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You mention that we need to have a baseline, but in the same post wonder over the ignorance in believing that a child crossing that baseline grows in maturity all of a sudden. People have created a baseline using a broad generalisation, and then parents are expected to use their common sense in allowing a child slightly more or less access than the baseline suggests. I think you're right about strict parents making sneakier children though, and I've not heard that saying before.  ASR and 13+ are blurry, but again, all of them are blurry because they're very broad, generalised baselines. I tend to be conservative and use a higher rating if I'm not sure - that way I'm least likely to offend someone. And a lot of it depends not on the theme, but on the level of details. A child of 7 might understand that a man jumped off a cliff and died. A child of 13 might understand that the man did so deliberately because he was depressed and committed suicide. An adult might appreciate the details of the act (or not!). It's a tricky issue, and almost impossible to answer in black and white terms, huh? The "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"  really wanted to get us thinking with this one!Elle Check out the "Invalid Item" !
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Re: Opinion: Children Exposed to Wrong Material · 05-02-13 9:34pm 
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