Would you let your kids play/watch violent media?

i.e letting them play violent videogames or watch 18+ movies?

I would, since I dont believe all the crap about "your kid goes crazy and becomes a murder if you let him play violent videogames" and I Know that movies wont turn my kids into killers either...also I see myself as a good father and I think it would be fun to do something like playing videogames with my kids...and then I can show them all the great games that I played during my childhood/teenage years that they even havent heard about...good times indeed 8)

what about you? would you let them play stuff that is tagged as "18+ only"?

No because their brain hasn't fully developed yet.

No because their brain hasn't fully yet developed.

DroidPhysX

Depends on the age. I was allowed to watch R-rated movies when I was little and I didn't go too nuts.

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No because their brain hasn't fully yet developed.

lightleggy

It could warp their fragile little minds

If I think they are mature enough. I don't really care about age.

I started playing rated M games and watching R-rated movies when I was 6. Nothing bad ever happened. A lot of confusion that only adults would understand though.

Guess it really depends on the movie and video game too. By the time your older, nothing really surprises you when you see a man get ripped in half on TV. You either laugh or find it amusing. A lot of people say violent media links to violent kids. That's not the case at all. Abusing a child would make them aggresive and trigger them into becoming bullies. They may get ideas afterwards from violent media, not because it's there, they were purposely looking for ideas.

There are still some things I would never give a child to or a teenager. They'll look at the smalls things about it and not the moral of the story.

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No because their brain hasn't fully yet developed.

Joshywaa

It could warp their fragile little minds

let them? they will do or watch whatever the please., kids always find a way weezyfb

I wouldnt want my kids to see anything with sexual themes and nudity for sure. I'm not really sure how i would handle violence in the media. or if i would be upset if my kids saw drugs and drinking. i remember being 7 years old playing syphon filter for ps1. it had a lot of blood and violence. i understood the concept that a real gun would seriously hurt so i would never want to go violent it was jus a video game to me. but up to the age of 4 i did believe everything on the luny tunes was possible. i almost got seriously hurt tryin eat a pencilplaymynutz

I wouldn't let them watch / play violent material until they were older. Like 16-17. Around that.

I wouldn't let them watch / play violent material until they were older. Like 16-17. Around that.

JediXMan7

i wont have children.. there i have saved precious minds from getting torn to pieces

Yes. As long as they have the money, they can give it to me and I will buy them nearly any games theywant while we're out browsing games at the game store. There are still some games that I will probably not allow my children to play, and hopefully, they will avoid those games on their own.

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I wouldn't let them watch / play violent material until they were older. Like 16-17. Around that.

lightleggy

That's a rather hostile response, no?

And it depends on what is being described as "violent material." There are different levels of M and R out there.

Yeah, I watched plenty of violent movies when I was young and one of the first games I remember playing was Mortal Kombat and i turned out fine. I would just make sure the kid knew the difference between whats ok and whats not.

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[QUOTE="lightleggy"] thats not really related to playing violent stufflightleggy

It could warp their fragile little minds

Run.

But seriously, I don't think there is sufficient evidence to support either case here of whether violent video games are harmful to children or not. It's up to the parent's discretion, ultimately, and I think I would be okay with my kids playing (certain) violent games. Depends on the realism of the violence...someone mentioned Halo a few posts back, I would have 0 problem with my child playing Halo. A game like The Darkness on the other hand? Hell no.

My english did improve with video games a (tiny) little bit(as it's not my first language), but it's not like it was a main factor like you seem to make it out to be :P

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I wouldn't let them watch / play violent material until they were older. Like 16-17. Around that.

lightleggy

I wouldn't either - In fact we don't have any rated 'R' movies or rated 'M' games in our house at all.

