If you've watched 'Adolescence' would you consider watching it with a 14 year old?

I agree.

ds aged 13 asked about it and I said we could watch it together (I’ve already watched it), he got about half way through the first episode and just found it too slow and tedious for him.

(And he’s generally very into complex storylines / adult type programmes etc).

Offered to watch it with DD but she wasn't interested (14) she already explained the red pill incel stuff to me when she was 12 though so she is way ahead of me on that front. Apparently they do talks at school about it (all girls) so they are very aware of the dangers online, but it does seem boys aren't as up to date. I wonder if they are simply not as interested in the psychology side as the girls? I say that purely by looking at the gender divide in who studies psychology.

I watched it with DD14. Sparked good conversations about peer pressure, incels, misogyny- well, all sorts of stuff. We talked about how the camera work made you feel you were a constant observer. On to Toxic Town now.

I’d watch it on your own first. It’s very hard hitting. The message is more for parents really about knowing what your child is doing and being exposed to.

This is a great way to mentor teens and talk about important life issues without the usual weight of the parent/child dynamic. Me and my teens used to watch loads together and it would take hours because we were always pausing to chat and debate.

i watched it with my 14 Yr old son. I was hoping it would lead to some insight and interesting conversation.

Sadly not, I did learn about the colored heart emoji and apparently everyone knows about them .... well everyone but me it appears!

My son is 13 this summer. Is that too young? I haven’t watched it yet. My DS is quite sensitive so I think would be quite affected but then from what I’ve heard about the show, maybe that wouldn’t be a bad thing

I think filming it all in one take and in real time made it far more powerful and real

I’ve said Yabu but only because it was far too slow for my teens to hold their interest. The innovative filming was impressive but made it definitely hard to keep involved in- like do we really need to see the whole journey to the police station or B and Q? Nope…

Worth it for a wake up call for parents who are clueless about what their kids access online. Or for parents who don’t talk to their teens. But for the teens? Nah.

My 14yr old watched it with me and it sparked lots of useful discussion. Definitely a must watch for parents and teens i think.

We needed a quick watch of the IT Crowd afterwards though, as it was quite heavy viewing.

I think it should absolutely be watched by teens.

I would. But I also watched a lot of reality TV with DD at that age - love island etc, it’s about starting conversations with them ... What do red flags look like? What is a healthy relationship/friendship? Body image norms as portrayed by SM etc. You need to have a good balance of what you want them to watch and what they choose to watch. Tbf, DD would probably say watching Bridgerton S1 with her mum was more mortifying!

I watched it and my 15 yr old dd then watched it separately. We had a genuinely excellent discussion after (cunningly positioned that I was doing a You Tube cardio session so not looking at her, allowing her to talk to me side by side as it were). She brought it up as well. Really valuable 30 mins.

It also showed how you don’t stop loving g your child, even when they’ve done something absolutely horrific. Our kids wanted to know if that bit was ‘real’ and of course it is. Prisons are stuffed with people who have committed awful crimes but whose mums still love them.

I think it’s fine for a 14 year old to watch though our teens were mortified when the psychologist started asking the boy about sex… not something they wanted to watch with mum it turns out

100% I think it was amazing and very realistic and shows how his actions impacts his family and everyone around him