us with sprogs.
Do you let them see films with a higher certificate than their age? When?
I take the view that provided I am aware of the content (and I do check) then I am master of what they watch, not a set of arbitrary criteria imposed by a bureaucrat. My view is that I know better what makes my kids tick than someone working to an "average".
So, no shagging but plenty of violence, provided it is goodie v baddie stuff with no moral ambiguity. That's my take. I'm not fussed about language (they hear worse in school) and the violence in most films is the same as some cartoons.
So, Terminator 1 - out for the shagging. Terminator 2 - in.
But what about you? I'm skewed by my folks letting me see pretty much anything (the rude bits were fast-forwarded). But I'm scarred by seeing the Evil Dead at 11.
And, more to the point:
Can my 10 year old see Alien?
And, as Christmas is coming, what about the greatest Christmas movie ever - Die Hard?
Do you let them see films with a higher certificate than their age? When?
I take the view that provided I am aware of the content (and I do check) then I am master of what they watch, not a set of arbitrary criteria imposed by a bureaucrat. My view is that I know better what makes my kids tick than someone working to an "average".
So, no shagging but plenty of violence, provided it is goodie v baddie stuff with no moral ambiguity. That's my take. I'm not fussed about language (they hear worse in school) and the violence in most films is the same as some cartoons.
So, Terminator 1 - out for the shagging. Terminator 2 - in.
But what about you? I'm skewed by my folks letting me see pretty much anything (the rude bits were fast-forwarded). But I'm scarred by seeing the Evil Dead at 11.
And, more to the point:
Can my 10 year old see Alien?
And, as Christmas is coming, what about the greatest Christmas movie ever - Die Hard?
