My son, who just turned five, has been into Ben 10 for a while. He has some Ben 10 toys, including the watch. And he spends a lot of time with a friend at pre-school pretending they are Ben 10 etc. As his father, I have to admit that I haven't really paid much attention to the show. His mother has watched some of the episodes with him, I wasn't thrilled by some of the things he was telling me about the show and the various characters - it just sounded kind of low-class and thoughtless, but I didn't get really worried about it until last night. As he got ready for bed my son told me that he had seen something on the show that bothered him and made him feel very bad. He told me that there was a scene in which a cook who is preparing some food removes ear wax from her ear and adds it to the food. I couldn't believe that this kind of "entertainment" would be set before our young children by a major network and I thought my son must have been mistaken about what was happening in the scene. But it turns out he was right. The scene occurs in an episode called "A Chance of Face". From the "recap" page at tv* (*://*tv*/Ben+10/A+Change+of+Face/episode/922189/recap.html): "In the cafeteria of the prison, it is lunch time, and Gwen is given a tray of yellowish goop. She asks the server if they have anything that’s organic, and the lunch lady gives her something that “she’s grown herself.” She sticks a finger inside her ear and mixes the earwax into her already disgusting food. The lunch lady tells her that she has more and should come back for seconds." How many parents would think that this kind of gross image is good for young children? Especially young kids who are still learning about what kinds of food are good to eat. Of course this show is rated TV-Y7, which means it might not be appropriate for kids younger than 7. But so is "Transformers" which does not contain this type of disturbing images. And of course the Cartoon Network knows that very young children are inevitably going to be exposed to the show and become absorbed in it, just by the times of day when they show it. So that's how much they care about our kids. A word to the wise: This show is not right for young children. Besides the violence there are very disturbing plot lines and images.

My 6 year old watches this at his fathers house and comes home and has nightmares at bedtime. When he is in school he is getting into fights with the kids by pretending that he is ben 10 and physically harming others. As a concerned mother,..NOT A GOOD SHOW FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

I was sceptical about this cartoon and my son just got interest in it and I gave it a shot and let my child watch for few minutes and watched with him, I couldn't wait for it to end, the scenes were disturbing and not educational at all. After we watched my son started to say the big giant wolfe scared me, and he said it consistantly until I had to try and diffuse his mind with other children programmes like fireman sam etc, he went and after about 10mins came back and started talking about giant scary big bad wolfe.I will never let my son watch it again.

I watched the Cartoon Ben 10. The standard rating in NZ is PG (Parental Guidance Recommended for younger viewers) noted on the DVD cover: Low level violence. I viewed a great deal of violent acts, which I deemed not suitable for a ten year old. Also I was concerned with the behavioural attitude of the main character Ben 10. His lack of respect for adults and siblings was not “cool” it simply showed poor writing and poor role modelling by the creators of the show. Simply put, I will not be letting my son watch and imitate this poorly constructed cartoon show. Interesting facts: Effects of TV Violence on Kids *://*med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/tv.htm * Children ages 8-12 years who view violence are often frightened that they may be a victim of violence or a natural disaster. * Scary-looking things like grotesque monsters especially frighten children aged two to seven. Telling them that the images aren't real does not help because kids under age eight can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality. * Symptoms of being frightened or upset by TV stories can include bad dreams, anxious feelings, being afraid of being alone, withdrawing from friends, and missing school.

I Let My Son Watch This For A Long Time. To Tell You The Truth...I Actually Liked It. I Encourage Imagination And Creativity And This Show Seemed To Give Him A Sense That He Can Carve His Own Path, Do Whats Right No Matter What And Have Fun With It Too. But After A While I Noticed A Change In My Son...All Of A Sudden He Just Started Being EXTREMELY Disobedient, This Was Very Unusual...I Couldnt Figure Out Why He Was Behaving Differently...So One Night He Was Up A Little Too Late Watching Ben Ten, So I Asked Him To Turn Off The Tv As Soon As It Was Over. The Episode Was Done, I Knew This Because I Heard The Theme Song For Another Episode. So I Scolded Him And Told Him To Go To Bed NOW...After A While Of Struggle He Stomped Off To His room... The Tv Was Still On...I Was Curious As To Why He Would Stay Up Soo Late JUST To Watch Ben Ten...I Gave Thew Show A Closer Look, And THERE IT WAS...I Noticed That In EVERY Episode Even Though Ben DOes The Right Thing In The End He Always Does The EXACT OPPOSITE Of What His Grandpa Or His Cousin Tells Him To Do ! And Most Of The Good Deeds He Does He Does It Mostly For Fame And Attention..Not Really Because It Is The Right Thing To Do. Every Child Is Different Some Children Can Actually See The Error In Ben's Ways And Get Frustrated When He Does What He Feels Like And Acts Stubborn. But Other Children Cant Tell The Difference, As Long As You Do Whats Right At Last Minute No Rules Apply. But Then Again Its The Parents Choice...And NEVER Allow A Child To Watch Something Without Fully Inspecting Its Morals First.

agree with one of the people below. its so hard not to succome to letting your kid watch this as every one in the school yard is on about it.... but its not approriate...... and when you witness 4 and 5 year olds "playing Ben" their demeaner shows us why they shouldnt be watching it

my 4 year old likes ben 10 but after watching this he pretends with his friends to be ben 10 and becomes aggressive and violent.this show is not entertaining instead child becomes violent ,i think this sort of programes should be closed for younger children,they just teacher children to fight .

Please IGNORE a previous review based on an over-protective parents 5 minutes watching Ben 10. As someone who has seen EVERY EPISODE of EVERY SERIES right up to the latest new episode that aired last friday. I can 100% say that this show is perfect for children and sci-fi fans of ALL AGES! :) Violence is at a fantasy level and no worse than in Doctor Who or some Japanese anime. The role models are good. Grampa Max is the grandfather figure and is good in the role always keeping Ben & Gwen on the right track. Gwen is a breakout character that shows you don't have to be the star to be great! Ben is a fantastic role model for little boys as he tries to convince Kevin to be a good guy and use his powers for good instead of evil. Parents will find this is the perfect show to get kids interested in science fiction and fantasy!

my son loves this show! All i have to do is to explain to him that it's not real and it will never be real and that seems to do the trick. he never thinks it's real because it's a cartoon. he seems to have no trouble with this show at all and that's what makes me happy.