We had an interesting debate in our house the other night. My 13 year old daughter is down staying with me and asked f she could watch a 15 rated film. I said no she couldnt as I thought the content was not suitable. She told me her mum had let her watch it and it wasn't fair (natch).
what do you do in your home? are some 15's or even 18's allowed? do you vet them yourself and then make your mind up or is it open house?
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We have an 18 and twins 12, the boys share a room 18 and a 12 so I don't always know what they are watching.
My 18 year old knows what is acceptable and he very good at saying no to my 12 year old as he knows what I would have let him watch and would say I was not allowed to watch that at his age.
I have let the 12 year olds watch some 15 but I have veted them first.
I think you have to know what your child can cope with and how mature they are for their age.
There is a link below that might be worth a look at too as it has write ups from teens and parents on films.
My 18 year old knows what is acceptable and he very good at saying no to my 12 year old as he knows what I would have let him watch and would say I was not allowed to watch that at his age.
I have let the 12 year olds watch some 15 but I have veted them first.
I think you have to know what your child can cope with and how mature they are for their age.
There is a link below that might be worth a look at too as it has write ups from teens and parents on films.
3rd....she may be playing you here!!!
Ask her Mum, if she did!
I did not let mine watch anything, even Teenage Hero Mutant Turtles, at one time!
I did not want them kickng each other!
I allowed mine in the end to view what I deemed acceptable, not what others say is acceptable.
Mine now (19, 22, 25) well..... they now censor what I can watch!!
Lucys post.
Ask her Mum, if she did!
I did not let mine watch anything, even Teenage Hero Mutant Turtles, at one time!
I did not want them kickng each other!
I allowed mine in the end to view what I deemed acceptable, not what others say is acceptable.
Mine now (19, 22, 25) well..... they now censor what I can watch!!
Lucys post.
Sex God
It depends on the film, If I am unsure I watch it first and make my mind up.
There is a lot I wont let him watch (some he wouldn't want to), but a lot of action films have higher ratings which he likes to watch, As long as the film is not overly sexual, racist, violent or has lots of swearing then I generally deem it ok for him to watch
There is a lot I wont let him watch (some he wouldn't want to), but a lot of action films have higher ratings which he likes to watch, As long as the film is not overly sexual, racist, violent or has lots of swearing then I generally deem it ok for him to watch
Sexlightened
Like others have mentioned I think it's all down to content. Every child is different and some are more OK with more grown up material than others.
A good site to refer to is By using the search at the bottom of the screen you can search for any film and they will give you a run down of why it was classified the way it was. For example, Casino Royale is a 12a because of the scenes of torture.
If you know your child, you should know what they can and can't handle.
Personally I was watching "Driller Killer" and "I Spit on your Grave" when I was around 14, and it didn't make me into a axe weilding killer....my ex wife however is another story!
A good site to refer to is By using the search at the bottom of the screen you can search for any film and they will give you a run down of why it was classified the way it was. For example, Casino Royale is a 12a because of the scenes of torture.
If you know your child, you should know what they can and can't handle.
Personally I was watching "Driller Killer" and "I Spit on your Grave" when I was around 14, and it didn't make me into a axe weilding killer....my ex wife however is another story!
Cinemas don't seem to bother to stick to the rules. When "Bridget Jones - the Edge of Reason" (a 15 cert film) first came out I went to see it in the cinema, on an afternoon, and the cinema was full of groups of girls whom I swear were no more than 12.
To be honest I couldn't see anything in the film that was unsuitable for most 12 year olds.
To be honest I couldn't see anything in the film that was unsuitable for most 12 year olds.
My kids would not be able to watch an 18 certficate film or game, if they were under that age.
I know of parents that have " brought " their 10 year old Vice city on the Playstation. FFS has anyone seen the violence on that game?
To openly buy it for a 10 year old is quite frankly, disgusting behavour that stinks of a parent with no responsibilities at all.
There are certificates there for a reason. That is why there is that little red circle on it. No point at all doing that if parents just ignore it. The child cannot but it legally, but parents just ignore that and buy it anyway.....nice.
I know of parents that have " brought " their 10 year old Vice city on the Playstation. FFS has anyone seen the violence on that game?
To openly buy it for a 10 year old is quite frankly, disgusting behavour that stinks of a parent with no responsibilities at all.
There are certificates there for a reason. That is why there is that little red circle on it. No point at all doing that if parents just ignore it. The child cannot but it legally, but parents just ignore that and buy it anyway.....nice.
Orgasminator
I remember my dad letting me watch the Stephen King film IT when I was around 10 or 11 after much begging on my part.
I'd finally worn him down after months of nagging and begging and pleading claiming that I really wanted to see it - and I did.
Well bloody hell I was scared witless and watched most of it with a cushion at the ready to hide when the scary bits came on.
As a result I couldn't sleep properly for a while and had a phobia of clowns for a year or two.
Yes my mum called him all the names under the sun for allowing me to watch the film, as he had a good idea of the reaction that I would have. She even called him irresponsible which in a way I guess he was.
On the other hand it taught me a bloody good lesson - that I wasn't old enough or mature enough to understand that this was just a film, and that a killer clown with razor sharp teeth wasn't out to get me or wasn't going to appear and bite my hand off at any given moment.
My son is only 3 so I have all this to come in the future where he's wanting to watch films or play games that have a particular certificate on them - the simple answer is no he wont be watching films or playing games until he is either old enough or that I feel that he is mature enough to be able to handle the content.
I'd finally worn him down after months of nagging and begging and pleading claiming that I really wanted to see it - and I did.
Well bloody hell I was scared witless and watched most of it with a cushion at the ready to hide when the scary bits came on.
As a result I couldn't sleep properly for a while and had a phobia of clowns for a year or two.
Yes my mum called him all the names under the sun for allowing me to watch the film, as he had a good idea of the reaction that I would have. She even called him irresponsible which in a way I guess he was.
On the other hand it taught me a bloody good lesson - that I wasn't old enough or mature enough to understand that this was just a film, and that a killer clown with razor sharp teeth wasn't out to get me or wasn't going to appear and bite my hand off at any given moment.
My son is only 3 so I have all this to come in the future where he's wanting to watch films or play games that have a particular certificate on them - the simple answer is no he wont be watching films or playing games until he is either old enough or that I feel that he is mature enough to be able to handle the content.
