Power Rangers? -- Do You Kids/paritcularly Young Boys Watch This?

My kids do from time to time. They are 6 and 8 but they have been watching it for years. If by mimic you mean jump around and pretend to be martial artists, yes they do and it is too cute. If you mean mimic like they start hitting people, no, my kids know that they can not do everything they see on tv, just like we knew growing up that we could not drop large boulders on people even though we watched road runner.

When my oldest (now nearly 19) was 3 he wanted to watch Power Rangers because that is what his daycare buddy watched. I thought, oh no, much too violent with people fighting each other. Then one day I watched it and saw how incredibly silly it was and how it was truly fantasy. I felt silly for reading too much into it. I let him watch it and guess what? He is a responsible young man that has never had any issues at school or home. Now my youngest, age 5, watches it. It really is a silly show but they love the martial arts and good guys defeating the bad guys. There is no blood, just silly fantasy good battles evil and prevails.

You know, I've had a different experience with this than some posters.

At the first preschool I worked at, several of the boys were very familiar with Power Rangers and the Ninja Turtles (early 90s). They did a lot of pretend play around these shows, and sometimes didn't pull their punches or kicks. In the mixed group, it created a very uncomfortable environment for some of the other kids because of how these children were using their bodies. It was also hard for other children because of some of the violent language that was coming out during those times, so even if no hitting was going on, it did affect how 'safe' some of the children felt.

My main problem with these shows is that they are 'might makes right' types of stories. The problems are never solved with discussion or words, only with fighting. I don't like the lesson that teaches. Sure, the 'good guys' win, but they do it by defeating others physically.

My son is five and we don't watch it at our house. He's not feeling particularly deprived... and I know as a boy, he's going to play guns and fighting... but I like that he isn't locked into a character that can only solve their problems by hurting others. (It's also just not part of his temperament-- he doesn't even like to watch the old Three Little Pigs cartoon-- the Big Bad Wolf chasing them feels 'scary' for him. I try to respect this. He's very brave in the ways that matter.) There are some very good articles on children playing at violence; I know that for many children this is a very real part of their development and there are ways in which teachers can facilitate making this play 'safe' for the group. I just don't think we need to offer models for violent play, either. They do pretty well with just their imaginations.

My boys watched it when they were younger; we had no issues with it. :)

My boys 3 and 6 LOVE it -and I have no problem with it.

Yes, my son LOVES the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, he is 5. No, my son does not mimic their behavior anymore than a typical 5yr old would any one. I remind him that there is a safe way to play Power Rangers and that it is not always appropriate and that not everyone wants to play. It really is no big deal in our house - to me typical 5yr old antics.

Good Lord, they are still around? My son will be 22 next month and was a HUGE Power Ranger fan! I can't say that I remember much about them.

I do remember something with the comment about 'acting out' the scenes. I don't know how old he was at the time, but he asked for a Barbie Doll for his birthday. GREAT! I'm raising a healthy boy! Get him the Barbie. Next thing I know the Barbie is only used as a damsel in distress to be rescued by the Power rangers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Like I said, he's almost 22, 6 foot something, built like an NFL linebacker and has the heart of a teddy bear. So I can't ay that it hurt him!

My boys watched it when they were little (pre-school). Kids, particularly young boys, will roughhouse, no matter what you let them watch. It is in their nature. There are no bad messages in the show, just the usual good vs bad. I now pay for my kids to learn those moves at the Sikaran Arnis Academy (Filipino stick and foot fighting).

My boys used to watch them.

Did they mimic they behavior - as in the martial arts used? Yeah. But they are in Tae Kwon Do so yeah.

Did they mimic their "attitudes"? Sometimes. But that's life. Kids will mimic anything. If you get worked up over it - then they will mimic it more.

LOL my son is now nineteen and I still remember him jumping around as a four year old in his "white ranger" PJ's!!!
I can't believe that show is still on?!
I hated the show personally but all my son's friends were into it. None of them were violent or unruly or anything else, just regular boys who loved to watch and often act out fight scenes. After Power Rangers they graduated to more graphic and violent video games (middle/high school) it seemed to be a natural progression in the whole fighting/good vs. evil thing. They all were and continue to be great kids/young men. Every single one of them has just finished their first year of college and are fully functioning members of society. My son is in his third year as a summer camp counselor and the kids adore just him, especially the boys :)

My 5-year-old daughter watches power rangers and she loves it! I have no problems with her watching it. She even has some power rangers swords and action figures, and we don't mind her acting out the 'moves' she sees on there. She knows it's not real.

My son likes the show, he is 4. I don't love it, personally. But neither he, nor any of the boys who I know that watch it "act it out". They act out the scenarios with the dolls though. I think "Angry Birds" is much worse and he likes that too. Actually, the boys I know who like PR are extremely well behaved, lovely boys.

My kids used to, over a decade ago -- I can't believe it's still on.

No, I don't think this show is particularly harmful.

we LOVE power rangers here! My daughter who is 7 and son who is 5 watch it almost everyday! I love watching the original ones. It brings back memories, lol! My son and the neighbor boy (4 years old) do pretend play that they are power rangers and they have to attack the imaginary bad guys (or trees as well). I see nothing wrong with it as long as they aren't hurting themselves or eachother

Any time my son watches things like this (martial arts, superheros, spy movies) he emulates EVERYTHING and it's hard to be around him because he is so full of energy and motion. He saw classic Superman cartoons when he was 3 and that kicked off his fascination. He's 7 now and we've started him in Tae Kwon Do classes to give him a constructive outlet for his energy and fascination. From watching him and his friends, I think a lot of boys do this.

heh. we were addicted to that silly show (the original one, of course). i remember our best friends and neighbors marching in and taking one of their girls home indignantly because their kids weren't supposed to watch anything so violent. i was so taken aback.
i was beyond tickled to hear the power rangers theme song on my older son's ring tones last week!
did they mimic their behaviors? yeah, i guess. they play punched and kicked and shot things. so did my brothers and i, long before power rangers. so long as sensible limits are put on them, why not? kids are supposed to be active and imaginative.
khairete
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My son (now 9) has never been into Power Rangers. Really--not any "super heroes" type stuff.