[QUOTE="playmynutz"]I wouldnt want my kids to see anything with sexual themes and nudity for sure. I'm not really sure how i would handle violence in the media. or if i would be upset if my kids saw drugs and drinking. i remember being 7 years old playing syphon filter for ps1. it had a lot of blood and violence. i understood the concept that a real gun would seriously hurt so i would never want to go violent it was jus a video game to me. but up to the age of 4 i did believe everything on the luny tunes was possible. i almost got seriously hurt tryin eat a pencillightleggy

No I would not. I think if the majority of pediatrician's and child psychiatrists believe that violent media has negative influence on kids, I'm going to go with their recommendations.

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I wouldn't let them watch / play violent material until they were older. Like 16-17. Around that.

JediXMan7

That's a rather hostile response, no?

And it depends on what is being described as "violent material." There are different levels of M and R out there.

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[QUOTE="lightleggy"] wow...I wouldnt like being your kids...well either way they will start doing so even without your permission when they are like 12 years old...lightleggy

That's a rather hostile response, no?

And it depends on what is being described as "violent material." There are different levels of M and R out there.

The "wow" was hostile. The follow up comment was, as well. The last sentence was "realistic," using that line of thinking.

What's your point? I don't think a seven year old should be playing RE and you do?

No I would not. I think if the majority of pediatrician's and child psychiatrists believe that violent media has negative influence on kids, I'm going to go with their recommendations.

sonicare

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="JediXMan7"]

That's a rather hostile response, no?

And it depends on what is being described as "violent material." There are different levels of M and R out there.

JediXMan7

The "wow" was hostile. The follow up comment was, as well. The last sentence was "realistic," using that line of thinking.

What's your point? I don't think a seven year old should be playing RE and you do?

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[QUOTE="lightleggy"] its not hostile, just realistic...Im sure my parents wouldnt have liked to see me playing something like resident evil when I Was 7 years oldlightleggy

The "wow" was hostile. The follow up comment was, as well. The last sentence was "realistic," using that line of thinking.

What's your point? I don't think a seven year old should be playing RE and you do?

There is so much more to being a Father than letting your son play or watch violent movie/games. I really have no idea what your point really is here.

If I had kids I wouldn't. I would of course have to be the judge of what he/she would be allowed to play/watch depending on their age and personal maturity levels.

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[QUOTE="lightleggy"] its not hostile, just realistic...Im sure my parents wouldnt have liked to see me playing something like resident evil when I Was 7 years oldlightleggy

The "wow" was hostile. The follow up comment was, as well. The last sentence was "realistic," using that line of thinking.

What's your point? I don't think a seven year old should be playing RE and you do?

Define "violent." There are a lot of levels of violence.

I don't think they will become psychos. That kid who killed his brother over a video game or killed his mother because she wouldn't let him play all had issues to begin with. I just feel that it is rather unhealthy. Why should they "mature" faster than they have to?

It depends on the rating, it also depends on maturity but often when lil kids see content they shouldn't see then it'll corrupt them

I think it's actually better to let them play it and explain to them full well that it's fantasy so they don't get confused. A lot of parents just use movies and games as babysitters and don't take the time to explain what really went on.

JustPlainLucas

Yes! I would make sure they understand the difference between movies/games they watch/play and reality.

would i let an 8 year old play halo and watch murder the move? no
would i let a 15 year old do that, probably.
what i am getting at is it depends on the age, but i don't intend to ever have kids.

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="JediXMan7"]

The "wow" was hostile. The follow up comment was, as well. The last sentence was "realistic," using that line of thinking.

What's your point? I don't think a seven year old should be playing RE and you do?

JediXMan7

Define "violent." There are a lot of levels of violence.

I don't think they will become psychos. That kid who killed his brother over a video game or killed his mother because she wouldn't let him play all had issues to begin with. I just feel that it is rather unhealthy. Why should they "mature" faster than they have to?

