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That may be true, but at the same time it's a parent's responsibility to monitor what children watch on TV, what net sites they visit, and what music they listen to. Besides, you think you can shield someone from what real life is like forever? I'd say by about 9 or 10 most kids are ready to see and hear what real life is like and what real people say and think...especially if a parent is there to put it into context for them. If you go through life holding your kid's hand for everything, they won't be well adjusted enough to make a transition into becoming a functional adult. For instance, when I was around 12 or 13 I used to rent those Faces of Death videos (don't lie...you've all seen at least one). My dad knew and I figured he'd be pissed but instead he was cool with it because he figured it would desensitize me enough that, in the event that I was faced with with something like that in real life, I wouldn't get all hysterical and lose my cool. He was right.