Soldato
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videogame violence is slightly different to a movie that shows kids being blown apart with nuclear fire.
6 years old too young for Terminator 2?
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videogame violence is slightly different to a movie that shows kids being blown apart with nuclear fire.
Soldato
I go through these thoughts with my 6 year old, but about ~12 rated movies. Some are rated such just for bad words which they hear from me anyway becasue I'm a terrible person, or a sexual reference that would fly over their head. Context is important. It's worth reading the BBFC breakdown for its content and make up your own mind. I try to avoid anything overly grounded in reality, especially if its somewhat violent, but anything more fantastical (Pirates of the Carribean, Ghostbusters, Avengers, Harry Plopper) I don't mind too much. But we watch together and sparingly, I tend to explain what's going on to make sure they understand.
Someone made a good point about being old enough to appreciate it too. Some of these cult movies leave an impression for a reason and you have to ask will they get it, or will it just be "cool" that someone's fighting or doing mad stunts. You want them to appreciate some of the sentiment and atmosphere.
Someone made a good point about being old enough to appreciate it too. Some of these cult movies leave an impression for a reason and you have to ask will they get it, or will it just be "cool" that someone's fighting or doing mad stunts. You want them to appreciate some of the sentiment and atmosphere.
And?
Caporegime
Yeah you can just run them over and shoot them in the head instead for no reason or blow up cars with Molotov cocktails or if you are feeling flush chop them up with a chainsaw. All things which are a feasible reality.
It has been a few years since I played COD but if you kill streaked high enough you could call in a nuke to kill everyone too.
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Soldato
Lowest common denominator parenting.
I'd say no but it's your child and you'll know them better than anyone else.
My 2.5 year old loves the Jurassic Park franchise. She wont entertain the cartoons and stuff, we tried and she just asks for 'big dinosaur' until we put 1 or the Lost World on. We watched Gremlins a few days ago, partly my fault as I forgot it had some violent scenes involving a microwave but she loved that as well. More so the naughty ones like Stripe.
I expect I'll have social services at my door now
My 2.5 year old loves the Jurassic Park franchise. She wont entertain the cartoons and stuff, we tried and she just asks for 'big dinosaur' until we put 1 or the Lost World on. We watched Gremlins a few days ago, partly my fault as I forgot it had some violent scenes involving a microwave but she loved that as well. More so the naughty ones like Stripe.
I expect I'll have social services at my door now
How is home schooling going?
Soldato
I remember my brother baby sitting me at that age and us watching Hammer House of Horror movies in the 70s and me being **** scared but loving it.
Not "everyone" plays GTA or FIFA or DCS or Helldivers, or Zelda. Pity anyone who's promoting the mindset that a kid will be outcast because they don't play Roblox or Elden Ring. Or watch terminator at the age 6.
Though tbh I'm not sure on this thread if some parents are creating their kids to be clones, or are the parents giving into the kids demands to be clones.
We've a house full of pcs and consoles all running through my routers, I can see the traffic and the house is often full with a load of all ages hanging out playing games, playing music, guitars, meeting up before going out. So you see what they are doing, watching, you'd have to be blind and deaf not to. If you have any sense you chat with your kids mates, and they are trying to get you to watch their stuff not some decades old movie.
They are not all clones they are all into different things and different social groups. One might be martial arts, other could sports clubs, another is school crowd. Different night different crowd.
I hear the saw movies have a cult following mother and toddler groups.
Lots of kids go through the Dino phase.
You could probably ramp it a little. R rated Dino movies brings up Carnosaur and from there I guess Aliens and Predators.
Caporegime
UK government says 91% of children aged between 3 and 15 play video games and the most popular games are GTAV, Roblox and Minecraft so probability is against you I am afraid. Those are the facts. Also do not be fooled with Minecraft and Roblox being kid friendly because they are not!
My 6 year old son absolutely loves playing Super Metroid on his Super Nintendo and wants to play everything to do with that. We started Metroid Prime on the Gamecube but his dexterity is not there yet. According to you he should be playing Peppa Pigs World Tour or Teletubbies go to the seaside or something? Whereas he outgrew Peppa Pig years ago. Children advance in different ways.
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Soldato
Both at school. We set their limits, not their friends.
Caporegime
You don't set their limits if you do not set their friends. You have no idea what they are doing when with their friends. As they age and become smarter they use their friends as an outlet to the control.
Plenty of studies back this up.
I didn't realise all the 6 years old are looking for Vintage consoles this Xmas. Peer pressure must be intense.
I heard that 99% of children aged between 2 and 92 play games. I'm expecting Carmageddon to be super popular this year. Local playschool have got some vintage PC's in just in case.
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Only what you see pal.
Think you know what they are up to all the time? Heh.
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Of course I know that they have access to stuff via their friends, but under my roof, it's my rules. When I was a kid I was pretty off the rails, so I know far too well what kids are capable of. Eldest son (12) is extremely impressionable, his younger brother (10) is far more sensible. If either of the two were to play GTA it would be my 10 year old!