How do you feel about kids under 10 watching horror movies?
March 17th, 2010
Categories: Parenting
♥ Hurley is 10 months old ♥ asked:
My cousin’s little girl watches the Exorcist and thinks it is funny. She is 5. He also has 2 other kids ages 8 and 10 and they all watch really scary movies like the Grudge and The ring. They have no problems with nightmares and their parents say as long as there in no cussing, nudity or sexual content there is no problem. That is not the only things they watch of course, they watch the Hannah Montana, and whatever else kids watch, but those movies scare me and I am an adult.
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i watched scary movies when i was little
my mom would let me watch it as long as it wasnt all gory ,blood and guts, nudity or i was scared and didnt want to watch it anymore
i turned out fine
well its rlly the parents choice
im 10 almost 11
im female
my mom lets me watch all those movies
if they scare me she doesnt let me
soooo….
i think its OK
if my kid requests in seeing horror movies
and he /she knows it WILL be scary
their fine
if they do get scared during the movie i;d say “ok sweetheart 2 choices ….1 is i turn it off and 2 is u knoits a FAKE and made for ppl to watch for a scared sorta thrill”
I think when kids are at an age with they can tell the difference between what’s real and what’s not then and only then should they be allowed to watch scary movies.
My little girl who is 4 stayed the night at a friends house, and not thinking i didn’t tell them she is not allowed to watch scary movies. Well they allow their child to watch so that night they watched a scary movie. Now 3 months later my little girl is still scared to walk into a room that doesn’t have the light on. For 2 weeks she slept on the floor in my room because she was too scared to sleep in her own room.
A couple friends of mine allow their children to watch scary movies as well, and at the time of watching the movie the children are fine, but the effects are shown later of why it’s not a good idea. They have nightmares, are scared to go outside at night even to the car, and have fears of things like the closet, basement, etc etc.
I personally do not let my children watch these kinds of movies because they scare them, and my oldest has an over active imagination to begin with… i don’t need her getting any idea’s.
I on the other hand watched scary movies from a very early age..the only one that DID ever scare me WAS the Exorcist, and i was 4 years old. I still remember clearly seeing her head spin and running from the room screaming. I’m 27 years old now. So i have mixed feelings on this. If the child can handle it, fine, if not…then no it’s not a good idea. But once again, i personally do not let my kids watch them.
It’s fine.
I agree – so long as there’s no explicit nudity or sexuality, it’s fine.
If they have nightmares, so be it. That’s what parents are for – they’re there to be there when the nightmares happen and assuage fears. Not totally block scary things from a childs mind forever.
I think occasional scary movies are good for children. Obviously, I’m not on board with second graders being hardcore slasher film aficionados, but watching one on occasion is fine. My sister saw Sleepy Hollow when she was 7 and still laughs her head off (pun intended) every time.
Movies allow them the experience of being a bit frightened without any real danger. It teaches them how to cope with fear and how to manage it. How are they going to learn that if they never get scared with things that can’t hurt them, and how are they supposed to know how to react when something frightens them later on that CAN hurt them?
I really think learning how to manage fear by exposing yourself to things that are scary but not threatening is an essential part of growing up.
Personally,I wouldn’t let mine watch it when they were young.I wouldn’t want them to get the idea,and be terrified.People want their kids to grow up so fast.Maybe when they were 11 or 12,but not younger than that.
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I think they are too young for that kind of movie. Halloween movies specifically made for kids are a different story, but not the ones you are talking about
I don’t see what good can come from putting that kind of stuff in a child’s head.