Terrible mother

[Bexie181088]

I feel terrible, still.
About 3/4 months ago my 4.5year old was obsessed with Jurassic World and dinosaurs (he didn't watch the whole movie just the nice dinosaur bits) he was watching Jurassic world snapshots on you tube on a different tv to usual (where he usually watches you tube kids) and I nipped to take the baby upstairs to bed. When I came down I realised he was upset as it had move on to a movie that showed a plane crash, a man being burnt and his skin coming off!!! I was horrified He was upset but soon calmed down and i explained that it wasn't real etc. I quickly realised that it was normal You Tube on that tv and not you Tube kids. He hasn't mentioned it since but seems a bit scared by some violence in kids movies (which he always has to be fair) but this probably hasn't helped. I feel absolutely awful still and although in general seems his normal little self I worry of the effect it could have had. Please don't highlight what a terrible incompetent mother I am, I already know that

You aren't a terrible mother, as you are horrified by what has happened.

I am currently working with a little boy whose parents see no harm in him watching horror films

As parents we all make mistakes and have things happen that we just didn't anticipate. All you can do is try to put things in place so it doesn't happen again - little one rolls off the changing station, then move the changing mat to the floor ...... child watches inappropriate things on You Tube, then find a way to strengthen the filters / parental controls on the internet he can access...... etc.

It is a bt of a rite of passage on here that so many of us have had a small baby roll off a bed or chair. You feel awful but stuff happens and you just have to realise you aren't superwoman and will make mistakes.
He'll be fine

Terrible dm here. Ds 4 has seen all the Jurassic Park films.
Buy some plasticine, show him how to make a fake 'skin', tell him about special effects.

You poor thing, don't give yourself a hard time! You can't possibly watch them every single moment, especially when you have more than one DC.

Your little one will get over it. I like the previous suggestion of chatting about special effects make up.

You tube had clicked past Jurassic world this was a strange film of a plane crash.

I did show him a video of special effects make up to try show him what fun things they do with make up for movies. I worry that his sensitivity to movies has been heightened. I know he was the same before he saw this but it can't have helped, I'm not sure if to mention it to him to double check, to try expose him to more kids films or ignore all together
Thank you for your advice

I wouldn't talk to him about it again as he very may well have forgotten about it and you'll just be resurfacing it.
Talking more about it , I feel , will turn it into something important.
I you sound like you are looking for a problem. Reading too much into his actions.
Do you read him traditional fairy stories. Think how grim they are and we as kids didn't think twice about them.
Do you feel you can't stop thinking about it. Over thinking ?

To be fair we had all completely forgotten about it until we were watching up the movie the other day and he got himself way too anxious over a dog scene which got me thinking about the You Tube incident again.
I possibly am worrying over something that may not be there anymore

You're very true about the traditional kids stores when I'm reading them I always think they're rather dark but he's never bothered by them.

When my dd had seen things she shouldn't have her therapist suggested picture therapy, basically once a dc gets inappropriate images down on paper it draws them from their mind.
Had no issues with dd even though I wasn't that convinced - she knew her stuff!!