Appropriate for a 2 Year Old???

No, this movie is totally inappropriate for toddlers.

If you need a movie, "Cinderella" is a good choice, as is "Cars".

I agree, its probably not the best type of movie for a two year old. Though I don't really think, at the age of 2, they're really going to walk away from the 5 minutes they actually watch and want to go hurt other people. However, you never know, and movies have ratings for a reason. I feel you, my husband is the same way about these things...maybe it's a male thing!

And I think other mothers could be a bit more tactful when voicing their opinions.

Oh gosh no. We change the channel or turn the TV off if a commercial comes on that I don't particularly like..much less a movie like that. I just want to keep her innocent for as long as possible. I figure she'll have enough years to see all that on her own!

Men are so funny. You are right here. Maybe your hubby can watch it on another tv somewhere? Personally I think stuff like that will give them nightmares. Since I prefer peaceful nights, I avoid loud, violent stuff on TV, even if it was put out by Disney.
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Good luck! I have an aunt going through the same thing with her husband.

NO WAY. ABSOLUTELY NOT. Yes, They probably woudn't sit for maybe 5-15 min but that's not the point. It's just WAY to violent for any child that age.

My son only watches baby einstein(which he loves) barney, sesame street, little einstein.

I have a friend that he son is 10 days older than mine and she watches talk shows, news, violent movies all day long with him and she wonders why he Never listens to her, can't get him on a schedule and he sreams and yells at her and she can't keep him under control.

You might even talk to your pedi and see what he/she thinks about it..

If your husband likes Indiana Jones kind of movies then rent or tape a few Backyardigans shows for your husband & girls to watch. :)

I wouldn't, but I suppose it really depends on your parenting style and how your particular children react to that type of thing.

My first response is that no 2 yr old will sit through a movie.

Secondly, as I read the request, D. needed some type of "support/backup" from Mamasource family to agree with her so that she could have some information for her DH and family that backs up her view.

Lastly, I have a 12 yr old. I do not shelter her every move and what she sees on tv or movies. We have brought her up to make good choices and THANK GOD, she has the confidence to tell someone No, thank you if a movie or whatever is inappropriate to her.

Go with your gut, D.. Enjoy your children. Susan

I am pretty careful about what I show my girls, but they are very easily frightened. My daughter used to talk about being afraid that our house would fall down and we could not figure out where she was getting that idea-- until we all sat down to watch Extreme Home Makeover one night as a family. We asked her if that was why she was afraid, (watching those houses fall down), and she said that it was. We explained that the family's house needed a lot of work and they were happy to be getting the help, etc.

After September 11th happened, I read that when children viewed the news coverage of the airplane striking the building, in their minds, it was happening all over again. Young children's minds are not developed enough to understand all that they see.

No, your girls won't have the attention span to watch a movie of that lenght or type, but you never know what images will stick in their minds and cause them to be afraid.

My husband and I love to watch movies, too. We have joined Netflix and started having "Family Movie Night" on Fridays. We have found that the Disney movies are too scary for our girls-- we usually end up getting something from the 2-4 year category which is not as exciting for us, but it is building a family tradion of pizza and movies on Friday nights. Then, we put the girls to bed and watch a movie of our own. Netflix works well for us because sometimes it may take more than one night for us to finally get through a movie. It is not the same as before kids, but we know this is just a short stage they are in, and for now, it works well for our family. We also DVR other shows we enjoy to watch later when they are in bed, and really try to limit our TV viewing when they are awake to programming that is age appropriate to them.

Good luck to you!
A. (mom to 3 3/4 years and 2 1/4 years girls)

Honestly, I can't imagine any 2-yr-old sitting through that movie. Regardless, have you seen it? I don't want to spoil it in case you haven't, but the climatic scene at the end is really graphic and just plain gross. While most of the movie might be over your girls' heads, they might be pretty scared of the ending.

Uh, no. Ask your husband if he enjoys Teletubbies. He doesn't? Now he know how your two-year-olds will feel. Heck, my second grader isn't allowed to see PG movies yet. Even G sometimes has scary scenes - Ratatouille scared my 5-year-old to death with its dead rats in the exterminator's window - and it's important, I think to protect kiddos from scary images. So I'd tell my husband that PG movies are off the table for the next five or six years at least. Not that my two-year-old would sit through that movie, either, but that's not the point. D., sometimes you just have to pull rank on husbands and tell them the decision is made because you're the MOM. Good luck with your movie choices - Maisy has some good stuff out that my two-year-old adores...

Well I have yet to know a 2 year old that would even sit through 5 min of a movie. My guess is that you and your husband would probably be watching it and your 2 year old will be walking in and out of the room doing her own thing. I see nothing wrong with it but that's just my opinion. Those two movies are harmless. Your child will not be interested in watching sometihng like that.

Having a 2 year old of my own, I can assure you that they don't have the attention span to sit through a whole movie, so they probably won't watch it any way.