I think the misconception for many people is that kids want to watch things with lots of gore or violence or sex and really that is not the case. If you put on a movie that is not appropriate for a child, most of the time they will get bored and leave. Even more so with a book.
My Mom never censored anything, she trusted me and my decision making and there were plenty of books and movies I walked away from because they were about kissing or whatever and I wasn't into that yet.
My friend Damian was raised on horror movies and he loves them to this day!
My definition of a "bad parent" would be dropping the kid in front of the TV and never talking to them about it. Kids can watch whatever they want if the parent is there to talk to them about it afterwards. One of my favorite websites to recommend to parents is Common Sense Media because it rates movies and talks about how a family can approach them. It doesn't say NO NEVER WATCH THIS, it says "take this opportunity to talk to your kids about X and Y". Even the most over the top comedy can give kids something to think about and help them grow.
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Date: 2016-05-06 07:31 pm (UTC)My Mom never censored anything, she trusted me and my decision making and there were plenty of books and movies I walked away from because they were about kissing or whatever and I wasn't into that yet.
My friend Damian was raised on horror movies and he loves them to this day!
My definition of a "bad parent" would be dropping the kid in front of the TV and never talking to them about it. Kids can watch whatever they want if the parent is there to talk to them about it afterwards. One of my favorite websites to recommend to parents is Common Sense Media because it rates movies and talks about how a family can approach them. It doesn't say NO NEVER WATCH THIS, it says "take this opportunity to talk to your kids about X and Y". Even the most over the top comedy can give kids something to think about and help them grow.