to not be particularly pleased when ds comes home from nursery having read a book about all the monsters in Dr Who?

[FrannyandZooey]

Another child brought it in, and he and ds spent the morning looking at it.

I would rather things like this from home were "oohed" over briefly by staff before being put away on a high shelf "to keep it safe until home time".

Ds particularly interested in "The Garlics"

"Mummy why do the Garlics try to kill Dr. Who?"

Ironically when I was small I used to love Dr. Who but the sight of anyone in a beard (not least Rolf Harris) reduced me to a howling wreck.

I agree with DC I remember being really afraid of random 'non scary' things as a child (humpty dumpty on a milk advert being one!).
Children hear about monsters and ghosts in age-appropriate stories anyway. I don't necessarily think that because we feel the graphic pictures like in the Dr Who book are more 'realistic' that kids will see it the same way.

now beards ARE scary Tamum. They still give me the willies

oh mine love it now (age 5 and 6) but like DC said, you can't tell what they'll be scared of. Mine are terrified of one scene in the Care Bears Movie .

I tell you what though Franny, it's very impressive that he could remember the name of the villains/monsters and pick them out in a comic!

It is so funny, DD is the girliest girl you could ever hope to meet, her room is all lilac and butterflies but she is obsessed with Dr Who and has a HUGE dalek poster on her bathroom door (her choice).

Why does the Big Bad Wolf try to chomp Red Riding Hood?

How has granny managed to survive inside Wolfie's stomach which is now ripped asunder?

My children love watching Dr. Who. The youngest of them is 3 (almost 4 now). They also know it's not real just like fairy stories we read/watch.

apparantly acording my dd the dr/rose/martha/Capt JAck etc are all real but the monsters are peopl who dress up (and they all live in the TV).
Also teachers live at school (except for sometimes they go to the chip shop!)

I won't let dd2 take Dr who things to school (yr R) as I know some of the kids don't watch it and wouldn't want to be responsible for upsetting any but I know she plays Dr Who with some of her friends.
I wouldn't be happy for looking at that sort of book at nursery for more than 5mins 'show and tell' time at most.

Pointydog it isn't the subject matter that is bothering me so much here it is the GRAPHIC REALISTIC illustrations

I would also be objecting if it was a book showing photos from a film of Little Red Riding Hood which showed realistic gruesome images of people being eaten, wolves being dismembered etc

I am not criticising people whose children DO enjoy this sort of programme / book but surely this is my choice to make? I expect nursery to be fingerpainting and songs not Daleks and so on

Look on the bright side, he was really enjoying a book, which is fab, and bonding with a friend, also great!
My ds is terrified of the dvd of the Mr Men for some bizarre reason, but not of dr who. Odd boy.

My 2 call them the garlics too. They both watch it and a lot of their friends do, so I wouldn't mind them seeing the book. I don't think nursery is the place for it though, as some children do get frightened, and some parents think it is unsuitable for young children, which is their choice and nursery should be a little more aware of these things. So tell them or they may never know.

All good for a developing imagination.

YANBU, Franny.

It should definitely have been put quickly and kindly in the 'take home' box.

Franny, I'm in agreement with you on this one. I work in a pre-school nursery (age 2.5 to 4) and I was really disappointed to see a shelf full of Postman Pat books when I started - to me it's just merchandising and there are lots of great books out there without resorting to that! If a child in our pre-school brought in such a book I would have done just what you said "ooh what a lovely book John, let's put it on the special going home shelf". In fact I did just that last Friday with a boy who had brought in a Spiderman on a motorbike (huh?). Not what nursery experience is about imho - and not taking account of parents' feelings on the issue either.

loads of Postman Pat books - separate issue.

POstman Pat, Postman Pat,
Postman Pat and his story book tat

still trying to figure out what's wrong with Spiderman on a motorbike

Thanks chaps

It has been useful to rant and I have realised on balance that although not to my preference, no harm has been done by this

and the wonderfully batty member of staff who allowed this makes up for it in so many other ways, by being marvellously laid back and kind of off the wall

I think if it happens regularly then I will mention my feelings to them but no reason to think it isn't just a one off random thing

it may even put him off eating Garlic which can only be good in my opinion

Thanks chaps

It has been useful to rant and I have realised on balance that although not to my preference, no harm has been done by this

and the wonderfully batty member of staff who allowed this makes up for it in so many other ways, by being marvellously laid back and kind of off the wall

I think if it happens regularly then I will mention my feelings to them but no reason to think it isn't just a one off random thing

it may even put him off eating Garlic which can only be good in my opinion

whooooops there

I'm glad that NonDePlume has admitted her young girly daughter likes Dr Who. So does mine, and she appears to take it all in her stride. Yet she has held a fear of shop dummies for quite some time ..... hence she has been taught to sing a silly song at them "you can't hurt me".

Of course, I'd never let her watch Dr Who on her own and ensure the monsters are "laughed off" before she has a chance to get scared. The monsters are all "silly" and would be eaten by our cats if they ever came here don't you know !

Co-incidentally, "Garlics" is the name of choice here too. My daughter loves her "Garlic" egg cup, and but for the fact they are a ridiculous £29.99 (so I won't be buying one) is desperate for a Cyberman head.

I do feel though ..... that potentially scary monsters and the like should be introduced to very young kids as and when parents see fit. It's not really on for someone else to make that choice. Hope your little lad suffers no ill-effects F&Z.

O you didn't say she was off the wall.

Huzzah for her, huzzah, huzzah!

Ah, I see someone has mentioned Captain Jack Harkness....
Hands up those who are happy letting their kids watch him ?

Captain Jack's adventures are a bit more explicit. Besides, I want to concentrate on him, not be making up stories about how lovable the monsters really are !

pointydog - rampant commercialism. Fine if the parents want to encourage it but I ain't promoting it in an educational setting.

As long as Captain Jack is in Doctor Who his escapades will be fitting to the story. He can do as he likes in Torchwood for me though, I'll watch

Oh, and for whoever mentioned 'garlics', my daughter has the opposite issue, she can't say garlic, so we have dalek bread whenever I do Italian food >_<

Agnes