Comments on: Do Some Picture Books Teach Our Children Irrational Fears and Behaviors? http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/ Maw Books - book reviews, book recommendations, book lists, author interviews and more! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Becky http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-51374 Becky Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:16:39 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-51374 I believe that both books and TV can teach our kids fears and behaviors. For instance, my kids are in love with Scooby Doo.. love the books and cartoons, but have nightmares about them. I try, whenever possible, to read them books that are not scary, and that send a good message. For instance, just read one tonight to my littlest one titled, "Dear Baby, What I love about you!" by Carol Casey. The book was interesting, had beautiful illustrations, and even fun board games were included. I believe that both books and TV can teach our kids fears and behaviors. For instance, my kids are in love with Scooby Doo.. love the books and cartoons, but have nightmares about them. I try, whenever possible, to read them books that are not scary, and that send a good message. For instance, just read one tonight to my littlest one titled, “Dear Baby, What I love about you!” by Carol Casey. The book was interesting, had beautiful illustrations, and even fun board games were included.

]]> By: Grace http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50485 Grace Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:41:07 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50485 I never thought of that before. Perhaps some of my childhood fears were the result of the sometimes terrifying children's books I read as a child. There was this one I remember very vividly about a monster in the closet and I was afraid to even go near my bedroom closet for years. I also have an award for you <a href="http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/zombie-chicken/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I never thought of that before. Perhaps some of my childhood fears were the result of the sometimes terrifying children’s books I read as a child. There was this one I remember very vividly about a monster in the closet and I was afraid to even go near my bedroom closet for years.

I also have an award for you here.

]]> By: Terry Doherty http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50345 Terry Doherty Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:34:39 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50345 This is a great post,Natasha. You've given me a lot of food for thought about how we place books with families ... and a new question to ask. I mentioned this post in an interview I just did with Write4Kids. Hope it generates more discussion. This is a great post,Natasha. You’ve given me a lot of food for thought about how we place books with families … and a new question to ask. I mentioned this post in an interview I just did with Write4Kids. Hope it generates more discussion.

]]> By: Meghan http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50256 Meghan Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:37:35 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50256 I'm glad you had such fun camping! Your pictures are wonderful. =) I don't have children, but I was a very fearful child, so almost everything scared me. I do know that books/movies/TV had an influence on what I was afraid of, but I invented plenty of it myself. So I think it depends on the kid. I will keep this in mind for when I have my own child though, as I plan on doing my best to save him/her the nights of terror expecting ghosts to emerge from the wall or something. I'm so glad those days are past! I’m glad you had such fun camping! Your pictures are wonderful. =)

I don’t have children, but I was a very fearful child, so almost everything scared me. I do know that books/movies/TV had an influence on what I was afraid of, but I invented plenty of it myself. So I think it depends on the kid. I will keep this in mind for when I have my own child though, as I plan on doing my best to save him/her the nights of terror expecting ghosts to emerge from the wall or something. I’m so glad those days are past!

]]> By: caribookscoops http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50170 caribookscoops Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:48:13 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50170 Okay I had a really cool comment that just got deleted, accidently by me, I seem to be doing that a lot lately on my laptop. Anyway, glad to know that you such a great time and loved all the pictures. Yes I think some books can get kids scared about something, but I also think it is the age. Around 4 or 5 children have a really hard time telling the difference between reality and make believe. My daughter (5) had a very irrational fear of skunks for a while after watching a Curious George episode about skunks Okay I had a really cool comment that just got deleted, accidently by me, I seem to be doing that a lot lately on my laptop.

Anyway, glad to know that you such a great time and loved all the pictures.

Yes I think some books can get kids scared about something, but I also think it is the age. Around 4 or 5 children have a really hard time telling the difference between reality and make believe.

