Age-restricting your kids music

[Rocker4Real]

Do you Sludgers try to stop your youngsters from listening to certain music? If I had a daughter, I don't know if I'd want her listening to crap like Cardi B. Do you let them stream and block explicit music?

[tooth]

stop your youngsters from...

A responsible parent stops their youngsters from.....everything. Keep em ignorant as much as possible. Then, once they figure out whatever it is, wise them up to being responsible with it. Not many parent that way now, but there are still some good ones out there, somewhere.

[HottKarl777]

All my kids went into people's asses.

But if I did have kids they would only listen to Christian music.

[LadyJaneGrey]

Well, my daughter just turned 27, so no. But when she was younger, I wasn't overly concerned with age-restricting music.

Reason being that my mom was too sheltering and protective with me when I was younger. I didn't like growing up that way, and didn't want to be that kind of parent.

[LitaStrauss]

Do you Sludgers try to stop your youngsters from listening to certain music? If I had a daughter, I don't know if I'd want her listening to crap like Cardi B. Do you let them stream and block explicit music?

It depends on the age but I'd say "absolutely" most of the time. Kids aren't tiny adults with adult brains. They look to adults as a guide how to function in this world. Kids watch and see everything. If you're playing your kid Cardi B, then they're gonna hear things that they're not mentally capable of understanding. A lot of parents are lazy and don't want to do the work of actually being parents. There's a shit ton of children's music out there so there's zero reason for them to be exposed to explicit music or content. A lot of parents are in a rush to share with their kids everything they love but there's time for that. Let kids be kids. There's a billion children shows and songs out there. Off the top of my head you have Bluey, Paw Patrol, Wild Kratt's, My Little Pony, Blue's Clues, Daniel Tiger, Gabby's Dollhouse, Dino Ranch, Puppy Dog Pals, Noggin, Blaze & The Monster Machines, Bubble Guppies, Peep and The Big Wide World. There's about 10 million others I'm forgetting. There's no rush in showing a 5 year old every Harry Potter movie or playing them music with profanity. Expose them to things when they are mentally ready for it.

That being said, if a child hears a random "fuck" or something, they're not going to be ruined, but still, let kids be kids for as long as they can.

[Danzig in the Dark]

Do you Sludgers try to stop your youngsters from listening to certain music? If I had a daughter, I don't know if I'd want her listening to crap like Cardi B. Do you let them stream and block explicit music?

I would bring her to the slaughter.

[EyeDocOfRock]

Our son is 21 now…


He from a young age was cool with listening to the rock music my wife and I listen to….


As he got into high school and played on our high school varsity basketball team ALOT of the kids were listening to Rap … so our son did as well …. I couldn’t take it …but I let it go cuz that’s what he was subject to as being a part of the school basketball team …

A couple years after graduation have gone by and he’s given up on Rap ( Thank God) ..he dabbles in rock music today ..but he and his GF love the NEW Country Music scene … I don’t really listen to it … but I can tolerate it ALOT more than the RAP music… he and his GF and their group of friends been going to ALOT of these Country Music Concerts …. So it’s his thing and he enjoys it so I am cool with it ….. my parents never restricted me from my own music that I enjoyed .. so I let it play on to the next generation of his musical tastes !

[eddie lee roth]

I can remember sitting right next to my dad in a movie theater watching Animal House and laughing along right with him.

[HueyRamone]

LOL at all the Tipper Gores in this thread.

[CrankerBait]

If you instill a basic sense of right and wrong in your kids, communicate with them openly, and stay alert as to what they're up to, I don't think the music will have too much of a negative impact on them, if any at all. I never avoided playing any particular artists or songs around my son, but did sometimes explain lyrics to provide some context. Age-restricting anything with kids today would be next to impossible anyway, just like parents can't really track who they're talking to on the phone like they could a generation ago. Do your best, stay involved and hope for things work out...

[VinnieStJohn]

I took my oldest (minor) son to see Terrifier 3, so probably not the one to ask (although i grew up with Troma movies from an early age). My kids generally know what they should be listening to, and change it if they get the 'glance' LOL. Allow them to explore, within reason, and be there to provide context.

Blanket banning of things from kids leads to strippers and meth heads

[StateOfShock]

Never did that with my three kids.

My parents tried doing that to me, but I always found a way to listen to what I wanted to.

This type of thing is a losing battle. Especially today.

[daveg]

Never did that with my three kids.

My parents tried doing that to me, but I always found a way to listen to what I wanted to.

This type of thing is a losing battle. Especially today.

Was a losing battle back in the day as well.

My parents would not let me listen to Metallica or Maiden or Twisted Sister (which is pretty funny now). Made me want to hear it more, and I'd always find a way.

You just gotta talk to your kids, and hope they make the right decisions. Mine are both in 20's, and love Metallica and Maiden (TS not so much)

[Ryan81]

LOL at all the Tipper Gores in this thread.

I know! I cannot believe what I read here sometimes.

Here are some lyrics to Elektra records act Motley Crue who sell millions of albums from their song Livewire. "I'll either break her face, or take down her legs. Get my ways at will. Going for the throat, never letting loose. Going in for the kill."

Even John Denver would say that there are too many squares around here. Now I understand why W.A.S.P. isn't talked about more.

Message to parents...your kids aren't the little angels you believe them to be and by trying to restrict their access to something that will only make them either A) outcasts with their peers or B) they will want to seek out whatever you are forbidding them from even more. Especially these days it would be pointless to try and keep certain music from them with the internet. Back in middle school a good friend of mine was brought up by very religious parents (and it came out later that the dad had a kid out of wedlock) and I used to make mix tapes for him so he could not be deprived of the rock n roll. I didn't corrupt him very bad though. I think his favorites ended up being Dokken, Scorpions, and especially Priest.

Kids are more adult like that you want to believe. They are able to handle some words to a song and not go off the deep end. And if they do, it most likely isn't the music that drove them to it. Maybe there is a way that will make everybody happy though. Imagine this for a second. What if there was a way that the record companies of these acts could police themselves and perhaps print the lyrics to the songs on the inside of the albums so you and your child could sit together and read through them and then you guys together could decide if it is something that they should have in the household or not. Also, maybe some kind of warning sticker with a rating on it not unlike movies today have. It would say if the album contains references to violence or satanism and also erotic content as well as the abuse of drugs or alcohol. It would say something like PARENTAL ADVISORY: EXPLICIT LYRICS. Then your little angel would know not to buy that album. There is no substitute for a strong family unit though. Also, don't forget many of your kids' bodies are going through changes. So it is an awkward time in their lives and they already might be embarrassed about things like naughty songs. So if your daughter's tits are bigger than your wife's or socks keep disappearing and ending up crusty behind your son's bed don't be too hard on them.

[SexxAtraxxion]

Rebellion is a natural part of being a kid. The more you try to impose your ideals with 'don't listen to this music', the more they'll push back. It's just how kids explore their independence and identity.