DS6 likes to watch the world news whenever he can (isn't he supposed to go for maths and volcanos?) - I worried about this at first, but he takes it in his stride - it's all riveting food for thought as far as he's concerned. I don't let him watch/listen to stories about child pornography, rape and some of the nastier killings, and will try to keep away from this as long as I can - I don't want things that dirty touching them until they're a lot older.
He's fine (as is DS4) with the idea of death and disintegration. We're not religious, but neither boy has shown any inclination to worry about someday ending with rotting, burning, or being disected by medical students - they're interested in the options. I thought they might have liked the idea of going up on a platform to be eatern by birds, but it didn't grab their fancy.
I did once avoid a question about babies etc - not that I'm opposed to telling exactly, but just wasn't up for it at the time. It's amazing how fast a boy can lose interest when you start talking about chromosomes and DNA.
Different strokes for different folks indeed.
