How do you feel about your kids playing with toy guns or weapons?
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How do you feel about your kids playing with toy guns or weapons? - Do you allow your kids to play with toy guns or weapons? If so, what is an appropriate age for them to start playing with toy weapons? If not, what is your reasoning?
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Permalink Reply by Jennie B Moye on -
My son has had toy guns and water guns for years, he is now 13. I don't have a big problem with the toy guns but he has to follow the same rules as if it were a real gun! No pointing at others unless it is a water gun and then no face. He wants to get a real gun but he must first go thru a Gun Safety course that is certified!
It also depends on the child!
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Permalink Reply by Mry Jhnsn on -
I cringed a little the first time he pretended to shot me and demanded to know where he got the idea. Ha! I also feel that it depends on the context. It is hard to be anti-guns when Dad carries one on the job to "keep people safe" and then to turn around and say don't pretend. Luckily... my kid would rather play with trains then be a cowboy :)
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Permalink Reply by sue rees on -
Don't have a problem with it. We all were brought up playing cowboys and indians and none of my siblings are looking to guns. Totally anti now.
I think if children are taught to respect them its fine. I'd probably worry more about computer games then pretend play.
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Permalink Reply by Aleksandra Nearing on -
The only weapon my near-4 year old daughter has played with is her watergun.
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Permalink Reply by Melanie Roberts on -
My kids are 16, 12 and 3; the boys had Waterguns for a long time, they also have Nerf guns, the little one sees the older ones play with them so it's kind of hard to keep them away from her, BUT we have rules, never shoot in the face. I really have no problem with the kids playing with their water guns or Nerf Guns as long as they know their rules. But both my boys and the little girl don't play with them a lot, we don't make a big deal out of it and it gets old quickly...
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Permalink Reply by Janet Barnes on
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I actually don't have a problem with it, as I've found that kids will turn anything (carrots, sticks, etc) in to a gun. We played cops and robbers as kids too. As my kids got older, we taught them gun safety over and over. My daughter is now 14 and in high school...and she's joining the rifle team in NJROTC.
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Permalink Reply by Janet Barnes on
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Same here....mine are 17 and 14 now and guns aren't a big deal. They've had gun safety for years now too.
Melanie Roberts said:My kids are 16, 12 and 3; the boys had Waterguns for a long time, they also have Nerf guns, the little one sees the older ones play with them so it's kind of hard to keep them away from her, BUT we have rules, never shoot in the face. I really have no problem with the kids playing with their water guns or Nerf Guns as long as they know their rules. But both my boys and the little girl don't play with them a lot, we don't make a big deal out of it and it gets old quickly...
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Permalink Reply by Mommy's Two Cents on
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I don't love it but there's something so boyish about playing with it that I have found it hard to insist. Is a fair response - I'd rather not?
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Permalink Reply by Terri K on -
I don't really let my son play with toy weapons. We do have super soakers, if they count. My son is more likely to make up some kind of karate-type attack when he plays with his action figures.
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Permalink Reply by Naughty and Nice Lingerie on -
I don't have an issue with it. I think some people are too quick to blame some behavior on inadament objects rather than looking at where the behavior is learned and holding a child responsible for his or her own actions. If the child is brought up in a healthy environment with good morality and respect, I believe they will become contributing adults. I'm sure there may be an exception here or there, but I believe more has to do with how a child is raised, rather than what they are playing with.
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Permalink Reply by Ilana Moore on
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Well, I guess I'm a minority on this one. We're very anti-guns in our house. The first time (and a few subsequent times) my kids found toy guns (from a neighbor or friend), we explained that guns are not toys, that they can hurt people badly and even kill, and that we don't play with guns ever. They have pretty active imaginations and enjoy playing soldier (especially since dad is a proud member of the "Be All You Can Be"), but they find other creative ways to portray their ideas.
I've just heard too many stories and seen too many accidents to risk it. Just one moms opinion!
Ilana
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