I think I will. While telling them how we got to this place. Explain that they must question everything and think for themselves. Tell them that freedom is never free.
They are 11 & 9. What are your thoughts?
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This is a GREAT thread, with GREAT responses. My child is too young for it to even be an option, so I hadn't thought about it.
Reading the replies, and applying what I know about how any traumatization effects developing brains, I'm leaning hard towards no. It's simply not worth the risk or loss of innocence. In fact, it may cause more harm than good in a certain non-negligible percentage of the young - mostly those with "bad" parents who are already well on their way to desensitization and/or sociopathy.
I didn't need to watch Nuremberg to know it's ramifications. The footage will be available. Frank discussions with parents and healthy conversations in a classroom setting are probably best. I suspect even the crappiest teachers will open their eyes to the truth once the shoes swing on air.
Again, great OP. NCSWIC.
Thank you for the input.
I've always talked frankly with my kids. I tell them things that other parents don't. I believe we are very far from "bad" parents, so they aren't desensitized to things but understand them for what they are. Well as best as they can.
We are a military family so they have a deeper understanding than most snowflakes.
I've decided that I won't make them watch. I'll explain what happened and why it needed to happen. If my oldest wants asks, with out prompting, then I will let him. He has a better grasp on things than my youngest.