Why are kids so easy to frighten?

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   xmagsposted 12 years ago

   Why are kids so easy to frighten?

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   Lisa HWposted 12 years ago

   ...because they don't understand a lot of things about the world, because they're young and small and not powerful in this world, because they don't have the emotional maturity to deal with uncertainties/fears/worries with the same kind of experience/perspective/information that adults do, and because they want/need those who are bigger and older than they are to help them feel safe, happy, and secure.

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      xmagsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I guess that's right. Maybe it's because they've gotten used to being taken care of, being protected, and that kind of stuff. Thanks for answering my question, Lisa HW.

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   IDONOposted 12 years ago

   They aren't! You must be young. I'm in my 50s and growing up, there was nothing more frightening than the shower scene in "Psycho", or the head-spinning scene in the "Exorcist". Kids laugh at that now. I used to fear the teacher that swatted the hardest for misbehavior. Kids have no threat of that anymore. They don't fear," Wait until your father gets home." Dad can't do much anymore. And , unfortunately, kid's do not fear misbehavior because they are not taught the meaning of consequences and that there are no "Reset" buttons or "play again" buttons on life.
        Little kids are startled easily because everything is new to them. Every little experience is a first time event. Remember how scared you were the first time you rode on a roller coaster? And the second time, not so much? That's how a simple "Boo" or loud bang is to them. Fear subsides as experience increases. I call this outgrowing their fears.

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      xmagsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You're absolutely right. I'm in my early twenties and I have a niece who is really very easy to frighten. Show her a scary face and she won't be able to sleep. I look at her with an evil glint in my eye and she starts crying. Thanks for answering.

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   duffsmomposted 12 years ago

   Because they still live in a world where fairies, Santa Claus, and creatures like the Easter Bunny can exist.  If those fun things can exist in their minds, so can the scary boogie man type creatures.

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      xmagsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      You have a point Duffsmom. I guess their world, much like ours, is still very parallel. For every good thing, there is a bad thing. And for them, anything is still possible.

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   peachpurpleposted 12 years ago

   lack of confidence and security. All kids are attach to mums and gets frighten easily even a small bug because he had never seen. Once the mum teaches him and coax him to feel secure, brave, everything will be alright.

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