Would you watch a film rated 15/18 while your 6 and 3 year old were in the room playing?

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Would you put a film rated 15 or 18 on in the room while your young children were in there?

In this case, 6 year old DD and 3 year old DS, playing with toys and each other but obviously can hear and see the tv

Films weren't scary films but obviously completely inappropriate, and bad language etc.

My DP says I'm being ridiculous but this is just not acceptable in my view.

Absolutely not. Kids can very easily be scared or confused by things they see/hear in passing. Plus they pick up bad language easily.

If one of them drops the F bomb at school/nursery youi'll know who to blame!

They're in bed early at that age - he needs to just wait a bit!

No

It would totally depend on the film for me.

One of those daft cheesy shark films rated a 15 is totally different to one of the Saw films.

Absolutely not. What's wrong with your DP if he thinks this is OK?

No way, my 6 year old would always have 1 eye glued to the screen whatever game/toy they were playing with!

Fuck no

No I wouldn't. There were even a few times we had to reach for the remote control sharpish when we were watching the early evening news. Some things are best kept away from the eyes and ears of small children.

Screen turned away, headphones, maybe. Still slightly crappy parenting but OK. So they could see and hear it, no.

And it wouldn't depend on the film. 18s are not for 3 and 6 year olds. None of them.

No. But also, how would you manage it anyway? Mine would be so loud I wouldn't hear anything or so outraged it wasn't some crap cartoon it wouldn't be worth the arguing.

Absolutely not. There is a reason why films have those ratings. What is to stop the kids walking in on an extremely violent or explicit scene? He could potentially be exposing your young children to harmful material that would be disturbing or confusing to them. Big fat no.

No.

@AriettyHomily Because they were happy playing together with their toys. Parents shouldn't just barge into play when they're happy as they are.