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Is 22mths too young for Finding Nemo etc?

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AussieSim · 27/11/2004 22:50

My DS was watching this with me last night. It is the first DVD I have bought for him. He doesn't watch hardly any children's TV. I got it for him as he seems to have a strong interest in fish. Anyway the problem is that he was crying quite hard at all the emotional bits (Nemo's Mum and Dad getting attacked etc.) and then he cried really hard when the credits came up at the end.

Do you think he is too young or just too sensitive to watch these kinds of DVD's yet. Instead of Ice Age and Toy Story should I buy Thomas the Tank Engine and Brum etc. Any advice welcomed, TIA.

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Twiglett · 27/11/2004 22:52

too young .. DS scared of nemo at 3.5 and he loves videos

try him on an old classic Disney .. Winny the Pooh Classic collection is good for a starter ... you need something softer IMO

MarsLady · 27/11/2004 22:54

My niece cried at The Champ when she was 2.5 years old. Not sure about him being too young. With DS1 I kept him from watching loads, with DD1 I kept her from some. DD2 loved The BFG from 18 months (I hadn't realized that the bigger 2 had put it on). The DTs will probably watch everything. See how you feel. If your DS seems distressed then put the DVD up for a year or so. hth

joash · 27/11/2004 22:55

Grandson is 23 months - he's also into fish (or rather...pish) and loved Nemo. I put it on the PC for him to watch whilst I trim his hair. DOne it three times now and it works a treat.

zephyrcat · 27/11/2004 22:56

probably just too young. My dd is 2.11 and she watches most of the disney films but i sit with her the first couple of times and if she doesnt like it we turn it off and leave it for a while unless she asks for it. At the moment she gets scared of the cave in aladdin but asks to watch it every day! We just skip those bits and watch the songs!!

JanH · 27/11/2004 22:56

AS, I watched Nemo at the cinema and bits of it made me jump out of my skin. He is definitely too young - wouldn't like to comment on his sensitivity! All (or nearly all) Disney has some scary bits. UK pre-school TV things are usually safe.

Knowing what might scare him, I would watch anything you are considering letting him see before you show him - then you will have a rough idea if it's suitable or not. Thomas, Brum, Fireman Sam, Rosie and Jim etc should all be fine.

ButtonMoon · 27/11/2004 23:02

My DD is quite sensitive about others' feelings.....she frequently comes to me with tears in her eyes when Jake has been left out or Fizz has lost her dolly!! Bless! I think it's good for them to get used to others' feelings but think some can be a bit overwhelming for one so young....I was almost in tears during some parts of Nemo!!

JanH · 27/11/2004 23:04

Button Moon! That's another good one! (Although DS1 used to be petrified of the spitting camel in the Persian market...)

suzywong · 27/11/2004 23:11

Disney does always have very frightening bits in it doesn't it? DS1 has got in to the old-style Mickey Mouse cartoons and they routinely have mean-ness, cruetly and bullying in them. Not the slapstick Wile E Cayote anvil falling on the head gags, it's more sinister than that.

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AussieSim · 28/11/2004 00:17

Feeling a bit stupid now. It even has a warning on the cover that I didn't see before that says: Some scenes may frighten young children. This parenting gig never runs smoothly for long does it.

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Gobbledigook · 28/11/2004 08:53

Too young I'd say. My ds is 3.5 and he is scared of parts of Nemo - the first attack, the sharks and he gets very emotional when Nemo finds his Dad. When he saw it he was crying saying 'I want my daddy' - ahh! Most of those disney ones are still a bit scarey or emotional for him at 3.5 so although we have them, he sticks to Thomas, Brum, Dora, Piglet Movie and we've just got a new Pingu one which he and ds2 (24 months) love.

bunny2 · 28/11/2004 09:24

Ds, 4.5, got nightmares after watching Nemo. We only watched a bit of it and I could see he was really scared - mum dying, sharks etc, so I turned it off but he still woke up that night screaming about sharks. We are sticking to NickJunior and Cbeebies for now. I think Nemo is too much for a sensitive child.

Tissy · 28/11/2004 09:28

my dd loved Nemo at that age- I would just FF through the bits that seem to upset him. They can apparently be upset by the strangest things, and for my dd at least these haven't turned into long-term hang-ups. At the moment, dd loves "Anastasia", and is quite happy with all the scary bits (she is nearly 3), but is in floods of tears when the little dog is left outside when Anastasia goes into her GM's house for the first time- it's odd, as she's seen it MANY times and knows very well that dggy and Anastasia will meet up again very soon.

