Is Spring Awakening appropriate for a 13 year old?- Page 2

[LittlexFallxOfxRain]

Posted: 4/16/08 at 10:32pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PSyLcIOJ0CQ

It is truly a beautiful show.
My brother saw it at 11 and it was way too early for him. My mother regreted it.
However, it was perfectly okay for my 13 year old sister. Don't listen to everyone who says it's innapropriate unless they can clearly remember what life was like at 13.

Have a talk with your daughter, ask her if she feels comfortable. I am so comfortable with my mother and was totally okay with her sitting next to me while watching a sex scene. Updated On: 4/16/08 at 10:32 PM

[george95]

Posted: 4/16/08 at 10:35pm

I've taken several groups of juniors and seniors to see Spring Awakening, and the next day at school, the freshmen and sophomores beg me to take them next, and the juniors and seniors say "They are way too young!"

[george95]

Posted: 4/16/08 at 10:35pm

I've taken several groups of juniors and seniors to see Spring Awakening, and the next day at school, the freshmen and sophomores beg me to take them next, and the juniors and seniors say "They are way too young!"

[xoangel2789xo]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 12:27am

like most people would say, it probably depends on the person's maturity...I would have liked to see this when I was 13...a lot of the things that came up were things I could relate to.

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 3:08am

When I went to see it the family next to me consisted of: A mother, a father and their young son who was I'd guess tweleve or thirteen. During intermission they didn't seem the least bit phased by it and the boy seemed to enjoy the show more than Cyrano, to which is mother jokingly said: "You didnt fall asleep during this one!"

It depends on the child, I'd have reservations about taking my thirteen year old sister just because she can be kind of immature but if you feel they are mature enough, then they will throughly enjoy it. The show itself is a wonderfully entertaining [and touching] night of theater. Enjoy!

Updated On: 4/17/08 at 03:08 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 4:04am

As a parent AND an educator: I think 13 is right on the cusp. Any younger and I would definitely say NO. But at 13-14, as everyone else has said, it depends on the kid.

The sex is pretty graphic as is the masturbation scene. While it is no "worse" than an R rated movie...since it is live, it is more intense.

However, I am in the camp that also thinks: just because they can "handle" it, is not the best reason to allow it. When my 8th graders ask about it: I tell them, while it wonderful and they SHOULD see it, to wait a year or two....and that they probably DON'T want their parents next to them when they see it.

Updated On: 4/17/08 at 04:04 AM

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 4:10am

Updated On: 5/6/09 at 04:10 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 4:38am

I agree: a lot of parents would be uncomfortable watching it with their kids. That being said, assuming its still around, I fully plan to bring my kids to see it when they are ready, and they will be sitting next to me. My dd is 11 now....so we'll see how the next few years go! (My ds is only 7...so he probably won't get to see it on the great white way!)

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 8:13am

I went to see Avenue Q with my aunt on my seventeenth birthday and that was awkard enough.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 8:17am

The new marketing slogan (as written by Yankeefan007):

"Spring Awakening: There's more to it than boobs, butts, and circle jerks."

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 8:21am

Yankeefan, I think that just made my day...

[pushdabutton]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 8:22am

Not appropriate for a 13 year old.

[pdjennings]

Posted: 4/17/08 at 10:14am

The entire point of the story in SA is that society is oversheltering it's youth. The 'kids' in story are not much older than 13. The story is about teenagers ... it should be required viewing for teenagers.

By 12 or 13, kids know and understand a lot more than we give them credit for.

By 12 or 13, kids know about academic pressures.
By 12 or 13, kids know every "dirty word."
By 12 or 13, kids had better know about sexuality.
By 12 or 13, kids certainly know about masturbation.