Squid games advice

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I watched squid games series one alone when it first came out. My 12yo recently asked if we could watch it together as his friend at school had seen it and he wants to chat with him about it. I’d forgotten a lot but agreed. It’s just on the boundary of me being ok with him watching it, but I’ve not seen season 2…anyone have any opinions on whether you’d let your 12yo watch it. Thanks. I don’t want to traumatise my son.

Interesting that some would fastforward sexual references but the violence (in every episode!) is OK?

Season 2 is relentless in its violence. The last 2 episodes are almost unwatchable.

To me, comical or cartoon violence is when Jerry keeps getting up after being flattened by Tom.

No one gets up in Squid Game. And people are betrayed, characters with story arcs are gunned down, there is emotion attached to the killings. All the more traumatic for being played against the backdrop of a children's playground.

(Edited to add - at one point a guy wets himself in fear. That image alone is pretty traumatic).

Nope and I'm not usually strict but it's not something I'd want mine to view

What about letting him watch the gameshow of squid game? It would be suitable for a 12 year old

This.

More and more children are watching violence (and violent porn) especially online. It's having a negative effect.

Season 1 mass killings and threat of male on male forcing oral sex. 12 years old watching all that?

Interesting that some would fastforward sexual references but the violence (in every episode!) is OK?

No and about 50% of the violence. There was a lot of fast-forwarding!

I definitely think viewing things together is beneficial. This stuff is out there and they will see it through other means if you restrict it.

i am
usually a binge watcher, and fly through a series. but with squid games one episode a fortnight has been enough.

I think there are some interesting questions in the show. Some interesting themes about how we live and collaborate, how we regard others well being and our own etc etc.
but I’m not sure 12 year olds will see that nuance. Either the violence and mass deaths horrifies them or it flies over their heads and frankly that’s no better.

at 15 maybe, maybe. but twelve.

watching is fast forwarded mighthide the violence from your child, but you watching it like this puts pressure on other parents to allow it to be viewed.
your kid goes to school saying “I watched squid games with my mum at the weekend” and other kids go home and say “Bert got to watch squid games with his mum why can’t we watch it” and a rational and well judged parent then questions their own boundaries of what’s acceptable.
and puts pressure on them to adjust their boundary.
Bert hasn’t said “my mum fast forwarded through all the violence and sex stuff” he just says “I watched it with my mum” or “my mum let me watch squid games”

id be quietly putting you in a box of unsafe parents. And would be doing nothing to encourage or facilitate a friendship with your child.

I’ve finished watching with soon to be 15DS, and it felt like the right age.
We watched together and I found there were lots of good talking points.
However, I fast forwarded through a scene when two guards entered a female guards cell as I thought they were going to rape her. Which was a very hardline for what I will allow him to watch. Now, he says he’s spoken to friends and that didn’t happen, but it did lead on to a conversation on how often the threat of sexual violence is used against women.

Why pollute him with these ideas. Why take more of his innocence with this stuff.

I’ve enjoyed squid games. I’m not saying this from a place of zero tolerance.

in also still have nightmares about a film inspired by Terry Waite being held hostage that I watched at 11/12 years,
where he was held naked in a concrete cell with a window high up and water dripping down the walls.

it was no where near as violent, but I’ve played that out so many times in the 30 odd years since.

which game in squid game would you like your kid to ruminate on in the darkness?

All of you who are being so blasé about the fact your 11 and 12 year olds have watched hours and hours of violent, sadistic horror scenes and are apparently 'unaffected' by it...

Does this not concern you? That your young children are so desensitised to violence and suffering? How is that improving their lives, their mental health and their interactions with the wider community? It makes me despair for the future, it really does.

I would let mine. But I think he'd be bored to tears, I was. Do not understand the hyper!

I really enjoyed the spin off game of Squid Games. I wish they would make more of those as they are great fun for all the family. I preferred it to Traitors.

Have you watched Beast Games? Similar set up, 1000 players to win $5m who get eliminated through games, some skill, some chance, some choice. No killings!

I don’t think either are appropriate, however It’s no worse than the first one.

This. WTAF. It’s not whether they will be traumatised by it, but rather do they need to be entertained by something like this.
WTAF is wrong with you people. There also a rape scene involving a woman. Why are you allowing your kids to watch this stuff??
Things seen cannot be unseen. There is time. They are 12.

First series was hard hitting but my 12 year old really enjoyed it. The second series is less hard hitting as the shock aspect isn't there. We watched it all in one day (they are 13 now). Their history teacher reckoned quite a lot of them would turn up for public executions if that kind of entertainment still existed in the UK (the teacher said this when the class expressed shock at the mere mention of public executions). I'm inclined to agree.
The 13 year old is the youngest child so has been exposed to more content for longer. Fine with OTT violence - loves Gladiator (Russell Crowe version) but is overwhelmed by the sadness in Forrest Gump or anything else that could be "real life".

Great, thanks. I will have a look.

Absolutely not I wish the show hadn't been made but young people are watching this. I would much prefer to monitor it at home and have conversations with him about why this sort of programme is wrong and the other themes that are in the show. I explain why violence shouldn't be entertainment etc. I am talking through the show not just mindlessly watching it.

My older DC were restricted. They have since told me they watched all the horror films at the friends' houses anyway so...The problem is DC are a couple of clicks away from films like this even 'niace' friends may show your DC this. He even said that he was shown clips on tiktok at Cadets in their break?!

All the more reason to limit access to smart phones.