Gossip Girl: xoxo or no?
Q. My 13-year-old loves Gossip Girl. Should I let her watch? And how can I get her to understand what I don’t like about it without becoming the most humorless mom in America?
Q. My 13-year-old loves Gossip Girl. Should I let her watch? And how can I get her to understand what I don’t like about it without becoming the most humorless mom in America?
Good one. Edgy media often forces parents into a tough spot: We hate to be old school, but we need to talk to our kids when they see something that models behavior that we think is either unsafe or not consistent with our values. Here are a few quick tips:
- If you can, watch the show before your kids do. Then decide what you think.
- Don’t be afraid to say “no” to younger kids (in this case, middle school and younger, since this show is full of consequence-free underage drinking, smoking, drugging, and non-consensual sex).
- Watch with your older kids and insert your comments. You will find it\'s much easier to have substantive talks about peer pressure, drugs, sex, and drinking when you\'re talking about Serena, Blair, or Dan than when it\'s about your kids and their friends. Try to balance the negative with the humorous. It always helps credibility and ups the chances that you\'ll actually be heard.
What questions do you ask your kids about racy TV shows?
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I KNOW HOW U ARE FEELING P.S. WRITE BACK
I KNOW HOW U ARE FEELING P.S. WRITE BACK
I recommend you sit down and watch it with her..and after watching,tell her life just isn't like that..the show is only meant for entertainment....but if you don't like the things the show is showing....you should really get her to watch something else..I'm already 17,and I can't stand watching for just 10 minutes..I guess I'm more of a realistic person....so I'm just okay with the show.
Im a fifteen year old guy and I seriously hate these kind of shows. I recently was forced to sit down with a girl and watch this crap. Its true that some of the stuff in these shos are true, but most of the people who watch these shows are in junior high. A sex scandal doesnt run rampant around a high school every week, and not very is dumping people for hotter guys to find out that they are gay. The problem with these shows is that many young kids expect all this drama and action when they get to high school, only to find out that all that drama occurs only sometimes and no where near the amount of times its portrayed on tv.
I really love this show i always watch it with my14 year old. Its really a good show for teenagers.
SeanJon10, you just seem like one of those people that got hurt by one of those girls and is blaming the shows. Tons of girls watch shows such as gossip girl and do you really think all of them become some sort of diva?
I ask my 14 year old if she thinks what is happening in the TV show is realistic, or would happen at her school. Her answers are surprising in that she will tell me a lot.
She is uncomfortable watching romance and sex scenes with me, as I was with my Mom. I talk very graphically about what slang terms mean, so she won't be caught off guard in the future by terms and situations of which she has no direct experience.
O.K I'm 15 going on 16 and I've seen how these teenage sitcoms can turn girls very "rude" here's a simple parent math equation.
girl + crazy drama filled t.v. = a girl who is into drama and dumps boys for "hotter" boys and is the reason why your other kids will not get along with a "pop" culture diva.
I'm just saying.