A question for all the parents? PARENTS......?

Question

Would you rather have your child watch s*x or violence?

Would you be ok with them watching P*rn or like watching sadistic movies like hannibal or hostel or something or playing violent video games?

Give reasons for your answer. I'm 23, not married, no kids, just wondering how I'd feel about these things when I have a kid, so just looking for your perspective.

Thanx.

Answer 1

I would have to go with violence.  Watching p**n at a young age could easily warp your child's ideas about s*x...which is something that is going to become a part of their lives.  I would not want my child to have an unhealthy view of s*x which leads to any type of sexual dysfunction.  You can't explain p**n by telling your child that s*x is loving and natural, because there is very little that is loving or natural about p**n.  Violence can be explained to your child that it is something that bad/stupid/mentally ill turn to.

Answer 2

if i had to choose... Violence, cause its not something that happens every day, not something they want to have happen to them.

Answer 3

after you have a kid be frank with him/her if she is a girl then,you will have to share with her everything when she gets 5. if you are lucky and have a boy then, just allow him to play video games and watch p**n and have s*x with a girl of about his age when he turns 10. the reason is that the more you will keep these things secret, the more he/she will get curious and may do all these things in your absence which is even worse. i know many of such cases.

Answer 4

s*x. I mean, s*x is a normal part of life. Just the other day I actually caught my 6 year old son put p**n in his TV (that he found in his dad's closet). Of course I took him aside and said that these DVD's were Daddy's and that only Daddy can watch them because they are grownups. He didn't see much but he asked me what they were doing and I was cool about it. I mean, the kid's gotta know sometime. And I said, they are having s*x because they want to make a baby. And he was like Okay and ran along to play.

So anyways, I would rather them see s*x than violence. s*x is normal, violence is not.

Answer 5

The answer to your questions will depend on the principles of the person reading it.

When it's time for you to make these decisions, keep in mind that whatever you let your child watch, they will think it's normal.  Therefore if they grow up watching violence, they will think that the only way to deal with problems in life is through violence.  If they only watch musical, they will grow up thinking that everything in life is a song.

Also remember they are born as a clean slate and you as the parent will be determining what the child will become as an adult.

That said, there needs to be a balance and it should be in accordance with their age and your beliefs.  No one can make that decision for you!

Answer 6

I would choose s*x over violence I wouldn't want my daughter or any other child knowing how to kill someone like they do in those movies. s*x is apart of life and is a form of showing someone love. it's natural to  be sexual it's not natural to kill someone.

Answer 7

s*x definitely...it is easier to explain then violence.  even p**n would be easier to explain.  Sadistic movies and violent video games I wouldn't want my kid near.  wouldn't really want them to watch p**n either.

Answer 8

First of all I don't even watch p**n, but I will say that my daughter watches movies like spiderman.

Answer 9

Serisouly ..... My 3 1/2 year old does not watch either and will not let him until he is old ehough to understand the violence, and he will not watch P*rn in my house ever.  It is my job as a parent to help mold and form this child's mind.  I am not going to muck it up with a bunch of c**p that he will get enough of later.  All that he watches is PBS they have some amazing shows on in the am.  Besides young children mimic everthing and repeat everthing they hear and there are some things that you do not want your child yelling out in the middle of a store.  

Answer 10

WHY PARENTS LOVE CHILDREN,WHY THEY PLAY DRAMA IN FRONT OF CHILDREN.

Answer 11

I would definitely choose s*x over violence.  s*x, in the form of loving, consentual s*x between adults is fine and there is nothing wrong with it, it's a part of life.  That does not include p**n where women are portrayed as inferior.  I also don't have a problem with nudity, again, perfectly normal.  Children need to learn that there is nothing wrong or shameful about body parts, including sexual body parts.  Avoiding these topics with children leads them to grow up thinking that there is something secretive or wrong about s*x and sexual body parts.

Violence, on the other hand, is not normal or acceptable.  If I had to choose, I would rather her grow up walking around naked than shooting people.  

Edit - And no matter what they are watching, children need adults to discuss what they are seeing with them, and help to interpret what they are seeing.

Answer 12

I would not give them the option of watching either, so I won;t choose between the 2, though its hard to avoid violence in anything on normal TV these days. (Its why we have foxtel and when the TV is on, is on Nick jr or Playhouse Disney)....

The only Video games my children watch is my partner play Final Fantasy Online. There is no blood, when someone is hit, it flashes purple and pink. Its not something they do often though

Answer 13

no violence no s*x please.i would try to talk to my kid about this,patiently and ofcourse leave this matter in prayer,god controls our thoughts.just wish my kid would not resort to anty of these,ie would not have interest in watching such movies

Answer 14

Hello I am 21 years old I have a 16 month old daughter, and I am also due for my other daughter on sep 24th, In my opinion when I was growing up my family really did not have any restrictions on what types of movies that we ( me and my little sister) were allowed to watch as far as g rated, or pg-13, or R, but we certinly did not watch p**n, I think that that would be a really big no no in my house. I really don't think that the violence is that bad because you can explain to youre kids that it is JUST a movie that it is all acting. But the p**n you know in youre mind that it is acting sure but it is REAL! But that is my opinion and I hope that you find the answer that you are looking for.