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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been fighting this battle with my 6 year old for over a year now. I was firmly in the camp of NO GUN PLAY whatsoever: no toy guns, no water guns, no Nerf guns, nothing. I would reprimand him even if he played with a stick that he was pretending was a gun. But I'm exhausted from his relentless interest in it. I'm at the point of wondering if I'm making it even more of a forbidden fruit situation and the more I say "no, that's not allowed, that's not appropriate, we can't even say that word gun" etc is he wanting to do it even more?
Anyone who has dealt with a child with this extreme interest, please share your story! How did you get them past it? Did you stick to your guns (no pun intended) or did you let them get it out of their system? How long did that take? I'm really at a loss how to proceed. Thank you. [/quote]

You're child needs to know about guns-you don't want them curious about it and finding one at a friends house and grabbing the forbidden fruit and shooting themselves. Teach them about guns, gun safety, and if they ever see one they are to leave it and tell an adult ASAP.[/quote]

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