My daughter (5) had a very irrational fear of skunks for a while after watching a Curious George episode about skunks

]]> By: jennygirl http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50112 jennygirl Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:36:11 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50112 kudos to you for going camping with your kids without the hubby. What a lovely expereince and memory for you and your boys to share. You should try and do it again since a marvelous time was had by all. I never thought about books making kids scared of things. I don't have kids, but I know I never had books like that. My mom and I talked about this before, and she said she doesn't recall these books being aroundwhen I was young. She wouldn't have let me read them anyway :) kudos to you for going camping with your kids without the hubby. What a lovely expereince and memory for you and your boys to share. You should try and do it again since a marvelous time was had by all.

I never thought about books making kids scared of things. I don’t have kids, but I know I never had books like that. My mom and I talked about this before, and she said she doesn’t recall these books being aroundwhen I was young. She wouldn’t have let me read them anyway :)

]]> By: Jackie (Farm Lane Books) http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50107 Jackie (Farm Lane Books) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:07:58 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50107 Great post! My oldest son is nearly four too. He is very influenced by the books I read him. I try to avoid anything with monsters in at the moment as he has terrible nightmares after reading them. Poor things wakes up shaking becasue he has seen a monster in the corner. He did get very excited the other day though - he saw a dragon flying in the sky (the sun was setting, so I guess a bird looked red when it flew past) I do love the fact they believe everything they read. Great post! My oldest son is nearly four too. He is very influenced by the books I read him. I try to avoid anything with monsters in at the moment as he has terrible nightmares after reading them. Poor things wakes up shaking becasue he has seen a monster in the corner.

He did get very excited the other day though – he saw a dragon flying in the sky (the sun was setting, so I guess a bird looked red when it flew past) I do love the fact they believe everything they read.

]]> By: Sharon http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50106 Sharon Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:53:28 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50106 Hmmm....I should check the books for my camping storytime to see if they deal with the dark. I know one of the stories is about noises. Hmmm….I should check the books for my camping storytime to see if they deal with the dark. I know one of the stories is about noises.

]]> By: Jenn M http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50037 Jenn M Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:11:33 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50037 Something similar happened to my oldest daughter. She wasn't afraid of anything and then we read a book that was innocent enough, about monsters under the bed and in the closet. It was a funny enough story. It was very silly. Still, the next night, she was terrified of monsters coming out from under the bed. My youngest, fortunately, is afraid of nothing. She loves Harry Potter movies, even ones that I think are verging on scary! So, yes, I think books sometimes put ideas in kids heads...sometimes negative ones...but will I stop reading books to them because of this...not a chance. Something similar happened to my oldest daughter. She wasn’t afraid of anything and then we read a book that was innocent enough, about monsters under the bed and in the closet. It was a funny enough story. It was very silly. Still, the next night, she was terrified of monsters coming out from under the bed.

My youngest, fortunately, is afraid of nothing. She loves Harry Potter movies, even ones that I think are verging on scary!

So, yes, I think books sometimes put ideas in kids heads…sometimes negative ones…but will I stop reading books to them because of this…not a chance.

]]> By: heidenkind http://blog.mawbooks.com/2009/08/23/picture-books-behavior/#comment-50028 heidenkind Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:54:07 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/?p=3407#comment-50028 Your boys are adorable! It looks like you all had fun at Yellowstone. :) This is interesting. I don't have kids, but I remember being one (haha), and I was never frightened of the dark, either, until I saw a TV show "documentary" about Dracula and how people dug up his grave but it was empty (!!!). So after that I was convinced that vampires were real and I refused to go into any dark room by myself. But, you know... I got over it. Eventually. Kind of. ;) Your boys are adorable! It looks like you all had fun at Yellowstone. :)

This is interesting. I don’t have kids, but I remember being one (haha), and I was never frightened of the dark, either, until I saw a TV show “documentary” about Dracula and how people dug up his grave but it was empty (!!!). So after that I was convinced that vampires were real and I refused to go into any dark room by myself. But, you know… I got over it. Eventually. Kind of. ;)

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