Body Worlds: Appropriate for children?
There is something gruesome yet interesting about seeing hearts, lungs and other body parts.
Last week, Mary Dunklin, our Healthy Living editor, received a book about the exhibit "Body Worlds," which is on display at the Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas.
The book included photo after photo of bodies and body parts, including diseased lungs, hearts, etc. One photo of the body's organs highlighted black lungs. We joked about how that would be an effective anti-smoking ad.
But there were also photos of a deformed baby and one of a man (muscle and bone) holding his own skin. As we talked about the photos, other co-workers chimed in and we wondered whether this was appropriate for children. According to the museum's Web site, organizers recommends that "a parent or adult accompany children under the age of 13, but there is no age requirement."
Do you plan to take your kids the exhibit? Have you already been with your kids? Leave a comment below, and be sure to include your children's ages.