| My 4 year-old watches "inappropriate" movies |
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| Written by OHmommy | |
| Tuesday, 04 October 2011 00:00 | |
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I'm secure enough in my parenting to admit that my four-and-a-half year old watches "inappropriate" movies for her age.
It's hard to please a family of five (some members closing in on the tween years & others just beginning preschool) on weekend movie nights. We rely on streaming some Hollywood classics and renting new releases that are family friendly. There are only so many times you can watch Air Buddies, Space Buddies, Spooky Buddies and Snow Buddies - how many installments can Disney make of talking dogs on adventures before my eyes bleed? So we started recording prime-time TV shows like America's Got Talent, Wipeout and Fear Factor to add to our repertoire. All three of which aren't very appropriate for someone who should really be watching Dora, but spot on for a nine-year-old boy enamored by superhuman stunts.
"Does Feenie have older siblings?" Mrs. Marcy, her preschool teacher, asked me after class one day. "Yes. She's the youngest." "I can tell. Everyone shared their favorite movie at circle time and she said JAWS."
This morning I was early for preschool drop off on purpose. I needed to let the director and her teacher know that Feenie wouldn't be in school for two weeks because I was traveling to India. I explained to them that she was going to Chicago to live with my aunt/uncle and their teenage children.
"Oh. We know. She told us last week." "What did she say?" "She said she was going to Chicago to watch inappropriate movies for two weeks."
The preschool lunch lady, one room away, laughed out loud along with the director and the teacher standing before me. I stood in shock.
"Feenie told everyone. Even the librarian on our field trip to the library."
I guess it's time for our family to find a new adjective for "inappropriate" and time to find a new library/preschool before I leave for India. |
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| Last Updated on Monday, 03 October 2011 23:53 |
Comments
Girlfriend has no filter.
The other day at preschool, they had a practice fire drill. What does my three year old day? "Oh, I'm not scared of the noise, the alarm goes off all the time at home and mommy burnt ge house down last week."
Do you know what he said? He said that children should watch TV with their parents and keep an open dialogue throughout the movie. He said that he lets his tween watch PG13 movies only when he himself is watching right along. He continued by giving examples of some conversations that came up and deemed it healthy parenting.
I love her.
My kids watch Jaws and Star Wars and movies with monsters and occasional sex scenes (they cover their eyes). They're fairly normal and haven't suffered any because of it. If anything, they're tougher and less timid than several children I know who ARE very sheltered. I like that my kids aren't freaked out by the spooky aisles in Target, you know?
I held out as long as I could. My eldest was very sheltered and wasn't allowed to watch ANY movies with violence. I think the kid watched PBS until he was in the 1st grade. But "family movie night" has now become a weekly tradition now that our kids are getting older and the youngest (as always) is introduced to "not age appropriate" TV. And LOL she loves the Halloween aisle at Target. It's like a museum to her.
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There, you might be able to borrow some from the library before you leave and send them along with Feenie to Chicago.
Have a GREAt trip!
And my middle child? He's seen some things I NEVER would have let B watch by now!
I love Feenie and her honesty.
And India? Wow girl, how amazing, have a wonderful time and report back!!
I figure there will always be those kids. Personally? I prefer those kids to the ones who are only allowed to watch G movies until Middle School.
Also, its okay because Bear watches inappropriate things all the time and he's the oldest. I took him with me to see Harry Potter in the theaters and its technically PG-13.
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