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Re:8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR for Lack of Dinosaur Stories by darkteflon on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @06:09PM (#26096119)
I sat down to watch Jurassic Park with my son just after he turned three. My wife thought that showed questionable judgement on my part but he absolutely loved it and instantly became thoroughly obsessed with dinosaurs. He’s almost 4 now and shows no sign of slowing down.

That doesn’t dispose of the question of my judgement - there’s some violence in that film so that’s not a universal recommendation.

Parenting is a total mystery.

EDIT: Just to say - kids go absolutely bananas for any of the scenes in either Jurassic World movie that feature a Mosasaurus.

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Re:8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR for Lack of Dinosaur Stories by sharkweek on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @06:18PM (#26096191)
I love this. And yes, parenting is a total mystery.

One thing I found to be true for me personally (not trying to imply universal truth here), is that so many instincts just take over.

Was never one to think I'd be ready for kids (who is?), but here we are and my partner and I are somehow managing. It's exhausting, but I love it so far. There is nothing quite like joining the imaginary world of a young child in their endless creativity.

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Re:8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR for Lack of Dinosaur Stories by darkteflon on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @06:45PM (#26096401)
They’re so great aren’t they. I only wish someone had told me to start younger and have more of them - but I bet I wouldn’t have listened. You can’t tell people anything.
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Re:8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR for Lack of Dinosaur Stories by sciurus on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @07:46PM (#26096853)
FWIW my wife and I often look to the information on https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ to help us decide what's age-appropiate for our kids to watch.
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Re:8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR for Lack of Dinosaur Stories by bcrosby95 on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @09:38PM (#26097616)
Our first daughter didn't really develop a sense of fear until she was 4. Then it kicked in hard and took about a year for it to go to a more sensible level (she was afraid of almost everything for a period of time). Now, at 6, she likes things that scare her a bit.

We have 3 year old twins, and the boy is still fearless but the girl is not.

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