How to help a child who’s been frightened by scary pictures
Georgie asks: My 10-year-old daughter recently was exposed to a truly horrific image on the ‘Quizazz’ website… she really had her wits scared out of her and, despite my reassurances of ‘it’s not real,’ I don’t think I’m getting thru; how can I help her deal with her fright which is now turning into nightmares and having to have a night light on, etc?
Hi Georgie –
I just looked at Quizazz, and I think I might have seen the pictures that scared her – Yep, those are pretty darn creepy! I will say, though, that if it was one of those, I’m happy that it wasn’t worse! Children are going to see faces that scare them, whether it’s in a fairy tale book or a monster movie or… Hey do you know what movie has scared more people more than any other over time? If you’re thinking about “Psycho” or “The Exorcist” or some slasher flicks, forget it. The most frightening movie ever (based on a survey of psychologists years ago) is ” Continue reading