Madeleine McCann info shown before Shrek, anyone else cross about this?

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I was. I have chosen NOT to tell my nearly 4yo about this. I haven't discussed it in detail with 9yo ds either I CHOOSE not to put the news on in our house. I really resent this being shoved at my children before a U cert movie. Completely inappropriate imo.

haychee

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BUT THERE WAS NO STRANGER DANGER INVOLVED IN THIS CASE....

Sorry to shout, but I can't deal with stupid people repeating what other stupid people have said before.

ooo our first person rom the news reports.

ooh we are" most read" on sky news website

this was in The Sun and The Torygraph and Daily Mail and Sky news.

so here come the nutters.

Calm down emiswill, I think I noted the irrelevanec of stranger danger to the case directly, but the topic has widen over the course of the thread to debate on what to tell children or not about stranger danger generally.

Just adding my own expereince. Hope it's Ok with you if the thread takes differnt twists and angles and morphes a little over it's life.

It happns rather alot on Mn you know. Get used to it, stupid.

haychee telling your 4 or 6 year old they could be snatched from their bed in the night by a paedophile? Teach your child awareness of safety, certainly, but the supermarket actually isn't full of deranged kidnappers. It's very rare, and highly unlikely, and serves no purpose terrifying and disturbing your children with this.

It's not the people who object to this ad that are being selfish - just trying to protect their children from scaremongering hysterics.

I don't think emiswill was shouting at you Felicity, but at the nutcase who posted before having heard about this thread on Sky news

Agree with what others have said about this case being different. We aren't talking about not getting into a car with someone or walking off with a stranger. What are we supposed to say to out children about there sleep?
Sweet dreams but sleep with one eye open and be alert. For heavens sake even the most ardent realists must see that this case doesn't help children be more street savvy, just scares the life out of them!

Sorry Felicity, I wasn't actually shouting at you - just a slow typer and responder, I was shouting at haychee.

And I am well used to the twists and turns of mumsnet, thanks, there have been many in the 6 years I've been here...

Haychee, I haven't checked this, but i betcha, statistically, your lo had more chance of being harpooned by a coat hanger under the clothes rail than she had of being snatched!

Oh, right, sorry then emsiewill.

I am soooooooo toucheeeeee!!

Just to add to felicity. When you were asking whether people objected to it all?
Personally i don't object to any of it and i have actually printed posters and my frined who has a haulage firm has them in all her vans. I would move hell and high water, i think they are doing the right thing and must keep her in the public eye as much as they can.
This is the only thing i object to, the not being able to cover your childs ears in a ciname and it serves no purpose to our children to hear this.

Of course there is an element of stranger danger with poor madeleine mccann! Do you think it was someone she knew who took her from her bed? Did anyone hear her screaming? no! My daughter would put up a fight, especially if she was being taken from her bed and her brother and sisters! You cant avoid the topic it happens day or night, of course its your job to ensure their saftey but wouldnt you rather they were made aware of the types of things a stanger might say to get them to cooperate?
Honestly, some parents like to let their children believe that nothing bad ever happens. Stupid wrong and totally ridiculous!

[hides head in hands at idiocy of people who equate the madeleine case with 'stranger danager']

tripp trapp

she was asleep you stupid mare

I am pleased to hear this ad is not going to be shown before childrens' films.

My DS is only 16 months and isn't old enough to either see Shrek or understand about abduction. However, when he is old in enough I will try and find a way to make him aware without terrifying him too much.

But there is another side to this. I think there are some places where children should be able to go which aren't touched by the foulness of 'real life.' I think for young children, places like the cinema and the theatre and the library should be about escaping reality, other worlds, magic and fun.

I am sorry for the McCanns, but please, let's allow our children to have a few places to escape.

think you're deliberately missing the point. Do you tell your children that they aren't safe in their own beds at night?

One of my biggest pet hates, people telling my children that they are going to be "stolen" by a "nasty man" if they aren't careful.

What a load of shit.

haychee a thread for you darling just for you

a half asleep 4 yr old child will struggle enough to escape the clutches of an adult, presumably a fully-grown male, who has a plan?

if you tell a child that this scenario is likely (and obviously it isn't) then you may end up with a seriously insomniac, frightened child, instead of the "savvy" one you obviously want.

My last post was for Haychee. If you do tell your children what to do if a stranger should come into their bedroom at night, i would say they will not grow up to be safe and smart, they will grow up to be nervous and scared of vereything.

Yes, Krang, their own bed in their own home being one of them!