Timeline for Does scaring children really traumatize them?
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| Apr 27, 2017 at 7:16 | comment | added | anon | @flith I'm going to extend the answer at some point because reading back I realise I'm focusing on me and my sister a little and we were tough kids. We didn't scare easy. We still don't. My step-son on the other hand does and is quite easily scared. It could be overdone with him and it could quite easily turn to tears. Visually scaring him could be traumatic. | |
| Apr 27, 2017 at 7:12 | comment | added | flith | I didn't downvote, but I don't completely agree with this answer. While it may apply to some children (my own amongst them), some others may have had a genuinely traumatic experience at some point, or may just be more sensitive than others. They don't all react the same. It's best not to assume anything, and to pay close attention to the target of your games (ideally, knowing the child well before you attempt such a scare). It's often just fun and games, but it can sometimes be legitimately harmful. It's your responsibility to check beforehand. | |
| Apr 26, 2017 at 17:37 | comment | added | WRX | We had free rein of a wide area -- wider than my parents wanted or knew, and times were different. We lived in a semi-rural area, Baie-D'Urfé -- the population is still under 4,000. | |
| Apr 26, 2017 at 17:24 | comment | added | anon | @Willow yes I guess it depends on the child. My step-son is scared of visuals I guess so like scary pictures or scary programs but generally up for a prank if you will. Pull out a witch mask and jump out at him he'd probably faint with fear, remove the mask and he'd jump then laugh his head off. I myself was a tougher child. I didn't scare easy and I still don't. For me I loved being scared. The scarier the better. It is strange how we each act with being scared. | |
| Apr 26, 2017 at 17:18 | comment | added | WRX | "Playing pranks and scaring each other is part of growing up." I agree, though I am not sure I'd like what you did. I remember seeing The Wizard of Oz and that the witch as so scary (She's still the best, to me.). My one year younger brother had nightmares -- I think he was four. We didn't have TV until I was five -- Canada only got two channels at that time and my dad thought it was a fad. (Yes, I'm getting old!) | |
| Apr 26, 2017 at 16:23 | history | answered | anon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |