Current Event #2

Child Psychology: Tips on Taming the 'Boogie Monster'

The article is about parents who are worried about their little kids from the ages of 4 to 7. The parents are scared because their little son or daughter are scared of any real or imaginary creatures during anytime of the day. So researches studied around 50 kids, and read them some illustrated children books. All of the kids were asked some questions like why they felt scared, and how they can change it to make them less frightening . Researches found out children would rather think happy, or positive thoughts. An example from the article was "Let's pretend the dragon is nice." Most of the little boys thought of fighting, and adventure. While the girls just wanted basically wanted to get rid of the creature. While the little kids thought positive, the older kids just used a reality check. An example in the article was "Dragons aren't real."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/

My personal opinion is that I think it is a really good idea. The parents won't worry and the kids won't be afraid. Now that the subject was researched about, kids won't be afraid of "the monster in the closet", or the "boogie-man." Using methods can change the behavior of both the children and the parents. For example, when I was younger I used to get afraid if I thought I saw something, but I would just think to myself, and say that it was only my head. Nothing is really there.