Should a Pre School ask parental permission before showing a PG movie?

[Mush123]

My four year old has just told me that she saw the PG rated movie Tangled in her Pre School yesterday. I'm a little annoyed that they didn't ask permission.

[Mush123]

Thank you so much everyone for all your thoughts and comments.

[Rooble]

I've never seen Tangled but would have been furious: my DS (who gives the impression of not being fazed by much) gets terrified by "mild peril" in films - the only film he will agree to watch again is the Railway Children.
Plus I don't think sitting in front of a film is a very constructive activity. But maybe I'm old fashioned

[wildspinning]

Totally agree with OP about film. Am shocked that pre-school (a) shows films at all and (b) shows a PG film without parents' permission.

Paddling totally different issue - sounds sensible on the part of the group leaders to me.

[OrangeHat]

Am in the YANBU about the film and YABU about the paddling thing.

YABU about the paddling because you seemed concerned about the girls and not the boys,which is odd, when they are all preschool.

Personally I think it is a little strange that they stripped the children as it sounds like a right PITA to get them all dressed and undressed like that by a stream, I'm surprised they did it.

[JarethTheGoblinKing]

Toy Story's a PG?

Oh, I think I would have been annoyed at nursery showing a PG film, but turns out they have done and I didn't even realise
They do only let them watch about 20 mins at a time after lunch though, just as chill out time, rather than the whole film.. I'd certainly be pissed off if they let all the kids watch an entire film and that's the thing I'd be having words about tbh.

[moonstorm]

I teach year 6. I would get written permission for anything other than U. Might be over the top but I'm not the parent of each child, so they should decide (I've never had a refusal, but you would never know without asking).

[Whatevertheweather]

Our pre school are only allowed to show U cert films. I know this because DD was sent home with a note after she took in a pg film for the class to watch

[Goblinchild]

In my primary, the rule is U films only without PP.
Just easier than fending off complaints.

[Nagini]

toy story is PG the sequels are U. We find the latest one scariest in our house.

I think it's best to watch films before your DCs do. I'll let DS (4) watch PGs that I have seen first. Only today I selflessly sat through HP3 while sewing in the labels to his new school uniform, so I could see it before it is on telly tomorrow.

The answer is no BTW :)

[Nanny0gg]

Yes, they should ask.

[DontCallMePeanut]

Toy Story 3's only a U? That film scared me... And I'm unscarable... (I don't care if that's not a word. In fact, I'm copyrighting it)

[Feenie]

I thought Tangled was the one where the old crone takes a dagger and stabs the hero/prince character?

Am guessing that's why it's a PG. We can only show 'U's.

[DoMeDon]

YANBU - should have asked.

YABU about the paddling though.

[CheerfulYank]

YABU about the paddling, I think.

Tangled is fine (IMO) but there are some PG films I don't allow DS to see yet, and I would be very upset if they were shown at preschool. So YANBU there. :)

[niceguy2]

Seriously?? SERIOUSLY?? Parental permission to watch Tangled?? A cartoon about Rapunzel!?!?!

Next topic. Why are schools overloaded by paperwork?

[ArmchairFeminist]

This thread has had me in stitches!

Dear god, is this how some of you live? Getting horrified and furious because kids watch a yunno, kids film and paddle in their kecks?

I'm going to say you need to get a serious grip, lighten up and let your kids grow up with balls and attitude and guts because wrapping them up in layers of bubble wrap is far, FAR more damaging than watching the odd PG or paddling sans trews.

[CheerfulYank]

Hop was a movie about the Easter bunny but I didn't let DS watch it. :)

I don't think it's what the cartoon was, niceguy , it's that the parents weren't asked if it was ok for their children to watch a PG film.

[DontCallMePeanut]

It is, Feenie. Exactly why I wouldn't want a pre-school showing it to my DS unless they had my permission.

[ArmchairFeminist]

If your 3 and 4 year old is scared of a kids cartoon, don't you think they might need to toughen up a bit?

[ArmchairFeminist]

Or do some of you just think they might be frightened so best not take the chance?

[RitaMorgan]

Some children would be fine with a movie with mildly scary bits and a few frights - some really wouldn't and would suffer for watching it. That's why those films are given a PG rating, warning parents to check if it is suitable for their particular child.

A pre-school can't know how each child will react.

[NinjaTurtle]

When I was in primary school, year six, so 10/11, we were sent home with a letter asking for permission to watch Matilda, which is a PG.
I would fully expect a preschool to seek permission, so YANBU.

[Feenie]

Knives? Stabbing? I'm no Pollyanna, but no 3/4 year olds need to see that and think that it's fine and something that toughens you up.

Primary schools only show U films - why should pre-schools be any different? The guidelines are there for a reason, imo.

[lupa]

Why would their dresses get wet in the first place? Unless the stream was mid-thigh or there is a new fashion for toddler maxi-dresses, surely it's the boys (and the girls wearing trousers) who're more likely to get their clothes wet?