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

[WideWebWitch]

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.

[Tamum]

The implication that the rest of us care about innocence but not security is not a particularly pleasant one.

[NuttyMuffins]

Cbeebies didn't do that did they ??

[WideWebWitch]

"I believe in security" What ARE you on about MrR?

[noonar]

my dd1, aged 5, knows about maddie being missing. she's seen the posters and has seem snippets on the news. i've told her a diluted version of what happened, as she's asked questions about it.

i've also told- after her running off into bushes at the park, and beng unaccounted for for some time- that not all strangers are friendly...

i totally agree that the cinema is not the right place for this at all, but are you suggesting that it shouldnt be broached with this age group at all? am starting to question my own judgement, here.

[WideWebWitch]

No Cbeebies didn't do it, that's my point, similar age group as attendees at a U film. Imagine if Cbeebies had, can't imagine it would have gone down well either.

[Enid]

your kids dont sound very empathetic then mrr

[noonar]

my dd1, aged 5, knows about maddie being missing. she's seen the posters and has seem snippets on the news. i've told her a diluted version of what happened, as she's asked questions about it.

i've also told- after her running off into bushes at the park, and beng unaccounted for for some time- that not all strangers are friendly...

i totally agree that the cinema is not the right place for this at all, but are you suggesting that it shouldnt be broached with this age group at all? am starting to question my own judgement, here.

[PandaG]

agree noonar that our children need to know stranger danger, but I do not want them to think that they too could be snatched from their beds.

[Hulababy]

We saw it before Shrek yesterday and TBH 5yo DD didn't even notice, She was busy chatting with DD and eating popcorn. Didn't think it was too OTT or in your face. Think it is just the timing too - summer holidays about to start, people going away, just a reminder.

Have chosen not to say anything to DD and she is none the wiser, despite being in the cinema when it played.

[WideWebWitch]

Noomar, I think it's up to each parent to decide what they tell their children tbh. They know what their child can cope with and fears etc. Ds was small when Sarah Payne went missing and I did tell him a diluted version iirc.

[Enid]

well we are all parents here and 99% of us think it is a load of shitty shite

how long are they going to persist with this advertising thing?

[MrRuffalo]

well maybe i beg to differ then...

i obviously do not subscribe to the concencus

my children DO get told about news when they are old enough... thet need to know about the world they live in

[furReal]

completely inappropriate especially at the beginning of a film which is likely to be viewed by small children. Parents should be able to make the decision as to what, if anything, to tell their children about this case.

Also pretty pointless IMO. If Madeleine is still alive, she's not going to be in the UK is she.

[Enid]

but do you not think that the madeleine mcann case is so atypical that it IS NOT real life?

[WideWebWitch]

My point here is that a) it wouldn't have been my choice to have told dd about it or ds in detail for that matter and b) not up to the Odeon to do so

[WideWebWitch]

Oh and HOW would it have helped? I can't imagine there was a SINGLE adult in that cinema who didn't ALREADY know about it.

[MrRuffalo]

maybe yes enid

there are dicky folk in every small town though

[Enid]

yes you differ

now you can apologise for saying we were all dim and precious and didnt care

[Greensleeves]

I knew someone for a while (horrible man going out with my best friend) who came out with the "I believe in security" tag all the time. For him this included shattering my 4yo's pure delight in trains journeys by describing to him exactly how a train crash would feel and what his likely injuries would be. Oh, and quite coldly telling him not only that Santa was make-believe, but also how the legend originated, just so that ds1 could be in no doubt that his parents are liars and there is no magic in the world.

Luckily ds1 saw him for the joyless wanker he was, and didn't believe a word he said

I still can't see what the point is of scaring legions of little children out for a treat to watch a movie. What good does it do?!?

[MrRuffalo]

they just want the profile lifted all the time

i would

[MrRuffalo]

they just want the profile lifted all the time

i would

[WigWamBam]

"my children DO get told about news when they are old enough... thet need to know about the world they live in"

But the decision as to whether they are old enough should come from the parent, not from the manager of the Odeon cinema.

When they are old enough, our children will know about the world they live in.

But for now my six year old doesn't need to know that she lives in a world where 4 year olds can be taken from their mummies and have heaven knows what happen to them.

Children grow up quickly enough these days without them having to worry about being kidnapped from their beds ... and even if your child believes you when you say he's safe, many children would lie in bed wondering whether Madeleine had been told that too.

[Enid]

but it isnt up to the mccanns (or much more likely their blood sucking pr agency) to raise their daugthers profile at the expense of my child's mental health

it isn't

however awful their life is