Comments on: Violence in Children’s Media http://www.zoodles.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/violence-in-childrens-media/ Engaging and Educating Children Online Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:54:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jessica-MomForHim http://www.zoodles.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/violence-in-childrens-media/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Jessica-MomForHim Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:00:46 +0000 http://www.zoodles.com/blog/?p=582#comment-321 I remember reading that book as a child! It's funny (sad-funny) about how we as adults can take for granted what can scare a child. We just watched UP together as a family yesterday, and when it was over, our kids said, "Mommy, please don't get that one again." There had been too many distressing parts (no guns, mind you, but barking dogs, thunderstorms, falling off cliffs, etc.) for them (ages 3 1/2 to 6 1/2). And we had just been trying to explain to my in-laws that no, they haven't seen several "kid" movies because we knew they would be too intense for our kids. They aren't "bad" per se, but just too intense for their particular sensitivities. If only I had watched UP first, maybe I would have known better than to let my kids watch it. I try to screen as much as I can beforehand, but time is limited, so it's nice to know you guys are screening things too! I can't wait to get my kids started with Zoodles! I remember reading that book as a child! It’s funny (sad-funny) about how we as adults can take for granted what can scare a child. We just watched UP together as a family yesterday, and when it was over, our kids said, “Mommy, please don’t get that one again.” There had been too many distressing parts (no guns, mind you, but barking dogs, thunderstorms, falling off cliffs, etc.) for them (ages 3 1/2 to 6 1/2). And we had just been trying to explain to my in-laws that no, they haven’t seen several “kid” movies because we knew they would be too intense for our kids. They aren’t “bad” per se, but just too intense for their particular sensitivities. If only I had watched UP first, maybe I would have known better than to let my kids watch it. I try to screen as much as I can beforehand, but time is limited, so it’s nice to know you guys are screening things too! I can’t wait to get my kids started with Zoodles!

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