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elehhhhna

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32. discuss it with a freaked out 3 year old. good luck.

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 06:31 PM

Mar 2014

you would suck at that

When our girls were 3 & 6 the eldest asked about Hitler. I tried to give her an age appropriate answer. An hour later the girls are being superheroes ( as ALWAYS) and I hear the big one yell "Way to go, Batman! You saved the jews!"

My 6 y/o heard about Hitler on PBS and had a vague understanding that this was a baaad person. It was hardly necessary to show the photos from Auschwitz, yes? fwiw we lost a family member in Buchenwald. I want my kids to know about the world, and history, and social justice. But a toddler shouldn't see a hooded woman threatened by a knife wielding crazyman.

cognitive reasoning etc in young kids is so quirky and undeveloped. trying to explain abortion, torture, kinky sex, and much more is a minefield. topics need to be addressed at age appropriate times, in increasing depth, over time.

Shock photos like that in public are just not okay.

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I Got A Bus Earlier, And A Woman Was Being Tortured..GRAPHIC PICS....dial up warning..EDITED info [View all] one_voice Mar 2014 OP

Great Campaign! William769 Mar 2014 #1

Absolutely brilliant BrotherIvan Mar 2014 #2

In your face, you can't ignore it. Good campaign. Scuba Mar 2014 #3

Yeah, I want to explain this shit to my 6 year old elehhhhna Mar 2014 #8

Ah, geez... Wounded Bear Mar 2014 #10

I think the idea is noamnety Mar 2014 #11

It is the perfect TEACHABLE MOMENT! MsPithy Mar 2014 #13

For a three year old? Yeah, right. That would work well. pnwmom Mar 2014 #26

The "example," child is six, not three. MsPithy Mar 2014 #48

Six? Three? Who cares? Any age small child could be walking down that street. pnwmom Mar 2014 #55

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #59

Actually, that's how you buy yourself 6 months worth of sleepless nights as your child, Squinch Mar 2014 #31

At that age my kid was terrified of Spiderman and anglerfish. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #37

Very young children can't process certain things. They do need to have things edited for them. Squinch Mar 2014 #38

They need parental explanations and guidance and reassurance. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #39

So in your opinion, this terrifying image of an impending stabbing by wierdly hooded person with Squinch Mar 2014 #40

It's awful because you, an adult, know the context. A child sees worse things on movie posters LeftyMom Mar 2014 #42

So, do you keep your kids locked in the bathroom on Halloween MsPithy Mar 2014 #43

Do you let your pre-schoolers watch the Saw movies? Squinch Mar 2014 #45

Haven't thought up a reason why you don't protect your kids from Halloween? MsPithy Mar 2014 #49

So you don't let your preschoolers watch the Saw movies? Squinch Mar 2014 #53

My small kids had our whole house to be in before they were old enough pnwmom Mar 2014 #58

Right. Every place that children go they should be exposed to horrifying images pnwmom Mar 2014 #57

Stop it, right fucking now! MsPithy Mar 2014 #60

You have become terribly calloused if you don't realize the violence in some of those images. pnwmom Mar 2014 #61

But we don't have to deliberately insert horrifying images into public spaces where children go. pnwmom Mar 2014 #56

This is such crap! MsPithy Mar 2014 #52

"And, you expect us to believe that in 6 months and one day Squinch Mar 2014 #54

It's in a public space where that woman is being tortured as well. Just not here. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #14

On the other hand, you could be thankful you live in a part of the world where you don't.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #16

If you have never understood that, then I'm glad you're not a parent. pnwmom Mar 2014 #24

Well, first of all, bollocks....and secondly A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #28

That depends on the contents of the poster and the age and sensitivity of the child. pnwmom Mar 2014 #30

discuss it with a freaked out 3 year old. good luck. elehhhhna Mar 2014 #32

"You would suck at that" A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #51

it was a bold way of expressing that elehhhhna Mar 2014 #62

It was an insult, plain and simple A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #63

I'm with you! MsPithy Mar 2014 #50

Spot on Agony Mar 2014 #47

if we protest the dismembered barbie doll pics from anti abortion freaks dembotoz Mar 2014 #18

Thank you I was just going to say that! elehhhhna Mar 2014 #22

This was my first thought as well. n/t ChazII Mar 2014 #35

And that, quite ironically, is rather the first world problem you have there... LanternWaste Mar 2014 #19

And? elehhhhna Mar 2014 #33

I guess you're happy that she wasn't around when Clinton & Monica was on the news. L0oniX Mar 2014 #20

you can turn off the tv elehhhhna Mar 2014 #23

What about about the 6 year old little boy/soldier *carrying* the gun. myrna minx Mar 2014 #21

NO kidding. laundry_queen Mar 2014 #27

yeah. the guy fixing to stab the woman? no biggie. elehhhhna Mar 2014 #34

Not compared to a child actually witnessing it in his own family. nt laundry_queen Mar 2014 #64

Why not be glad that you have to explain it and it is not a part of their every day life now. It Vincardog Mar 2014 #25

Millions of children see graphic images every day. For instance, this: Luminous Animal Mar 2014 #29

Yup. MsPithy Mar 2014 #44

Part of being a parent is being able to explain tough things in a developmentally appropriate way. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #36

Could not agree more. MsPithy Mar 2014 #46

Did they go photograph each location? hootinholler Mar 2014 #4

Damn that's impressive. Good work on someone's part. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2014 #5

Excellent � a real award-winning idea. Auggie Mar 2014 #6

Amnesty International Madam Mossfern Mar 2014 #7

Get the message out. Jefferson23 Mar 2014 #9

Wow! zappaman Mar 2014 #12

An irrelevant question about the last photo. Jim Lane Mar 2014 #15

Looks like a different guy to me. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #17

Coincidence Calista241 Mar 2014 #41