Stranger Things, my 8 year old is obsessed!!!

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xxJust to clarify early, he hasnt seen much of it. My elder child and I watch it when hes at swimming and would sometimes catch the tail end of the episodes.xx
Ironically my eldest can take it or leave it, we've not watched a full season,but! my 8 yr old seems to have really taken a shine to it and is talking about it all the time, asking about it, made a wallpaper for his tablet, watches cast interviews, funko pops, posters etc, its mad 🙈🙈,, I know hes too young to properly watch it and i haven't suggested making it regular or anything, But i know some people have let their children of a similar age watch it, so what do i do? has anyone else let their child of a similar age watch?? all thoughts appreciated x

My kids are older but I have always been very relaxed about what they watch, read or play.
Watch the first episode with him and if he enjoys it, it means you have a spooky guy in the house.

Well I wouldn’t let my 8 yo watch it, but all kids are different, so if you think they will be ok, then try it.

Isn’t it a 15? For a reason?

It scared the life out of me and I'm 50.

It's scarier than a 12a which is exciting enough for an 8yo imo.

I haven't seen it so can't comment specifically but if you pre-watch and think it's suitable to you and your child I don't see an issue.

My 7yo loves ER and Chicago Fire which she found thanks to our linked Now TV boxes 🤣

@LeGrandBleu

My kids are older but I have always been very relaxed about what they watch, read or play. Watch the first episode with him and if he enjoys it, it means you have a spooky guy in the house.

Same with my kids. I've always been relaxed with what they watch. (Sex scenes being the exception) and my 8, 10 and 13 year olds loved Stranger things. Other Horrors too. No nightmares, just their mum's love of the horror genre.

It scared the life out of me and I'm 50

This!

My nearly 8 year old has a very active imagination and recently had a series of bad dreams based on a fairy tale character... No way would I be letting her watch Stranger Things.

@LeGrandBleu

My kids are older but I have always been very relaxed about what they watch, read or play. Watch the first episode with him and if he enjoys it, it means you have a spooky guy in the house.

My 9yo watched it with me and loved it. He knows it's just a show and not real. All kids are different though

i think the 15 r is OTT tbh, especially in a world where marvel is a 12 , i always assumed it was a 12 until i double checked, obviously some children are much more sensitive than others.

Like i said i haven't yeah ill stick it on for you, so im taking all of it on board.

It would be far too scary for my 9yo.

Depends on the kid tbh, some wouldn't sleep for weeks others would be fine. From what I recall the beginning episodes are tamer than the end ones so I'd watch it all first.

The last season seemed to be a lot tamer, I was considering letting my 9yo watch that (would need to rewatch to make sure its OK). He'd be terrified by the other series though.

I've only seen the first season and a couple of episodes of the second, I lost interest and keep saying that I'll watch the rest but never seem to get around to it. Lol

The end episodes of the first season were pretty scary if I remember rightly.

My 10 year old is also obsessed with it, she loved it and wasn't particularly scared. She was much more interested in the characters than the horror elements. I rewatched it with her and shielded her from some of the gore though (poor Bob!).
I thought I was the cool parent but turns out nearly all her friends had already seen it.

My year 5 class are obsessed. I always assumed it was a 12a having never seen it. Bit worrying so many of them have seen a 15.

@RosieLemonade, i think probably a lot of parents like me assumed it was a 12,i don't think 15 is warranted tbh.

It’s a 15 for a good reason, it’s not just the fact it’s scary but language is bad and it tackles difficult and more ‘adult’ themes. Don’t see what the harm is waiting to watch it. At 8, when you are still processing the world, it can be a lot.

It’s super scary! But I liked scary shows as a kid and would have been fine with it.

Argh, I had to switch off the first episode because it scared the hell out of me. A year later when I’d got over it I loved it!

There are many year 6 kids I know that watch and enjoy it - in my mind it’s a 15.

interesting mix of comments x

DD watched it at 9, she's now 10. Some of her friends had watched it and she kept on about wanting to see it so I watched the first series before her and decided that I was Ok with her watching it - she's watched all of the Harry potters and twilight and in my opinion it isn't any worse than those. She absolutely loved it, we even watched the rest together!

As previous posters have said, I'm also fairly relaxed with what she watches, as long as there's not too much bad language, sex scenes etc. But she will always ask me first if she can watch something if it's rated any higher than a PG and if I don't think it's suitable then she won't watch it