Should your child read horror stories?

In a new free ebook called "a story at bedtime for a scary child", children taking inappropriate behavior receive their retaliation in some sort of awful way. There are no cute monsters or easy going Gruffalos: these dark creatures are ready to eat alive when you tear your limbs.

These stories are based on Swedish folklore, but they are not unique to Scandinavia. In the world, traditional stories entertain and guide children, and are often used to scare people to do what they have said

As the years passed, many of these stories became more suitable for children. It was Wilhelm Grimm who began to investigate the fairy tale that he and his brothers became very famous. The creepy details were missed or changed (just as Cinderella's sister-in-law cut legs to fit the slippers, and indeed it was not white mother-in-law who tried to kill her, she He was his mother)

Today, many of us are still trying to protect our children from these nightmare stories. After all, we have a better understanding of the effects of media violence on children, and experts like Dr. Sears warn us not to use fear to obediently scare our children Did.

Does this mean that there is no bloody, cruel and horrible story in our children's lives?

It can include lessons of important life: do not walk around at night! Please do not stay near the water! Listen to your parents!

It tells the children that fear is normal and completely acceptable. It can help them fight it and provide names and faces for their fear instead of suppressing it

Even if the story does not end well, the children are relieved. At least it is not realistic and it will not happen to them either.

While reading terrible stories, children can control their fears. They can imagine the fear they can control - unlike television it imposes images on them that may exceed their order. When books are too scared, they can just lay it down

Of course, there are limits. Horror stories may be suitable for young teenagers, but they are not suitable for young children. Preschool children do not necessarily explain the difference between fantasy and real life, so it is definitely not time to expose them to carnivorous demons!

Continue reading obscene books for older children without worrying about long-term damage. Download an ebook for a new English translation of a fairy tale of the original Grimm, or try Alvin Schwartz's "The Horror in the Dark" and R. L. Stine's popular goose bump collection.

For me, I will add my best Gruffalo sound within a few years until my 3 year old child is ready to discover the dark folklore for himself.

When real events such as divorce and abuse take place in your child's life, this can be a real children's horror story. If you choose to read books on topics such as horror stories, your child can overcome the fear of loneliness and loss and be brave enough to face the future. Because these stories know that you are not the only one they can experience this feeling to the children so that the characters in the book comfort your children in the face of the same fear Give an opportunity to understand.

Sometimes a child's horror story may be full of vampires, ghosts and zombies. This story may make it imagine that a child goes through the forest, or encounters a stranger in the park. When reading these stories, your child can learn precious lessons such as why a child can not walk alone through the park alone or talk to strangers. Since many stories are troubled by the fact that children ignore rules, children understand the importance of defending the rules, and in order to avoid dangerous situations such as those experienced by horror stories, You can always follow instructions.

I think it's okay to read a horror story. When you read a novel, it will affect you. Just like a child who reads suicide, the child is affected by suicide and may try to commit suicide or suicide. This is not a good thing. Another reason is that when you read a book it is like a horror story and you fall into the world of your imagination, they say that what is in this story is genuine I might think. I know this because it actually happened in front of me. Then I stopped reading horror stories. It affected my life and changed it forever in a bad way. I saw that I was not true. I do not think this is true. It is injury. After I read another horror story, I became more violent than I should have. The story I read is about war. My mother asked me, I did not say anything to her, but she was able to say the effect I had. It is a little violent. There are a few things that is not very good to read. war