Personally, I would wait until maybe 10+
The Holocaust, IMHO, needs to be assessed as an awful event.
But, to be 'understood', I believe that it also needs to be shown in a) its historical context - the full intensity of early 20th century ideological conflicts and not seen in isolation but rather contrasted with the Red Terror, the forced collectivization/Ukrainian famines, Stalin's purges, show trials etc b) how it illustrates that Mankind's intelligence can be misdirected in truly ghastly ways c) it is not restricted to one continent/one race as victims and unfortunately people do not seem to learn from others' mistakes - look at the Cultural Revolution, Pol Pot, Ruanda, Darfur etc. I do not think even gifted kids would be ready for the full impact of that before at least 10.
Furthermore, gifted kids can be extreme empaths and 'feel' other people's anguish in almost amplified ways (I know that I did and I see it in my DD too). Until a kid learns to 'harness' that I think that overly disturbing stuff like this is best left alone.
At the end of the day, the best people to judge whether or not their kid is ready are the parents.
Last edited by madeinuk; 07/27/13 01:21 PM.
