Kids are little peploe learning to deal with big feelings: anger, fear, anxiety, powerlessness. Fairy tales are full of nasty villains and terrifying monsters, and simpletons and downtrodden children who win out over them in the end. Most children I know love to be scared and definitely have their dark sides. Allowing them to explore those scary feelings through fairy tales has got to be helpful for them.
by Durga 04:34:11 PM 2012.06.18 |