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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 408862" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>It really does come down to what is OK for your family and your kids. I couldn't allow Power Rangers and had to take a super hard line that one of my aunts did everything under the sun to undermine me on that issue (mostly because she is of the opinion that I have no right to set boundaries for my kids if she doesn't liek them - she is decades older and we had kids at the same time so she was always right - in her mind.). Her kids watched hours of it because her oldest would have a fit if they watched anything else. She finally backed off when I told her that if she gave my kid even 10 seconds of exposure or a book about them, then I would call her EVERY TIME he had a nightmare and she could come over to sit up until he went to sleep. As one episode of power rangers at her house gave my son over 2 WEEKS of nightmares in a row, she saw the light. I was totally 110% serious. If it was important enough to her that he have them (she used the argument that if he didn't have power rangers he wouldn;t ever have any friends) then I would allow it BUT she had to take responsibility for the effects of them.</p><p> </p><p>I never heard another blessed word about them from her. The reason we blocked a LOT of things was because Wiz would act them out. Even disney movies had to be cut out at some points. The whole Hyenas screaming "We'll kill you" was a fave of his, as were the various acts of Cruella De Ville and other villains. We didn't start out to ban then, it came after his behavior showed what he was watching or he got nightmares.</p><p> </p><p>the Home Alone movies made him cry and have nightmares when he was about 8 - the people were getting hurt. I couldn't argue or explain why it was funny because in real life it wouldn't be. These are the reasons we had some of the rules we did. I didn't mind Barney - no violence, very little rudeness, it gave me 30 mins to get something done which might be all I got in a day.</p><p> </p><p>Every child reacts differently and every parent has different values. We have to work with our spouse/partner to make sure that what happens is right for our kids. I do see a HUGE difference between a 10yo playing a mature game and a teen, even a 13yo teen, playing them. There is a LOT of difference in maturity in those years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 408862, member: 1233"] It really does come down to what is OK for your family and your kids. I couldn't allow Power Rangers and had to take a super hard line that one of my aunts did everything under the sun to undermine me on that issue (mostly because she is of the opinion that I have no right to set boundaries for my kids if she doesn't liek them - she is decades older and we had kids at the same time so she was always right - in her mind.). Her kids watched hours of it because her oldest would have a fit if they watched anything else. She finally backed off when I told her that if she gave my kid even 10 seconds of exposure or a book about them, then I would call her EVERY TIME he had a nightmare and she could come over to sit up until he went to sleep. As one episode of power rangers at her house gave my son over 2 WEEKS of nightmares in a row, she saw the light. I was totally 110% serious. If it was important enough to her that he have them (she used the argument that if he didn't have power rangers he wouldn;t ever have any friends) then I would allow it BUT she had to take responsibility for the effects of them. I never heard another blessed word about them from her. The reason we blocked a LOT of things was because Wiz would act them out. Even disney movies had to be cut out at some points. The whole Hyenas screaming "We'll kill you" was a fave of his, as were the various acts of Cruella De Ville and other villains. We didn't start out to ban then, it came after his behavior showed what he was watching or he got nightmares. the Home Alone movies made him cry and have nightmares when he was about 8 - the people were getting hurt. I couldn't argue or explain why it was funny because in real life it wouldn't be. These are the reasons we had some of the rules we did. I didn't mind Barney - no violence, very little rudeness, it gave me 30 mins to get something done which might be all I got in a day. Every child reacts differently and every parent has different values. We have to work with our spouse/partner to make sure that what happens is right for our kids. I do see a HUGE difference between a 10yo playing a mature game and a teen, even a 13yo teen, playing them. There is a LOT of difference in maturity in those years. [/QUOTE]
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