My xhusband bought my 3 1/2 yr old daughter a Harry Potter movie. Isnt she too young for that?? Even my co-workers are laughing about it. I even have a hard time following that movie!!!
2006-12-23 04:26:46 · 10 answers · asked by kimandkaitlyn2005 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
my child isnt into these movies..she's into cartoons like on nick jr and disney. he's the one into the harry potter stuff. she'll be bored out of her mind!
2006-12-23 04:45:32 · update #1
he could have asked his mom what to get her since she's the one that takes care of her on the visitation weekends!
2006-12-23 04:46:33 · update #2
Someone who does not know children. You might encourage him to go to ToysRUs.com and use the "Search by age" feature.
I think it is a shame - not laughable. It seems to me that he bought what he thought all the kids want this year and he will be disappointed to hear he did wrong and his child will not have a fun gift from dad for the holidays.
Few of us are perfect parents out of the box - and an ex is already showing signs of needing help, simply by being an ex. Whatever you think of him, I would think the important thing would be that your little girl grow up with an image of her father as warm and loving her - not some putz, right?
Peace!
2006-12-23 04:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by carole 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You’re probably right that your daughter won't understand the movie at all, but just because she doesn't understand what the story is about doesn't mean she can't enjoy it. It's Harry Potter, you know with magic and the kind of fantastic special effects that kids love, just sit down with her and watch the movie and marvel at the magic and all of that stuff and then she'll start to enjoy it and be amazed at the movie and come to love it. I’ve seen three year olds sit down and watch a ‘grown-up’ movie that has easy comedy and good special effects and they love it, sure they don’t have a clue what the movie is really about but they still love it. If you laugh about the gift and make stupid comments about the movie in front of your daughter then she’ll most likely not like the movie because she can tell that you don’t and so she’ll mimic you, that’s what children do, that’s how they learn to react to things, mimicking their parents. Just sit down and watch the movie with her and act like it’s a really good and enjoyable movie and point out all of the magic and special effects and say how good they are over and over, like “look sweaty it’s magic!”. That’s all you have to do to make a child that age enjoy a movie.
2006-12-23 19:48:36 · answer #2 · answered by Laura 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's intentions were probably good, and alot of times men are not left with the responsibility of raising the kids so sometimes they are just dumbfound in a sense when it comes to things like that, he's probably thinking its such a popular movie with kids these days, that it would be a good gift, not considering her age as a factor, probably haven't actually watched the movie himself so he probably just didn't know that's where good communication comes in, if you'll are on a good mental level with each other in a nice way you can explain your feelings and maybe he can exchange the gift for something you feel more suitable for her or you can exchange it, its not a very big issue, these issues arrive because of the lack of knowledge, not poor intentions, try the communication I mentioned earlier and see can't this small problem be resolved in a nice a friendly way.
2006-12-23 12:40:49 · answer #3 · answered by yahoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um I did. I bought my 4 year old daughter the first Harry Potter movie when it came out. We watched it together and had a great time. We also started reading the books together. Your coworkers might be laughing because that is the reaction you are setting yourself up for.
Don't be so quick to judge. If you don't like what he bought her, then suggest HE takes her shopping a few weeks before the next holidays/hang out in the toystore to see what she likes. But she will respond to what she has seen in commercials more than what she is interested in.
I think the movie choice was awesome. Maybe you are being too hard on him.
2006-12-23 12:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by PinkPrincessNerd 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
While this might be a greedy looking like ploy, your husband may be embarking on sharing quality time. Maybe a little demanding, but still you will be suprised how easy children grasp things. Your husband should probably consider taking you and the child shopping and just waiting for the child wants to point at greedily.
2006-12-23 12:35:08 · answer #5 · answered by Peter M 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If he is into it, maybe he is trying to connect to his daughter. There is nothing wrong with that. My niece (4) love the Harry Potter movies, she also loves to watch Star Wars, and can tell me that they are not real. She knows the difference in a movie and real life. If your daugter can distinguish these things, then she would be fine with them.
2006-12-23 20:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by sllcone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the good news is, she'll grow into it! Harry Potter is timeless, and I believe will still hold it's appeal in 5 years from now when she can really enjoy it.
2006-12-23 13:01:06 · answer #7 · answered by Janet B 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He prob. wanted to get her something without asking. Its is pretty funny that he chose that. However my three year old loves Harry Potter, just he action in it keeps him interested. At least he made the effort to go buy something. However politley suggest that next time he buy something more catered to her interest and give some suggestions.
2006-12-23 13:49:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He obviously knows nothing about child development. Stick it in a box for 5 years.
2006-12-23 15:28:40 · answer #9 · answered by Jilli Bean 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
depends wat movie.
no 1 and maybe 2 are pretty easy
the 3rd is really lame and like hard and messed up. deffinitly no
no. 4 is pretty easy easy
the easiest to follow is 1
2006-12-23 12:43:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