https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:48:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878886 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:42:00 +0000 ValentineMommy 1878886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up with fairly strict parents, but they did not censor music/art type things, and we don't plan to either. </p> <p>That being said, we don't listen to hardcore rap or anything super ridiculously explicit either. </p> <p>I think music is about expressing yourself (both DH and I are musicians) and not censored. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878835 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:08:58 +0000 yoursilverlining 1878835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don’t know; I guess I sort of already do in a way. I’m not so worried about the occasional swear word; but since having a little girl I’m a lot more conscious about demeaning lyrics and songs, and will change the station if a demeaning song comes on as I don’t want to listen to it myself. I don’t want her hearing stuff that’s nasty or demeaning to women, or discounts all women as hoes/bitches/etc.</p> <p>Songs like David Guetta w/ Akon “sexy chick” drive.me.up.the.wall; but that could also be because they are just crappy, crappy music. </p> <p>That said, we're not switching to kid stations. There is plenty of great music available that isn't obnoxious "kid stuff". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878801 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:44:40 +0000 sunny 1878801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was shocked to find out that LO learned many of the words to Let It Go all by herself (she just turned 2) so I think she'd be able to repeat some undesirable words too if she were listening to my music. We listen to children's music in the car. I have found some that is tolerable so I don't really mind it! She likes singing along which I think is the cutest thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878791 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:38:31 +0000 shopaholic 1878791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: If it's the song I'm thinking of, it's not a bad song at all. I play it for K to dance! ;)</p> <p>I probably wouldn't play hardcore rap or hip hop with a lot of fuzz words, but everything in moderation should be fine. We have friends who have taught their kids to just not sign along the bad words. A video of girls singing along to "It's Britney -----" particularly sticks out in my mind. They know better than to sing that word, but they love the song. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878729 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:00:20 +0000 dagret 1878729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: there 's an option on Pandora where you can choose to filter out songs with explicit lyrics. </p> <p>I listen to country music and the indie station b/c i don't want L to repeat lots of pop music lyrics. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878688 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:31:54 +0000 Mama Bird 1878688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably not going to. DS hears worse things on the playground every day than whatever music I listen to :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878618 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 09:50:53 +0000 youboots 1878618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good thing I only listen to country music and 70s &amp; 80s :)</p> <p>You could do a LO playlist? I would say once when they start repeated undesired words. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878609 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 09:40:34 +0000 ShootingStar 1878609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really ever plan to change the music I listen to all that much. I like variety so I generally listen to the radio. DH is big on downloading music to his phone and listening to it in his car. I joke with him that pretty soon he's going to need to buy the edited versions. I would just rather DS not be parroting explicit lyrics everywhere when he's like 4, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878550 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:48:27 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1878550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really know. I think some censorship is good, but my parents went way overboard with us &amp; DH is of the mind that we let her listen to/watch whatever she wants as long as she is old enough to understand that we don't repeat those things. I'm really not sure what we will do about music. I'm also one of those people that really wants their kids to love the same music they love (ha!) &amp; so it makes not want to ever censor that. I guess we'll just see when we get there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878494 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:12:49 +0000 mamimami 1878494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember my parents getting in a fight about Madonna! How she was a bad role model and whatnot. (Said my mom!)</p> <p>Anyway ever since my son started singing snippets of songs, I've gotten more careful. In the car, with songs I know, sometimes I will turn it down for a couple seconds if I'm on the ball. Or listen to safe music! My son is almost 4 and my daughter almost 2 and they definitely understand and repeat certain words. In that Pitbull song Fireball, my son always recognizes the word booty and says, "HE SAID BOOTY!" but he thinks it's funny and I know he doesn't have any notions about sexual booty-slapping so... that's a pretty tame song compared to many!</p> <p>I think it all depends how verbal they are. Between 18 months and age 2 you're starting to take some risks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878491 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:10:28 +0000 JerricaBenton 1878491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is big into repeating everything she hears and she's very into music so I try to only play appropriate stuff for her. I definitely had to stop listening to howard stern in the car a while ago but it's harder for her to pick out naughty words in songs still. (19 mos) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878484 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:06:38 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1878484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: it's still one of me and my sister's favorite memories of childhood. She even let us roll the windows down and blast Shoop while driving through our town.</p> <p>We also watched MTV that we weren't "supposed to" when we were little. It would be pretty hard shield kids from everything ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878468 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:56:06 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1878468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: haha i have vivid memories of getting to watch a madonna concert on tv when i was maybe 4? My older cousin didn't get to watch it because her parents said no, and i thought i was the coolest ;) didn't catch on to the meanings of all those songs until i was much much much older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878462 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:53:19 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1878462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I basically listen to hard rock and hip hop so surely this will be a problem at some point :shocked: </p> <p>That said, I remember my mom letting us listen to Very Necessary when it came out and we're no worse for the wear ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878456 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:51:19 +0000 loveisstrange 1878456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly? Probably wont. I grew up listening to the same stuff my parents liked (classic rock) and watching MTV music videos with my brothers in the early 90s... DH likes to listen to Disney music in the car with her sometimes, but mostly we just listen to what we like. Im a rock/indie/alt kind of person, so Im sure she hears some cursing now and then.</p> <p>She probably hears worse just around our family and friends anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878455 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:48:22 +0000 looch 1878455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So yesterday, my mom was telling me that my son likes this song that has lyrics that go "the base, the base, the base."</p> <p>My husband finds it on his phone and turns out the unedited version features sh*t several times (at least that's only what I heard from the other room). The radio version is edited, but still, I am not a fan and I've asked my mom to be a little more careful about the music in the car.</p> <p>The problem is he repeats everything, so.....I don't want to be limiting, but at the same time, I want him to learn that there are other ways to express himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878451 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:45:30 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1878451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband listens to unedited hip hop, so once our future LOs start repeating words he will likely switch to his 80s electro pop and rock music when little ears are nearby. The music I listen to is suggestive, but kids don't know what that means. Nonetheless, I will probably be the mom listening to contemporary gospel/ praise music, kiddie songs, and uptempo instrumentals. Can't go wrong with those styles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-will-you-start-filtering-music-that-lo-hears#post-1878440 Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:36:30 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1878440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grew up listening to mostly music that my parents liked, and i think it really shaped my musical taste, even as an adult. Lo is 18 months and we still listen to my favorite pandora stations in the car or while we are at home. These are not necessarily *not* child friendly, but there is the occasional word here or there that i wouldnt want lo repeating.</p> <p>Im not big on censorship anyway (i doubt hearing a word in a song will have any affect on him, even as a child, aside from him possibly repeating it). </p> <p>Is there an age where you would be more careful to filter? The thought of switching to kid stations makes me want to cry. </p>