tish501 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Help please....think i am getting old as we have just turned 3 year old attending full time...who watches Netflix regularly with his dad....vampires just after christmas he cut 2 slivers of paper and put at side of his mouth (we had to laugh....encouraging boys and all that) I am a vampire...and that started the netflix conversation.....last week....he was imitating Wolverine....asked if it is scary.....'in parts teacher..but i just hide beheind settee then ' Other children have no idea about Netflix....am i being old fashioned or is he too young for this viewing ? Opinions valued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Netflix itself isn't the problem - they have children's programmes, and you can set up passwords etc the same as most other media streaming platforms. (not sure if that the correct wordage!!!) The problem here is the content he is watching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melba Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) We had a little one saying mummy watches scary zombies and have the awful feeling she is talking about The Walking Dead. Edited January 24, 2015 by Melba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 We had similar a few years ago. A very young mum and dad were allowing their 3 year old boy to watch X Files, he would come in talking about Scully and Mulder, of course, he had nothing in common with the other children he was trying to play with! That would frustrate him and his behaviour could get rather negative. We did mention it to mum and I am sorry to say she gave us a look that said we were rather fuddy duddy! The trouble here is the tv companies have to abide by a watershed time, but parents don't now that there are so many ways to watch programmes, the children could be watching vampires before they come to pre-school or just before their bedtimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 This is a subject that has given me great cause for concern -in the past I have also had a child who was allowed to watch all sorts of completely unsuitable films - filling his poor little brain with all sorts of things he couldn't cope with - makes me terribly sad - a word with mum and dad is definitely in order in my humble - whether or not they listen is, of course another matter....... As ever, log your concerns and a record of your conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildflowers Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I would speak to the parents and make a record. Not being protected from watching frightening scenes, whether in real life or on screen, is a form of abuse, in my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouseketeer Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 We have the same, thankfully it is only the odd one or two ( but that's to many), it's also inappropriate pc games too, it bothers me that they watch things like Dr Who and casualty talking to the parents gets you a look like you're something they've stepped in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynned55 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 We had this the other day. Child yawning -I'm tired staff- Perhaps you need to go to bed early tonight child- no, i cant 'cos I have to watch Hollyoaks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I mentioned it to the parent she said "Oh I know- she love sit- I keep putting (xyz0 on other TV but she insists on watching it with me' and laughed. I find this quite extraordinary- my daughter not so long ago was trying to get me to back her up in telling her daughter who was 14 at the time, that it wasn't suitable viewing for someone of her age. To be honest i was pretty speechless of all the soaps to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 We had a nursery child whose favourite film at three was the rocky horror picture show! Mum said she had never let him watch it but he could sing all the songs and dance the dances. . . Same family were letting him and the six year old play on Xbox games meant for those over 18!!!! The nursery child has very sexualised behaviour and on more than one occasion has mentioned films he has seen that are not suitable for his age. Lots of behavioural issues.. . . . I don't know why parents allow it... Though again many parents do not say no and stick to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueFinanceManager Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 The Wolverine the film that is is PG-13 rated....why is a 3 year old watching it? You sometimes wonder why we have a film rating system when parents disregard it grrrrrrrr :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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