ever since my 7 year old son has seen the xmen movie he thinks he has super powers. i have tried to tell him he doesnt, but he doesnt believe me. He keeps trying different things until he "finds out what his power is" this is getting dangerous, and im wondering how to trick him out of this faze before he lights his hand on fire or something stupid.
2006-11-02 08:20:37 · 35 answers · asked by neff8684 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
You may have to let him light his hand of fire to prove it.
Perhaps a trip to the pediatrician, who can "perform" a test on him to disprove mutant powers
2006-11-02 08:22:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 11⤊ 2⤋
Well.. this comes down to what kid of parent you are... so here's a couple different ideas:
1) If you are honestly very worried and just want it to stop no matter what:
Come up with something that doesn't require any "physical signs". Like "super-intelligence" and convince him that that is the power he has. Morally this is ambiguous at best, but it works with younger children, because you're giving them what they want, technically.
2) If you want it to stop, but you don't want to lie to your child:
Take the time to explain that X-Men are not real, and make sure that your child not only understands it, but that he repeats it to you verbally. Let him know that he is special in his own way, but that the types of things he has seen in X-Men are not real... etc.
3) If you don't think you can handle this yourself:
Consult a pediatric psychologist. Yes, this might cost you some money, but there is the possibility that your child has some other issue that is making him so obsessive over this "super power" thing. Don't be afraid to find out that it's "your fault" too... when children are having issues, most of the time the parents are to blame, but not because they did it on purpose or did anything wrong... simply because they didn't know what to do. We're all "human" after all...
Personally... I'm a #2 type of person... but I also prefer to make sure that people really understand what I'm talking about when I tell them something, an I don't like deceiving whenever possible.
2006-11-02 08:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by rainsinger 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Children learn the best from their imagination and it is healthy and very normal for him to use his. I would be worried if he had no imagination.
When my son was 7 he use to tell me that in the night time he would turn into a bat and fly around.
He was then spiderman, then he was a famous scinetist then he was a monkey in real life.
Now he is 11 and he is a ninja and he asked me this morning if his name should be mystic cat or black bird...
I just play along with it and try really hard not to laugh and I watch him like a hawk. I dont want him to loose his imagination because it is helping him with his creativity. He is a wonderful writer and he is always thinking up stories now. I think he thinks about it more than anyhtin else in his life and that is cool.
He could be imagining somethin a lot more silly or serious.
Just look after him honey, and dont try to make it different. Just put your foot down about dangerous things.
2006-11-02 09:15:17 · answer #3 · answered by alilovespete 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in a way he is a mutant, he did come from you and his father, yet he is not the same as his father or you. he mutated from you two.
just let him be a kid, but dont let him do any thing dangerous. you might can help him find a safe "superpower". he will out grow this on his onw, my 7 year old sister though for a long time that she was a disney princeses.
2006-11-02 11:25:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't every 7 year old boy believe he has super powers?? Maybe his super powers could be reading YOUR mind. You could ask him what he thinks and . . . well, he would just happen to be right. It may get annoying after awhile, but he will grow out of it and at least it's not dangerous.
2006-11-02 08:35:32 · answer #5 · answered by gerb30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, everybody is actually scientifficly a mutant. It is said that everyone is born with up to three new mutations in their body. These mutations are obviosly not always a bad thing, they can be practicly undectable by an average person.
2006-11-04 06:17:15 · answer #6 · answered by K L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you have already tried to explain it to him I suggest you try harder. Sit him down with other adults and maybe older kids that he may look up to. Have the older kids explain to him that there is no such things as super powers and that being human and normal is much better, or something to that effect. Really, he may feel more validated when someone he looks up to tells him. Like may cool dude neighbor Jack who is fifteen and is like your son's idol, you know? If that doesn't work, and things get even worse, I suggest getting professional help. This should not be taken lightly; he may actually hurt himself.
2006-11-02 08:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by lilazngurly53146 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I hate to say this, because I am the mother of 3 girls. But no there really isnt anything you can do but limit what he watches from now on. Let him work this "phase" out of his system. Get him into pee-wee sports, like baseball or football, he will soon forget all about having any special "powers"
2006-11-02 08:24:51 · answer #8 · answered by *Peachy* 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't stop him from thinking he's a mutant. Be supportive. Suggest crazy stuff like making himself disappear in front of you, or fly. Sooner or later, he'll realize that he in not a mutant on his own.
2006-11-02 08:33:36 · answer #9 · answered by MEYost 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it's time to have a talk about the real world, as opposed to a fantasy one. You may also want to be careful about the things he watches and video games he plays. Always be available to answer any questions he has, no matter how ridiculous it may seem to you.
2006-11-02 08:25:45 · answer #10 · answered by JEFFAVEGRL 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps telling him that mutants don't develop their powers until puberty might work . . . Or you might try to make it seem less cool and special . . . disclose your own and your husband's "powers" make it seem mundane. I think what your son might be searching for on a deeper level is what makes him special. Play to his talents and get him involved.
2006-11-02 08:41:26 · answer #11 · answered by Sublette 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