DS Silence of the Lambs Addiction?

[KarenWineLover45]

In recent months, my DS (12) has been watching the Silence of the Lambs DVD we have in the house. I wouldn't mind as such (I mean boys will be boys!!) but he watched it 3 times in one week. This escalated quickly so I had to hide the DVD as I feared for what he might be finding so entertaining after all it is a dark film. Despite this he found an illegal movie website which he continues to watch it on. I've had words, suggested other age appropriate films but he won't listen. Advice?

I'd be concerned that my 12 yo had access to 18 films with extreme violence, yes.

Go through your DVDs and put away all questionable 15s/18s.

Put filters on your Wi-Fi to block the illegal websites you mention as this could quickly lead to even more dubious content.

As for boys will be boys..

It's an 18 rating. He shouldn't have watched it even once. I would be concerned at what else he is managing to watch as you do not seem to be monitoring very closely. I would also be looking down his internet access, you are the adult and as such should be in charge.

‘Boys will be boys’?! Okay, I’ll bite. No, he is a child and you are allowing him to watch an 18 film. You are the parent and he should not be watching age inappropriate films, or accessing age inappropriate websites.

What would concern me more is the fact he feels the need to watch it more than once.. yes, maybe watch a film a second time, but repeatedly and 3 times in one week? I don't know but that just feels really sinister to me.

I'd be very concerned if my 12 year old DS was watching Silence of the Lambs or similar films. I;d be extremely concerned if he developed an obsession with one violent film and kept watching it, even going as far as accessing it illegally when told not to watch it!

I've no problem with DS watching the odd 15 film as long as I've seen it before so know what the content is , but this film is not suitable in any way for a 12 year old. You need to block adult content on your home network, make sure any internet access at all is in a family area of the house under adult supervision and ensure he can't access this stuff on a phone or other devices.

'Boys will be boys?'

"Boys will be boys"? Don't be ridiculous.

He's a child. Stop enabling him to watch sexualised, violent films intended for those over 18.

I'd be worried. Three times in one week.?

That's weird, I'd be asking him why he likes it so much

He’s got too much time on his hands if he’s got time to watch a film three times in a week.

He shouldn’t have such unsupervised access to a computer if he can’t be trusted.

1. Block the movie websites.
2. Talk to your son about what he liked about the film. Not uncommon for 12 year olds to be interested in serial killers but not the norm for them to watch material in 18 detail. He's 12 so should be watching 12a and possibly the odd 15 movie. Take control.

Put a password to your PC so that he cannot access the Web without your permission. Or block the site.