My Kids Watched Courageous Twice
This post is not intended to sway you into letting children under the age of 13 to watch Courageous, but instead to discern as a parent if it would be right for your kids.
As you probably know, Courageous, came out on DVD last week. I had received it as a gift and was interested in watching it again. I have already seen the movie three times so I was familiar with the themes and content of the movie. My children became very excited about watching the movie before ever seeing it. My son was even going to pass going to a friend's house because he wanted to watch Courageous with his dad.
So, on Saturday night, we sat down as a family to watch the movie. We let our daughters (ages 9,8, & 4) know that there was some fighting and guns. Molly, our youngest, watched most of the movie but the content was hard for her to understand. But she really enjoyed the scene in the cop car about the "snake kings". Mackenzie is our highly sensitive daughter so I was most concerned about her watching the movie. Both Megan and Mackenzie hid their eyes when we told them about "scary" parts of the movie. Mitchell watched the whole thing.
Evidently they enjoyed the movie because the three oldest watched it again on Sunday afternoon. Megan & Mackenzie even watched it again on Monday afternoon.
What's the point? As with any movie, do your research. Answer the question, "Why is it rated PG-13?" Then watch the movie yourself to see if it is appropriate for your children. Have a discussion with your children before or after the movie about why you are watching the movie even though it is PG-13. Share the importance of guarding our hearts and minds. Explain that most PG-13 movies are not appropriate for 13 & under and many are not OK for those over 13 including me.
I would encourage you to buy the DVD and watch it as family. As I have shared in previous posts, this is a great movie especially for fathers.
As you probably know, Courageous, came out on DVD last week. I had received it as a gift and was interested in watching it again. I have already seen the movie three times so I was familiar with the themes and content of the movie. My children became very excited about watching the movie before ever seeing it. My son was even going to pass going to a friend's house because he wanted to watch Courageous with his dad.
So, on Saturday night, we sat down as a family to watch the movie. We let our daughters (ages 9,8, & 4) know that there was some fighting and guns. Molly, our youngest, watched most of the movie but the content was hard for her to understand. But she really enjoyed the scene in the cop car about the "snake kings". Mackenzie is our highly sensitive daughter so I was most concerned about her watching the movie. Both Megan and Mackenzie hid their eyes when we told them about "scary" parts of the movie. Mitchell watched the whole thing.
Evidently they enjoyed the movie because the three oldest watched it again on Sunday afternoon. Megan & Mackenzie even watched it again on Monday afternoon.
What's the point? As with any movie, do your research. Answer the question, "Why is it rated PG-13?" Then watch the movie yourself to see if it is appropriate for your children. Have a discussion with your children before or after the movie about why you are watching the movie even though it is PG-13. Share the importance of guarding our hearts and minds. Explain that most PG-13 movies are not appropriate for 13 & under and many are not OK for those over 13 including me.
I would encourage you to buy the DVD and watch it as family. As I have shared in previous posts, this is a great movie especially for fathers.
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