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 beckons to three year old in the park...'psst...wanna see some pictures of a little girl who got snatched from her bed...? That could happen to you, that could.'

Yooo hooo!

Only 175 posts to go, ladies!

WELLS
I feel sick! You gross indecent knob! Im a caring parent just like you and you are slandering me! I DO NOT RAM ANYTHING DOWN MY KIDS THROATS!!!!!!!! IM TRULY SICKENED BY THE WAY YOU ARE TWISTING MY OPINOION! or, sorry am i not allowed an opinion? Do i have to check in with pratts like you before i decide to tell or not to tell my kids about anything!

All i want is you all to realise that kids will find out if you choose not to tell them, i want you to consider the possibility that they may hear elsewhere and will not have a reassuring parent nearby.

Still rumbling on I see. Wells I pictured very similar, and we are all crazy?

Right, when ds saw MMC pic flash up on tv and asked about her I said she is lost and her parents are looking for her. THat was enough at the time, thanks to the advert at the cinema (shown before fantastic four) he asked what it meant, I said it meant a bad person took her. I also reassured him that this really didnt happen very often which is why it was on the cinema screen.

I still think it was wrong to show before U or even PG as I think the parents should judge how much or little to tell their children.

Got some lovely pictures of a man on fire here, children...wanna see?

Feck off please. I have remained polite but I resent being labelled a prat or indecent nob thank you very much. Also your grammer really let you down there .

I resent that you seem to infer how much detail other parent should tell their children. Is personal choice, that advert took that choice away. End of.

Suebarroo
Will/do your children go to a playgroup or school, where you do not go?

wonders what a 'gross indecent knob' ispictures an elaborately carved door handle

haychee, I homeschool.

SueBaroo - If the newds comes on the radio my ds turns it down as he doesnt like to hear about bad people as he finds it frightening. His father (my ex) wont turn radio down and it really upsets ds. Also ds still believes in father christams, fairies, magic etc etc. I know he wont forever, nor should he, but for now he is in that wonderful magical stage of childhood.

Loverlee little story here, kiddies, all about a nasty murder...come and see!

Look after your own, we will look after ours, thank you.

awen, absolutely - it is such a short time nowadays, I good with keeping it that for as long as reasonably possible.

Haychee - your dd speaks to strangers still according to your earlier post so this over education in the mean nasty ways of the world really isnt helping is it? Does she have nightmares too?

Ds isnt told all the mean nasty things that go on and hey, guess what? He doesnt talk to strangers and he doesnt have nightmares. Go figure.

WELLS
I seriously object to your messages! I do not read my kids bedtime stories that will scre them. I am a caring loving parent. My kids are happy and content and well educated!

SUE BAROO
Of course you homeschool - your poor kids!! Of course your life educarion is far superior than any education system available! I can clearly see that! You are wiser than any teacher or any school playground! Im suprised you even let them watch shrek! They might see a poster od madeleine on the way there - what will you say? its ok darling, its just fairytale?

Sidles up, opens coat...'wanna see some child molesters?'

Haychee, you obviously dont have the mental ability to respond to my post. Ignoramus (or should that be ignoranus)

Ho Hum, typical troll behaviour.

On a professional note, shall I book a place for your dd for therapy in about 10 years time? Sounds like she will need it.

haychee, you get upset if anyone makes a comment about you, but you have the nerve to be sarcastic to SueBaroo ABOUT WHOM YOU KNOW NOTHING.

For your information - and this is not about SueBaroo - there are many posters on here with children with disabilities, special needs, requirements outside the "standard". You might consider THAT before you start making sarcastic comments about people's choices.

AWEN

The madeleine case has helped with my daughters confidence around strangers actually! Thats exactly why i agree with the showing of the ad!
No she has never suffered with nightmares! Because i am intelligent enough to be able to talk to my children at a level that will not frighten them to that degree! It is a very fine balance that has to be struck. 1 that they are aware of the danger and 2 that they are not scared to such a degree that there are scared beyond belief!

Well mine go to school and preschool and they haven't heard about it, presumably because other parents feel the same way - that there is no need for children to hear about this little girl being taken when they are not emotionally mature enough to handle it. Stranger danger is taught at school and by me at home but I don't think giving them specific examples of cases where children have been absucted is going to help, and may frighten them. Let's face it, if the story of Madeleine McCann doesn't frighten them, what's the point of telling them? They're hardly going to change their behaviour unless it scares them.

And how old are you dearie? Four? Come over here and I'll tell you about a little boy who went to the fair one day...and never came back!

haychee, the BubbleMerchant has wise words.

I am just completely stumped by your inability to see that others have the right to make different choices about what their children see and hear.

BUBBLE MERCHANT
I came to this discussion room today to air my view that i disagreed with the removal of the ad. I have since reicieved nothing but sarcastic comments by the users here! What do you expect me to do? Sit back and let people slaughter me and MY opinion? Well i will not! I am entitled to an opinion as you say, but you are not allowing me to say it!

WOW, more confident around strangers. That must be a great achievement. Personally I am proud my ds doesnt talk to strangers. BTW the offender is usually somebody they know. Ds knows not to go with anyone (including friends and family) unless mummy says it is ok to him, even if that person says its ok.

Surely if you are so reasoned and level with you dd you have to agree it is up to the parent to guage how much they tell their child as only a parent really knows what they child will be able to manage. And if you agree with that, can you not see the advert took that parental choice away?

No, come back, I need to tell who took him! A very bad man...guess what he was going to do with him? Can you guess?