6 years old too young for Terminator 2?

I used to watch some scary sci-fi when I was 10 to 12 or so.. Aliens, Robocop, some horror stuff. Never did me any harm, but I'm quite mentally resilient.

My 7 year old daughter on the other hand. Even gets scared with some scenes in Secret Life of Pets. When we're playing Luigi's Mansion on the switch, she gets scared by some of the cartoon ghosts.. :rolleyes:
No way in hell I'd let her watch anything like T2 for many years.
 
Oh Ed not again. said:
D.A.R.Y.L messed me up, where he gets put in the transport container thing.

Oh and Superman 2, where the woman gets dragged into the machine and turned into a robot.

Nightmares for weeks.
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That's Superman III (which is my personal favourite of them all).

Also, no way I'd let a 6 YO watch anything like T2 - Just let them watch the original Star Wars Trilogy and all the other U and PG films that are out there.
 
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OldKitMan said:
That's Superman III (which is my personal favourite of them all).

Also, no way I'd let a 6 YO watch anything like T2 - Just let them watch the original Star Wars Trilogy and all the other U and PG films that are out there.
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Just out of curiosity I looked it up. Superman 3 is rated PG.

"PG stands for parental guidance.

That means that anyone can watch the film, but it's different from a U rating because children under eight, or more sensitive children, might find something about the film upsetting"

As for Star Wars theres a guide here...

Star Wars Age-by-Age Guide

Find out which Star Wars movies, TV shows, books, games, and apps are appropriate for every age. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.
www.commonsensemedia.org www.commonsensemedia.org

When I watched the star wars movies on release I remember a younger cousin having nightmares about the solo carbonite scene.

I like the common sense media site as it gives an average based on parents and children's opinions as counter to the official rating which varies between sources and streaming sites.

Some have even changed ages rating since I watched them, or I don't remember that movie, or don't want to watch it myself, or my perspective has changed.
 
I'm not sure a 6 year old is going to get anything out of the film anyway.

Kids these days have it easy. Watership down is the one film I won't let my kids watch.
 
I think letting kids be kids and slightly innocent isn't a bad thing - too much rush for children to grow up. We live in privilege in this country that our children can be wrapped up a little, and enjoy the naivety of their childhood.

A lot of judgmental comments here, let's try and be a little bit more mindful of our language, antagonising the parenting skills of others isn't really fair as it's out of context and we don't really know the environment or the people with whom we are talking.

Parenting is a journey, and 99% of people try and do their best for their children - let's assume positive intent.
 
I have to be careful with what my eldest watches (hes 9)and has ASD and ADHD. He loved the Marvel stuff but the 'Thanos snapping and killing half the universe' messed him up. It was question after question. Lack of sleep for a few days worrying. He does not like end of the world movies (Armageddon, Day after tomorrow etc) even if they end happy, all down to the fact something like that could actually happen, hes big into his space stuff and nature/geography/geology etc so knows about these things.

On the other hand he watched The walking dead with us during lockdown. We had to tell him its all fake and people in make up with tomato sauce for blood. Still ok.
I think T2 could be ok for my lad. Theres beent imes hes walked in whilst I am watching some super violent movie/TV show and he see a scene and just goes, 'urrgh' and carries on blabbering on about some random autistic crap he wants to talk about.

Edit: Thinking about it, the only thing I would not let him watch is something with nudity/sex even if covered up and not really dirty. Not fussed with bad language either apart from the ultra bad C word. We all swear and he doesnt and he knows its naughty. His younger brothers on the other hand lol. Always trash coming out their mouths.
 
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If I had a 6 year old kid named John Connor then I'd most definitely let him watch it so that he would be prepared for the future war as leader of the Resistance.

If he's not named John Connor, then no.
 
I wouldn't let my 8 year old watch it. I watched it when it first came out when I was 9 or 10 but i don't think I'd let my children watch it until they are 12 at least.
 
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You're not joking, I cant imagine what these people would do if they faced an actual problem, given how triggered they got over a, lets face it, silly forum topic really.

I guess some people need to get out more.
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Parent how you see fit. But don't expect everyone to agree with your dumb questions.

I watched lots of things when I was a teen and also played the likes of Gta, resident evil or carmageddon. The difference is that me and my peers had developed to a point where we had made these choices ourselves.

We had got hyped by the resident evil marketing and being too young for it seemed cool. We got hold of a copy and shared the experience and it was at a natural developmental stage in our youth.

If I was 6 and my parent was encouraging me to watch movies aimed at adults then I'd be somewhat miffed.

Terminator films are amazing and have a depth to them. But that's not appreciated by someone who's 6. So wtf is the point.

Other than being a parent with questionable values.
 
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I think letting kids be kids and slightly innocent isn't a bad thing - too much rush for children to grow up. We live in privilege in this country that our children can be wrapped up a little, and enjoy the naivety of their childhood.

A lot of judgmental comments here, let's try and be a little bit more mindful of our language, antagonising the parenting skills of others isn't really fair as it's out of context and we don't really know the environment or the people with whom we are talking.

Parenting is a journey, and 99% of people try and do their best for their children - let's assume positive intent.
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Exactly everyone thinks they are the perfect parent but the reality couldn't be further from the truth. We wrapped up our daughter in cotton wool who is now 17 and she has suddenly been thrust into college life and it hasn't been the easiest of transitions and looking back we were far too strict up to a point we were still treating her like a child until she was 15. Going forward with our 5 year old son we will take a different approach and be a bit more open so when he does transition to a more adult setting it not so much of a shock to the system!

Everyday is a school day with kids :).
 
This is the same dilemma that I have with my 6 year old.

Growing up I was allowed to watch whatever and it didn't have any ill effects on me, but you never know with this generation.
 
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