Parents worry about their children watching scary movies
11 posts across 2 communities in the last 90 days; 64% from r/Parenting.
“My kid (6) does not like any kind of threat in a TV or movie - someone going into somewhere slightly scary, a baddie briefly getting the upper hand, someone doing something slightly naughty. If there's even an inkling of threat, he gets really distressed and demands that we TURN…”
“My 11-year-old twins have both been asking to watch scary R-rates movies. My daughter has been asking for years to watch It (the 2017 version), and my son really wants to watch Backrooms. They both loved Stranger Things, my daughter has seen M3GAN, and my son liked Five Nights…”
“My 11 year old daughters are asking to watch a horror movie this spooky season. They’ve always been pretty sensitive to scary things but they are growing out of it some and I think we could try it. Horror’s not my thing at all - what are some “scary” movies that would scratch…”
Multiple parents express concern regarding their young children's interest in frightening content. One parent is unsure how to handle her 8-year-old daughter’s desire to watch “Jaws,” while another discusses the challenges of managing a child who enjoys spooky stories and scares. Another post explores concerns about age appropriateness for PG13 movies.
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“My 11-year-old twins have both been asking to watch scary R-rates movies. My daughter has been asking for years to watch It (the 2017 version), and my son really wants to watch Backrooms. They both loved Stranger Things, my daughter has seen M3GAN, and my…”
“My 11 year old daughters are asking to watch a horror movie this spooky season. They’ve always been pretty sensitive to scary things but they are growing out of it some and I think we could try it. Horror’s not my thing at all - what are some “scary” movies that would scratch their itch but also let them sleep at night? submitted by /u/thefutureofamerica [link] [comments]”
“My kiddo is about to turn 3 and loves Halloween! What movies or shows would you recommend that are age appropriate? I am struggling to pic things that aren’t too “scary” submitted by /u/LuminousGreenWitch [link] [comments]”
“Hi, so my 9 year old is desperate to watch a scary movie and keeps asking to watch things with a lot of violence or gore (and generally other inappropriate things) that I’m absolutely not going to let him watch. Are there any recommendations for “scary” movies which might satisfy that itch without genuinely terrifying or traumatising him? submitted by /u/Terrible_Decision368 [link] [comments]”
“My kid (6) does not like any kind of threat in a TV or movie - someone going into somewhere slightly scary, a baddie briefly getting the upper hand, someone doing something slightly naughty. If there's even an inkling of threat, he gets really distressed and demands that we TURN IT OFF!!!!!!! It makes it impossible to watch anything other than saccharine kids stuff. There's so much stuff I want to show him! But he can't get past the mild threat necessary for any long-ish story to dev”
“My daughter is 5yrs old and she loves watching FNAF and watching scary videos on my phone with me I was wondering what other parents opinions on this was. submitted by /u/Smoll-Beanz [link] [comments]”
“I have two kids. Weekend nights we watch a movie. One can watch PG rated movies. The other can watch PG-13 rated movies. The older one wants to watch more PG-13 movies, which we never get to do because they’re too intense and / or mature for the younger one. They both go to bed at the same time, so we can’t wait until the younger one has gone to bed like we used to. We have 1 TV. Any suggestions on how to get our older one time to watch the movies that they want to watch? submitted by  ”
“Hey, Dads! I have a 5 year old, and 9 year old. Both boys. I am currently “that dad” that is super strict about what they watch in regards to things being age appropriate. I feel justified, and I don’t care that my oldest doesn’t understand some references and doesn’t get to watch the same stuff as his friends at school. We do movie nights every Friday and have run the rounds on every Disney thing and most other kids content that I can find. So, here’s my conundrum: I think my 9 year old is old”
“My 4 year old was on YouTube kids and he came to me asking about a Siren Head character. After seeing what it looked like, I asked him to not watch it anymore. However, he kept telling me that he wanted to be Siren Head’s friend. He asked if Siren Head was real and if he could come over to play. He looked upset and kept expressing how he wanted to be friends with him. He’s aware that he shouldn’t be watching creepy things because he gets scared easily. He used to have trouble falling asleep beca”
“We have a blended family, Sk(8m) bio kid(10f). Husband is a movie buff and his son is very much into movies also. Recently, hubby has been letting him watch pg13 movies, ie. 65, 2012. Some of the movies have. what I think, an obscene amount of cursing and I think our kids are too young. Recently, his son was caught watching YouTube videos with men using profanity while playing Minecraft. Hubby said that’s not ok but the movies are fine. Is there a difference? I’m not into sheltering kids but I j”
“I have an 8 year old daughter who loves anything scary or spooky. As a toddler she loved it when we would jump out and “scare” her (she would laugh so hard), and as she’s grown older she loves ghost stories, stores about witches/monsters/etc. I should add— she is very sweet natured and there are no behavior issues. She just seems to be one of those people who love being scared in safe ways, like a grade school version April Ludgate from “Parks and Rec”. One of the things she loves are sharks, an”