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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 2081500" data-attributes="member: 15651">I have a 5 year old daughter and a 27 month old son, so I understand your concern.  Will seeing these movies make your son into a violent sociopathic killer?  I seriously doubt it.  Will your son mimic things he sees in the movies in his play?  Absolutely, My son does the exact same thing.  Will that form of play cause problems?  Perhaps.  The daycare my son goes too is pretty strict about pretend fighting, and I can't say I blame them since my own kids have on occasion come home hurt from one of the other kids pretending to be a Power Ranger, or a Jedi Knight or whatever.  It is usually an accident, and I don't get overly upset about it unless it keeps happening or seems to be malicious.It is tough, but in the end I do go with the idea that there are ratings for a reason.  PG movies do need a certain level of maturity to really understand where the line is drawn between pretend and reality.  I think people lay a little too much blame on the influence of movies and video games, but there is a line to be drawn.  For now I avoid letting my kids watch PG or higher movies, and keep the video games to non-violent ones.  I will loosen my control as they get older and I feel they can understand the differences and be able to exercise control over their behavior.Good luck</blockquote>