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Q: At an afternoon play date, my seven-year-old son was shown a gory video and has had trouble sleeping ever since. When I ran into his friend’s mother, I asked why she had shown that kind of movie to young kids. She countered by saying that if I was so uptight, our children couldn’t play together. Should I have handled this differently?
A: It sounds as if you were right about the video-it wasn’t a good choice. But if you would like your son to keep seeing this friend, go back to the mother and say that you’re sorry you criticized her. Tell her that, just as some mothers are concerned about their kids’ eating candy at friends’ homes, you are concerned about the movies they watch and need to know what they will be viewing.
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If she was so callous in her response to your concern, your child probably shouldn’t hang around that family anyway. You handled it just fine.
I agree with Jak. I think that mother should have asked you what type of movie you allow before showing one. In my home we only allow G rated movies or an occasional PG (If i have seen it before and understand why it is PG) My kids are 1 and 3 and I would be FURIOUS if someone showed them a horror movie or even a PG-13 movie. Perhaps you could have discussed what the other mom had planned for the afternoon before you allowed your child to stay. I would say that that mom and her kid don’t need you or your kid as friends.