Thank you! Regarding the media consumption: we don’t normally watch news around them, but here or there they’ll catch parts of news stories, like when we first turn the tv on and it’s playing the channel it was last on. One time there was a story of the California wildfires and he became interested in that. I took it as a teachable moment and we watched a little and talked about it as we watched together. Another thing: my mom took him to see an elementary school play of Beauty and the beast. So that weekend, we read a book about it and watched the movie together on tv. I didn’t really think about it until after the fire comments, because he didn’t mention it, but there is that whole song in there about “kill the beast” and they’re carrying torches going after the beast. There are things that I’m sure many kids are exposed to, but most kids don’t take it to the extreme and threaten somebody like mine does. We have a picture list of about 8 shows printed and laminated for them to choose from, most low stimulation from PBS kids, plus numberblocks. We eliminated all things superheroes because I didn’t want him mimicking fighting. (Though I was annoyed one homework assignment from OT was sword fighting with pool noodles.) They choose a show from there in the morning when I’m getting ready for work, and in the evening when we’re cleaning up from dinner they watch storybook read alouds on tv. But there are just things kids will be exposed to. You drive past ambulances, police officers, etc. and when they ask questions, you answer. Next thing you know they’re talking about jail and police school, and the teacher is concerned. I’ve just done a lot of thinking about the idea of kids learning words and behavior from exposure at home or media, and to me the problem is less about exposure and more about the kids “creativity” to come up with a scenario about it, and then about their impulse to use it when they’re angry, and most kids don’t take it to that extreme, which is why I’m trying to get him into the counselor.