Roisin · 28/11/2004 10:01

My ds2 was 5 (or almost 5) when he watched Nemo, and was thoroughly traumatised. He spent a lot of the film - from the very first opening - crying and cuddling me, and not looking at the screen. I think it's outrageous that such a film can have a 'U' certificate. I would have left much earlier if I'd realised it was going to continue in the same vein ... I thought it would lighten up and deserve it's certification, but it just seemed to lurch from one emotional crisis to another.

lulupop · 28/11/2004 15:58

ds loved nemo at 22 months, though we did always start it AFTER the nasty Bruce bits, IYKWIM (later on Bruce is quite funny)

VFeist · 28/11/2004 17:11

My ds is ok with Nemo now at nearly 4. But I think it is a little hard to know for sure unless you watch things yourself first and who makes time to do that? My FIL bought my son The Wizard of Oz when he was two (which I think is much much too young) at first he wasn't too scared but now won't watch it. Also he put my ds in front of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the other day (surely too scary with that child catcher). So I had to turn it off to much protest. But my ds's friend watches Spiderman the movie regularly which I think is too much at age 4. But what can you do? Who can lose from taking your time and not rushing them into older films? TV dvds are a lot safer like the best of Brum etc you at least know what you're going to get. Also if you have CBeebies at least it's all appropriate and best of all NO ADs! Good Luck in the future .

tammybear · 28/11/2004 17:37

my dd used to love toy story 1 and 2, finding nemo and monsters inc (although she would cover her eyes at the boss with the 6 legs or how many it had) She has now gone off then, and hides everytime she sees the Incredibles advert which is a pity as I wanted to see that I would say start off with the thomas and brum. even some of the classic disney films are quite scary at parts. My dd is now obsessed with tots tv!

milge · 28/11/2004 18:04

I was thinking of getting Nemo for my ds for Xmas, as he is 2.2, but i turned up to pick him up from nursery and was greeted by him in tears and the nursery worker saying he's been watching nemo for 10 mins and then burst into tears, ran out of the room and hid in the loos - so thats £20 saved. I think i'll stick to Balamory.

enid · 28/11/2004 18:12

miles too young.

They quite like winnie the pooh at that age. dd2 is 2 and likes Nemo but she's been desensitised by repeated viewing from dd1 (5)

Hulababy · 28/11/2004 20:05

DD is 2.5yo and she has Nemo for Christmas. Well, it is a fmaily present really. She's seen bits of it already and isn't bothered by anything. Heck, she enjoyed the Terminator show at Universal Studios, and all the 4D shows with things coming out to "get" you.

I think it just depends on your own child and what they are like in terms of being scared, etc.

Tissy · 28/11/2004 20:10

agree, hulababy. Dd's 16 year old brother has shown her Scooby Doo and Scooby Doo 2 and she loved them. I don't think it occurred to her that she was supposed to be scared of the monsters. When I was a little perturbed by something I saw (a sensitive soul, me), she said, "don't worry Mummy, they're only pretend!"

Dd thinks Bruce is funny!

JuniperDewdrop · 28/11/2004 20:16

Agree it depends on the child. DS2 has never been scared of visual things, DS1 was.

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AussieSim · 28/11/2004 22:31

I went out and got The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends and he loved it, although there was one about a Boulder that came crashing down a mountain and chased the trains and he cried in that. He also cries whenever the crecits role, which is 16 times on that particular DVD. I got BFG on recommendation from here as well, but haven't trialled it yet. Thanks for all your feedback. I suspect he is too young and is on the more sensitive end of the scale as well.

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Roisin · 28/11/2004 22:35

DS2 used to cry when the trains crashed in Thomas too!

BearintheBigBlueHouse · 28/11/2004 23:05

beg to differ - Nemo or (MuhMuh) is the only thing that placates DS (13m). And any qualms I have in letting him see it have long gon, at 6am I'll do whatever he wants so as to not wake the others, so I've seen it 728 times.

With older siblings around it's well nigh impossible to police viewing as well as you did with the first, but DS really can't get enough of Nemo.

He totters round the house with the DVD sleeve in his hand/mouth (delete as appropriate) mumbling MuhMuh. Guess what he's getting for Christmas - it's orange and white and fluffy and the Disney Store are selling them.)

dinny · 29/11/2004 21:02

dd loves Nemo and has been watching it since she was about 20 months, she'll watch the whole film. she isn't interested in Cbeebies at all really. we went to see Nemo and Dory today in an aquarium - thinking of getting them for her Xmas pressie.

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