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Each of you will bring a different perspective on and interpretation of the movie based on your own life experiences. If, after reading about the movie and its themes, you believe it’s something he can handle and productively engage with, watch the movie together. Make an event of watching the movie together. In many cases, the rating restriction presents a great opportunity, not to protect children from difficult content, but to encourage parents and kids to experience and discuss important issues together. The R-rating doesn’t ban children under 17 from a movie, it restricts them to watching it with a parent or guardian (and includes a recommendation that parents and guardians learn more before allowing their child to see the movie).

If your son is bugging you to see a movie you’re not sure is appropriate, here are some strategies for deciding and, if you decide to let him watch it, for conversations to have after: Talk about why he wants to see the movie. Research even indicates that G-rated and PG-rated movies can create more distress for children than R-rated movies, which often receive their ratings due to values-based concerns rather than considerations of developmental appropriateness. Movie ratings are not a scientific measure of what is developmentally optimal for kids and teens, but a subjective determination of what parents are likely to accept their children seeing based on current societal norms. – Middle School Muddledĭeciding what media to expose your child to, and when, is a constant struggle for parents. Is it okay to take him to see the movie? My partner says no, but I am not sure what the harm is. I read about the movie online and it sounds like it has some mature themes, language, and light drug use. All of his friends have seen it and he’s feeling left out. My middle-schooler really wants to see a new movie that’s just come out, but it’s rated R.

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