To let my 12 yr old watch

[andsowhattowearr]

Love island?!

12, almost 13 yr old daughter is desperate to watch it, but I'm not sure. What would you do?

Why not put love island in the title? I hate clickbait.

i would act like a parent hth

I mean my 14 year old daughter and I watch it together and have been since she was 11 lol we find it quite funny and entertaining for a laugh. So I'd say yes but it does depend on the child

I used to use Hollyoaks as a teaching aid to emotional abuse, sexism etc. If you watch it with her and give a different perspective, then that's ok. It isn't something I would have wanted my girls watching, though.

I certainly wouldn't let mine watch that trash when they reach that age.

God no. Trash. Better things to watch surely. She’s twelve too, bit young for that I think.

Depends if it’s something she believes to be aspirational or you believe could be educational.

I was thinking all sorts when I read the title.

I reckon from the way you framed the question, you are probably planning to let her watch.

No. Not at all

No, because the show exploits vulnerable young people.

But that's also why I don't watch it.

Teach her some standards

Not she's 12!

She's at an impressionable age. If she's going to think the behaviour and looks are how normal people behave in fledgling relationships then no, I wouldn't let her watch it.

God 🤦‍♀️

God no. And don't watch it yourself either. It's repulsive.

Yes. If you want to lower her standards and normalise misogynistic behaviour and women selling their bodies for fame :)

No. If you have a brain

Absolutely not. Do better.

No way would I even consider it. What sort of parent would let their child watch it?

Most in her yr at school it seems

I have a 12yo DD and I let her watch 15s like Stranger Things so I'm not precious about age ratings...there's no way on earth I'd let her watch Love Island.

Never in a million years.

Oh well.

You will then

'all my friends are allowed to...'

🙄🙄🙄

I hate to say it (as I think it's trash) but all her peers will be watching it.
I didn't let my daughter when she first went to high school, quickly realised there was no point stopping her as she knew everything that was going on anyway. And not letting her was making her stand out, high school is a hard enough place to navigate without making yourself a target
The following year she asked me again, we had a discussion about reasons etc & I agreed.
Talk to your daughter, watch some together (it was pure torture) & trust her

I think it's quite sad you're even contemplating this to be honest. It's likely that her friends can watch it as they're probably unsupervised, but doesn't mean she should. Be mindful that she's an at age where her body will start changing and that's what you're showing her is normal. This is also likely what she will see as normal behaviour from men and between girls which is really inappropriate. Older kids can differentiate between what's ok and whats on that show. She won't be able to do that as a Y7.