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Dr who, suitable for 3.5 year old

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Babyramone · 01/04/2007 20:56

My wee boy is desparate to see this, do all you fans think it would be ok or is it a little scary.
He likes teenage turtles and cartoons which have a gentle scary thing going on. Mild peril I think they call it
In fact a typical boy.

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Waswondering · 01/04/2007 20:58

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DeviousDaffodil · 01/04/2007 21:03

DS2 is 4 and watches it with DS1 he was a bit scared of the last sereis but really enjoyed last night.
Most of the baddies are quite human looking and it is no more violent than power rangers.

tassis · 01/04/2007 21:05

man, my ds is 4 this month and is still scared of fireman sam!!

no way will he be watching dr who any time soon!

tortoise · 01/04/2007 21:06

DD1 watched bits of it last night. She is 3. 11. Its the 1st time though and i was worried she would be scared but she was fine. Won't be a regular thing though as i have seen some that are much scarier. Just happened that she was still up.

TinyGang · 01/04/2007 21:06

Finally allowed our 5 1/2 yr olds to watch it last night. They seemed quite unimpressed. Sometimes it's more scary than others though and you don't know how bad it'll be till you're in the middle of it.

PeachesMcLean · 01/04/2007 21:06

When did the christopher Eccleston version start? If it was 2 years ago, then our DS started watching the same age as yours. he spent a fair amount of time, literally, behind the sofa, or peeking through the crack in the door but he seemed to enjoy it in a funny kind of way. Even watching last night's, he put my hand over his eyes if there was a scary bit and now says "oh I'm going to have nightmares now" but there's no way he'd let me drag him away from it - he loves it. He does have nightmares - normal ones that I'm sure every child gets - and not closely enough associated with the episodes to make me think it's a problem.
We watch with him, and talk a lot about it being actors dressed up.
I'd give it a try and see how he goes, particularly if he's really keen to see it.

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Nemo2007 · 01/04/2007 21:08

my DS is 3.5yrs and loves DR who, we all watch it as a family and has never been scared by it although think he bands Dr who in with superman and spiderman type characters.

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DeviousDaffodil · 01/04/2007 21:13

Me DH and DS's all sat togehter toowatch with a big bowl of sweeties.
DS1 laid aout all his DR who mags/ cards and Dr Who toys in a sort of shrine in front of the TV, and we thoroughly enjoyed last nights episode.
I think it is fantastic family TV.

Greenleeves · 01/04/2007 21:14

Absolutely not. It's comepletely inappropriate.

nikkie · 01/04/2007 21:15

dd2 is 5 now and has watched it since it restaed so must have been 3 1/2 when it started.She loves it and has never had any problems (though I have yet to find something she is scared/worried by- she is a very over confident child!)

You could record episodes and vet them yourself first as some are scarier than others.

Greenleeves · 01/04/2007 21:15

The last episode I saw featured a number of fairly graphic killings. Who in their right mind thinks it's OK to show that to a toddler? Mind-boggling.

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thePA · 01/04/2007 21:16

it scares me in places so i wouldn't let ds (3.5) watch it

Boysboysboys · 01/04/2007 21:16

DS is 3.5 and loves Dr Who. Doesn't really understand it in the same way as us, and loved the rhino musters!

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Babyramone · 01/04/2007 21:16

Thanks everyone.
Thats what I'd thought, some of the boys at his playgroup see it as have older brothers/sisters etc and think he's picked up on that.
I loved it as a child and think may of seen when about 4 or 5 but it was probably a lot more innocent then.
Have seen some of last series and at time had no intention of letting him see, but wondered if I was being to protective.
Thanks again.

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JodieG1 · 01/04/2007 21:18

I'd say a big NOOO but up to you.

expatinscotland · 01/04/2007 21:18

DD1 is 3.9 and she doesn't even like the trailers.

She was fine with it last year, but this year, it frightens her.

PeachesMcLean · 01/04/2007 21:19

Yes, I agree a 3.5 year old won't understand the plot - I hardly used to watch it because I was so busy explaining what was going on to DS. I also agree with nikkie - my son is very confident and there's not much will bother him - so I was happy for him to watch it. I do believe though in explaining it's not real - rather useful for a lot of telly I think.

PeachesMcLean · 01/04/2007 21:20

I was meaning to say it depedns on the child.

hitchcock · 01/04/2007 21:21

my ds aged 31/2 went on and on about it all week and watched it last night and loved it quite like that programme primeval that was on itv a few weeks ago as well

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Babyramone · 01/04/2007 21:21

Expat I wonder if as now she's older understands more, therefore it becomes more scary. Feel my ds would be the same.
Think I'll stick with previous feelings and not let him.

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Mossie · 01/04/2007 21:22

On the official web site, here each week before the episode, they have a review of the episode that's done by a panel of children from the age of about five upwards. It's also given a "fear factor" from 1 (not very scary) to five (really, really frightening). It's to give people with children an idea of how their dc's will react.

Perhaps let him watch 1s or 2s?

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