What dvd's do you have for your 3 year olds

LizeP, I agree with you that is best to watch new stories together especially the first few times. They often have questions and it is a great oppurtunity to turn a very "unstimulating activity" into something that could be educational.

Blompotjie, I was untill recently a bit reckless with what I showed my LG. My husband is an animator therefore he was very excited to show her all the Disney animated classics. We showed her things like Beauty and the beast, Lion king, Tangled. She then started getting really worried about things that she saw in the movies and were talking about it regularly. There is one scene in sleeping beauty where cinderalles dress gets torn. She still goes in a panic about someone who will tear her pretty dress or clothes that she wears! Anyway, I think she is defnitely a sensitive soul like me.

Once I started reading the reviews on "commonsens.org" I realised the importance to do your research about what you show your child.

For instance, they recomend Rango only at age 9!
check it out www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/rango

and Tangled age 5, www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/tangled

and The Lion King age 6, www.commonsensemedia.org/search/lion%20king

and Bambi age 5, www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/bambi
(Many adults today will remember the traumatic scene where Bambi's mother get shot right infront of Bambi's eyes!)

I know this website is just group of people's opinion, but I have really agreed with their reviews.

Since I have done my research especially the effects of violence (even in childrens stories) I have decided to lay off a bit on stories with violence. Funny enough she is okay with 2 dinosaurs ripping each other apart!!! Weird.

Hi GW

That's a good question. Even though my son watches the movies, like Rango, Rio and spiderman, it does not seem to affect him when he dreams. But I must also add that I always tell him that everything he see is "kama kama" Nothing like that is real. So I don't know if that is doing the trick or if the fear meter just has not really kicked in yet.

You have me thinking now.

I always sit and watch a new DVD with my LO for the first two times and explain during the movie why there is violence or scary charaters.
I explained that in Tangled the wicked mother stole Rapunsel and because she was naugthym she fell out of the tower. She then comments that this is the "naugthy tannie" or waht ever but only during the movie and afterwards doesn't mention it again.
Personally, I don't think they should be left to watch a new movie without adult supervision the first time round - scenes that seem normal to adults can be very scary to LO's - (just my opinion).

I am just wondering how your children cope with movies/stories like Tangled, Spiderman, Rango, Lion king? My LG is very sensitive, I am just wondering if a 3 year old gets a lot of nightmares with scary content espesially with violence?

What has been your experience?

Have you noted increase in violent behavior or aggression when you have shown movies like mentioned above?

Thank you ladies, we don't have dstv, we just have sabc. The other i asked him what did he do at day care he said he watched barney and zuzu, i that zuzu is a character from takalani sesame, he has never been interested in watching cartoons. So i thought i would buy him something wasn't sure what to buy.

Hi there

we have lion king, toy story, tinkerbell, tangled, jock, flushed away and chicken little

I also bought the movie babe (the talking pig) but its not animated and she does not like it much.

Sorry, I meant play dough