to tell your children (or would you) the more gory original versions of fairy tales (which were often made that way to keep kids 'in line') or the modern more loveable fairy tales? Why?
2006-10-10 06:03:17 · 8 answers · asked by yozombiesmama 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Don't get me wrong. I personally only share (when reading to my daughter) the 'real' Grimm Fairy Tales, and also own a 10 or so book collection of the more gruesome forms of fairy tales. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with either version.
2006-10-10 07:01:57 · update #1
I think the original versions are just fine. I loved fairy tales when I was a kid and that was way before anyone thought that they might be detrimental to my emotional development. And I think they can be used to teach lessons that children pick up on without adults even elaborating on them. Somehow as a child I knew they were just stories...they were not real....aren't people underestimating children these days to assume that they can't handle hearing them them the way we all did?
When I was still teaching, I read the original stories and did so in a light-hearted, entertaining way....throwing in sound effects or puppets or something to make the children laugh and enjoy the story and they were not disturbed by them at all.
2006-10-10 06:22:38 · answer #1 · answered by Tallulah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I don't want to diminish your concerns in any way, I always get a chuckle when somebody asks this kind of question. Has anybody ever seen more gory cartoons than those of us who grew up in the 50's or 60's? And didn't we then become the peace, love, dove generation?
My point is that violent fairy tales, cartoons, games, and movies do not translate to violence in adulthood and in fact may lead to a new generation of new pacifists.
As far as "keeping kids in line", I had never heard that explanation of why the originals were "gory".
2006-10-10 06:18:22 · answer #2 · answered by artfulpadre 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to go for the softer versions of the fairy tales. Kids do not need exposure to all that violence, and the new versions still usually carry the good messages and morals that they are intended to teach the kids in the first place.
2006-10-10 06:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by Olive Green Eyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever noticed how violent most cartoons are? Believe it or not, with the exercise of parental discretion and age-appropriate storytelling, most kids can handle the gory original versions pretty well. Perhaps its because they easily click on to the archetypes and messages that we adults often tend to filter off of our radars.
This is how I handled it.
2006-10-10 06:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would tell them the originals today's society has changed too many fairy tails and nursery rimes we are losing part of our past.
2006-10-10 06:15:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.... and then the little mermaid died.
not such a good way to end the story for a child, is it?
2006-10-10 08:14:33 · answer #6 · answered by GoNinjaGo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would depend on my child.
2006-10-10 13:09:59 · answer #7 · answered by myshinigami 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it would depend on how old they are.
2006-10-10 06:08:20 · answer #8 · answered by mhireangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