how old do children need to be to watch Coronation street?

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what do you think?

dd is nearly 10 and we don't let her watch it but are we being a bit OTT?
all her friends seem to watch this, Emmerdale, Eastenders etc. but there are issues that we don't want her exposed to yet. but when???

I don't think you are. I am sure there is enough for kids to watch without watching adult programmes

Don't see why there is a need for a child to watch it, same as Eastenders etc

But May be a bit hard though if you watch it yourselves and she is there

I'm almost 37 and don't watch it. I don't feel deprived

soren - I was going to say 60! so you've got plenty of time yet.

are you really almost 37?

I am. It's a bit close to 40, isn't it, which I used to think was terribly old.

what's wrong with Cornonation Street???? sorry but I think some people on here are going way OTT with what they won't allow their children to watch.......

Well, I don't watch it but I'm sure I've read in the Radio Times that it's had storylines about domestic violence, teenage pregnancy, rape?

I don't think it's OTT at all. Soaps like Coronation Street deal with adult issues which are totally inappropriate for children. I wouldn't let a child under 10 see them if I could help it.

I agree - ten at the earliest.

My dd is nearly five and I won't even let her watch Finding Nemo, Bambi or similar films which have upsetting storylines about mothers dying etc.