It depends on the rating, it also depends on maturity but often when lil kids see content they shouldn't see then it'll corrupt them

Stevo7991

Personally, I don't care about ratings. I think people pay too much attention to that. I think they should pay attention to why a game / movie is rated the way it is instead of what the rating itself is. In the internet age, there is no excuse for not knowing such things.

exactly...all the kids who have murdered someone over a video game (which I believe is a small number...) had issues already, antisocial tendencies, the games didnt caused that, yet a lot of "experts in the field" just love to blame at something so they go around making campaigns like "video games are responsible for our society's status!" and how would playing a violent video game make them mature earlier? the first gory videogame I played was dino crisis when I was like 6 and I was still a kid with a kid's view on the world after playing it. also when I say violent I mean games with gore or tons of blood...I dont consider punching someone or war games as "violent video games"

lightleggy

I remember Dino Crisis. My brother has a CD with PlayStation game demos, and Dino Crisis happened to be on there. My favorites were Tarzan, two Spyro sequelsand Tiny the Tank. :P

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[QUOTE="lightleggy"] the "wow" was just a surprise reaction...I cant imagine a father not letting his 14 years old boy to play or watch a violent movie/game as for the RE thing, its not like say "THEY SHOULD ALL PLAY RE AS SOON AS THEY TURN 7 YEARS OLD!" but I Understand that they wont become psychos if they dolightleggy

Define "violent." There are a lot of levels of violence.

I don't think they will become psychos. That kid who killed his brother over a video game or killed his mother because she wouldn't let him play all had issues to begin with. I just feel that it is rather unhealthy. Why should they "mature" faster than they have to?

I think that kids should be interested in age-appropriate things. Who decides what's age appropriate? I suppose the parents do. It all depends on the child. I think that if a child is exposed to mature-themed media then they may miss out of other things that are for their age group. But it depends on the child.

Alright. Just wanted to be clear.

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exactly...all the kids who have murdered someone over a video game (which I believe is a small number...) had issues already, antisocial tendencies, the games didnt caused that, yet a lot of "experts in the field" just love to blame at something so they go around making campaigns like "video games are responsible for our society's status!" and how would playing a violent video game make them mature earlier? the first gory videogame I played was dino crisis when I was like 6 and I was still a kid with a kid's view on the world after playing it. also when I say violent I mean games with gore or tons of blood...I dont consider punching someone or war games as "violent video games"

Necrifer

I remember Dino Crisis. My brother has a CD with PlayStation game demos, and Dino Crisis happened to be on there. My favorites were Tarzan, two Spyro sequelsand Tiny the Tank. :P

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="JediXMan7"]

Define "violent." There are a lot of levels of violence.

I don't think they will become psychos. That kid who killed his brother over a video game or killed his mother because she wouldn't let him play all had issues to begin with. I just feel that it is rather unhealthy. Why should they "mature" faster than they have to?

JediXMan7

I think that kids should be interested in age-appropriate things. Who decides what's age appropriate? I suppose the parents do. It all depends on the child. I think that if a child is exposed to mature-themed media then they may miss out of other things that are for their age group. But it depends on the child.

Alright. Just wanted to be clear.

dino crisis was quite a gory game, maybe not as gory as re but it did had its fair share of gore

lightleggy

I didn't get very far. The lighting and camera angles made me confused. (Keep in mind, I was a small kid at this time, maybe 4 or 5.)

yup.

problem?

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[QUOTE="lightleggy"] exactly...all the kids who have murdered someone over a video game (which I believe is a small number...) had issues already, antisocial tendencies, the games didnt caused that, yet a lot of "experts in the field" just love to blame at something so they go around making campaigns like "video games are responsible for our society's status!" and how would playing a violent video game make them mature earlier? the first gory videogame I played was dino crisis when I was like 6 and I was still a kid with a kid's view on the world after playing it. also when I say violent I mean games with gore or tons of blood...I dont consider punching someone or war games as "violent video games"lightleggy

I think that kids should be interested in age-appropriate things. Who decides what's age appropriate? I suppose the parents do. It all depends on the child. I think that if a child is exposed to mature-themed media then they may miss out of other things that are for their age group. But it depends on the child.

Alright. Just wanted to be clear.

Point? Link? etc. Our son is learning just fine without either. Still not sure what your point was though.