Scary Movie in the Carpool - Page 2

[Agatha_Ann]

Originally Posted by eepster 

When you talk to the other mom, make sure it's private and that she won't say anything to the other girls.  If the other girls found out your DD was scared, it might lead to teasing.

 That's what I was worried about, especially since there is an age difference already.

She really isn't a super sensitive kid when it comes to movies, loves Harry Potters, Twilight movies, and others that might be geared a little older, it's just the T-Rex. I wish I knew where it started from.

[camracrazy]

I would just tell the other mom that the movie scared your dd but you would appreciate it if she didn't mention it to the other kids because you don't want your dd to be  embarrassed. That way, hopefully, if the other kids ask for JP another day the mom won't just say, "Oh, we can't watch that because so and so is scared."

My main concern would be that she feels too shy to speak to the other parents that much. Would she feel comfortable talking to them if she actually had a problem or emergency that she needed help with?

[junipermuse]

Originally Posted by Agatha_Ann 

She really isn't a super sensitive kid when it comes to movies, loves Harry Potters, Twilight movies, and others that might be geared a little older, it's just the T-Rex. I wish I knew where it started from.

Since you obviously let her watch PG-13 movies and I think its fairly common for parents to show that rating to kids in the 8-10 year old range, it seems to be more of an issue about that particular movie and your dd's specific fear/nightmare scenario. I would just let the mom know (in private) that your dd has a history of recurrent dinosaur nightmares and that you guys would appreciate if she didn't show Jurrassic Park or any other scary dino-themed movies. I'd ask her not to mention to the other girls why as you don't want your dd to be embarrassed. I don't think she'd think it was a big deal or be offended. I also think its possible that she forgot how much younger your daughter is than the other girls. Two years can be a big difference sometimes and even if your daughter is really mature in some ways, she may be more sheltered in others, just because of her younger age.