My son is Obsessed with "super hero's" any and all. From "Superman" to "Ben 10". It is all he talks about all day and will ask me questions like "guess who i am " , which changes every 2 min. Then he will jump around constantly pretending he is one or other of these "heroes" . Now i know boys like heroes but why cant he like cars and lego like other boys? He doesn't play with any other toys apart from his Hero figurines, and i dont think this is healthy. How can i stop this?
2007-01-08 02:24:38 · 14 answers · asked by TakeNoticeNow 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
You probably cant stop it but you can use it to teach him other things. Get him to make special Heroes Halls out of the legos, Get him to have a Heroes Race with his cars soon enough it will be something else. Make sure to read to him about other things like science and animals and baseball and soon he will pick something else. My boy was obsessed about Ninja Turtles just like your boy and hes grown now and fine!!!
2007-01-08 02:28:16 · answer #1 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's 5 this is so normal.. My son only plays with his army men, same age... Take some time to spend with him playing other games. If he shows no intrest take him away from his tou enviroment to play with him.. Or play super hero with him. The key is to spend as much quality time as you can with him, Make you your sons Super Hero.... My kids are my life. I actually am a stay at home dad and allthoug I get a bit frazzeled at times and feel in need of some adult simulation, NO! I mean like conversation and maybe out for a few drinks.. I take that time for my self. But for the most part it is all about my kids24/7 and my wife. Yep, she works and I am starting to see this effect the kids, espically my 10 year old daughter. But that is the key. Just as you recognized your sons need for attention, I recognized my daughters need. Now we are addressing that.. Good Luck
2007-01-08 02:33:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all it's normal and I would not stop it, there is no telling what type of adverse affect it could have on him if you tried to stop it. Don't expect your son to be normal, it sounds like he has a great imagination. Just think if Leonardo Divinchi or Ben Franklin's mother tried to change the things they liked or did when they were kids. You never know you may be raising the next great inventor, or next great fiction novel or comic book writer. Try to encourage his imagination in a positive way. The super hero thing is just a fad or stage he is going through.
2007-01-08 02:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 4 going on 5 in May he does the same thing. He is a huge Superman fan. He has to put the costume on and play the theme song and run around the house. Then he will pretned he is clark kent and open up his shirt to to be superman. I am just letting it run its corse I would rather him look up to superheros than alot of other things. He also likes ben 10 also he had to get the ben 10 watch. He will be fine maybe you can take him somewhere like chucky cheese of to a movie just to get him intrested in something else. I did explain to my son that they are not real and just pretend.
2007-01-08 02:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by starmoeshadance 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son will be 5 in April and he is the same way. Now he will play with other toys, but he is obsessed with Spiderman and Ben 10. I think it is normal. He is using his imagination. At least he isn't staring at video games all day.
2007-01-08 03:07:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mommy of 2 Boys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play along. Ask him who he wants you to be, as far as a super hero goes and make up and imagnitive game with him. Put on capes and run around acting like your "destroying" bad guys....Hide something really shiny in a closet somewhere and act like you and him have to get to it before the bad guy does....this stage will NOT last forever and it's just who he is and what he enjoys. Play along....it'll be fun and it won't irritate you as much
2007-01-08 02:28:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try spending time with him and tell him every super hero has a day off find something yall can do together like ride bikes or building something or even playing at the park or going out for icecream and do this once a week or every 2weeks and he will soon find out that playing with you is way cooler than prending by him self.. It`s normal...
2007-01-08 03:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by hannah h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a phase, my boys were Wiggles fanatics. now they're into other things but not to an obsession. limit his viewing of the cartoons and start a game up with him that has nothing to do with super heros.
2007-01-08 02:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He has an imagination. lol...my grandkids do not color (one tries one eats the colors), play with blocks or some other things that I used to do when I was or kid or when my kids were kids...they hated tickle bee! How could they hate tickle bee? He likes to admire the good guys...Make a list of the things you want him to play with and spend some time every day doing it...peak his interest with watching racing for a couple of minutes and explaining it...get down on his level and play...
2007-01-08 02:43:33 · answer #9 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a "phase" all children go through!!! They like to pretend!!! He is just "pretending" and "acting out" as his (small world) allows! Sometimes...you hvae to even CALL them by their current hero's name....
It's okay....this too...shall pass!!!
Just let him be a kid...and have some fun with him,...you will be making lasting memories to share as he grows up....which they do...ALL TOO QUICKLY!!!!!
2007-01-08 02:37:15 · answer #10 · answered by photogram1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