My daughter is 2 and a half and she usally goes through different fazes of movies that she likes to watch, she went from disney movies to super hero movies ( spider-man, superman, supergirl, hulk ext. ) to dancing movies. Now she has a thing for horror movies, mostly Jason and Freddy movies, as soon as I come home from work she pulls the DVD'S out of the rack so I can put them on for her. I really don't like putting them on for her but if I don't she starts to cry and it makes me feel really bad, I explain to her that their only movies and she doesn't seem to be afraid when shes watching the movies and on most of the bad scenes I cover her eyes. Now recently i've noticed that shes tossing and turning and sometimes whining while shes sleeping. What can I do to make her forget about these movies and to get back to watching sesame street and barbie ? And is their anything I can do to get her to sleep peacefully again ?
2007-01-23 05:09:27 · 25 answers · asked by j.soto416 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I MYSELF GREW UP WATCHING HORROR MOVIES. HELLRAISER AND NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET WERE MY FAVORITES. I ALSO REMEMBER FREDDY KRUGGER BEING MY IMAGINARY FRIEND FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. I WAS A NORMAL ADJUSTED CHILD AND I'M A NORMAL ADJUSTED ADULT. NIGHTMARES ARE A PART OF EVERYBODYS LIFE. I NEVER REMEMBER HAVING ONE ABOUT THE SCARY MOVIES I WAS WATCHING. I'D LET HER FINISH OUT HER PHASE. IF SHE WAS SCARED OF THESE MOVIES SHED OPT NOT TO WATCH THEM. BUT SHES CRYING TO WATCH THEM, I'D SAY SHES FINE. HER RESTLESS NIGHTS WILL SOON FADE. CHILDERN ONLY BECOME SCARED BY THE THINGS THEY ARE FORCED TO DO. HANG IN THERE YOU SOUND LIKE YOUR DOING A GREAT JOB!!
2007-01-23 05:28:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 6⤋
2 points: 1) Who's the parent? It's your job to provide an appropriate enviornment,etc. You give her options you're ok with and then let her choose. 2) Why so much tv? Television isn't good for kids. (At the 2 hours movie length.) She should be watching 15-20 snippets of Sesame Street.... at the most. Feature length films are not good. She should be looking at books, playing, etc. Japaneese and British studies are showing the television actually "rewires" the brains of young kids. Basically, if you think about it, tv moves at a much faster pace than the child's real world. You're speeding up her brain to the point that she can't process the information correctly. This leads to problems such as ADD. CUT THE TV to less than 15 mins a day.
2007-01-23 05:34:39 · answer #2 · answered by N M 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well first off tell her NO! There is nothing wrong with telling your child that, especially for something like this. She WILL get over it.
I would let her know why she shouldn't watch those movies, and tell her that if she doesn't want to watch anything but those movies, then I guess she doesn't watch them at all. As for the nightmares, it may be a little late. Try reading her a fairytale book before she goes to bed or something. Good luck.
2007-01-23 05:50:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hide the horror movies so she can't find them. Only give her access to kid friendly movies. You've got to step up and be the boss here. You know what's best for her, and you obviously don't think watching these movies are a good idea or you wouldn't have asked this question. She cries because she knows it'll make you cave in to what she wants. If you don't start saying no now she'll be out of control and walking all over you by the time she's 8.
2007-01-23 05:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by Rach 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
take the adult movies and put them somewhere that she cant even make eye contact with them. If she doesnt see them available to watch, she will eventually lose interest.
Try putting toddler friendly movies with in her reach, that way, she will only see those and have to chose from them.
After she goes to bed, hide your movies and leave hers out. The next day, take her to walmart and go into the toys section and let her pick out her very own movie and make a big deal about it. Then let her go home and watch it.
2007-01-23 06:40:37 · answer #5 · answered by frog_mommy3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Little guy, same age and he won't even watch a movie. He likes his cartoon channels though, treehouse and PBS. He likes his kids shows not movies. If we watch movies, he won't even pay attention to it. What I have for him are kids movies. I always borrowed kids songs and kids movies from the Library. I even got some learning videos too. He'll recite and sings his ABC's and other kid songs, and count up to a hundred if he's on the mood. Get your daughter those brainy baby's and baby Einstein videos, so she'll learn things that will benefit her in life.
Anyway, kids are totally different from one another. Look for somethings that your baby wants besides horror films and use that as a distraction. I know, movies are great tool for babysitting but use a kids friendly one. I know life is so busy sometimes and we tend to bend to our kids to make things easier for us but in return they are the one who suffers. Good luck with your baby and have fun!
2007-01-23 05:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by egan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are the ADULT!!! Until a two year old can jump and punch you in the face, I think you control the viewing choices. Stop giving into her! She cannot process this information or discern the difference between reality and fantasy. I work at a school and this sure answers some questions I had about some of the psychotic kidergardeners we have seen lately! If she crawled into your room and found your "stash" of porn (hypothetically) are you gonna let her watch that too? I guess if she whines long enough she wins...
2016-03-28 22:52:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep those kind of movies out of reach and out of sight. You have to be the parent. Be consistent and do not give in. Horror movies are not intended for small children. This would not even be a problem if the movies were not introduced to the child in the first place.
2007-01-23 07:09:29 · answer #8 · answered by Effie M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 3 and her favorite movie is Jason vs Freddie. Every day she will sit with me and ask, "Mommy, can we watch a scary movie?!" I try to let her watch them early enough that she will have plenty of time for Nickelodian or Disney Channel before bed. If we watch the movie just before bed, I will put on one of her favoirte cartoons. This way she goes to be thinking about the cartoon and not the monsters.
I don't know that you can make her forget about these movies. If you really don't want her to watch them, try a compromise like The Little Vampire, Labrynth or something else geared towards kids.
2007-01-23 05:19:42 · answer #9 · answered by faierylady 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I have been a horror movie fan since I was little. I watched the Texas Chainsaw Massacre when I was 5 along with many many others. I still love them. But I also had bad dreams my whole life, probably because of them. But I still have to watch.
It sounds like she might be having them too. My daughter started watching them early and having nightmares so I took them away. Now she is older and we discuss them before she watches them. But I waited until she was older, 12 yrs., before I let her make her own decisions, and she still can not watch rated R.
I would remove the movies from the shelf and tell her they are gone for now. then when she is older you can begin to introduce them again.
Good luck.
2007-01-23 05:22:14 · answer #10 · answered by Should be Working! 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Obviously the scary movies have got to stop. I completly understand why you let her watch them, but you are the parent and you need to be firm. They are obviously affecting her more that you thought they would and it is not okay for her to watch them anymore. As the parent you are allowed to change your mind without warning.
Pick out two movies which are acceptable to you and make her choose between them. Some Disney movies are kinds scary but end happy. Maybe that will satisfy her need for scary movies.
To help her forget the scary movies? It will just take time, but she will eventually forget as she moves on to the next faze. To help her move on, mabe buy her some new movies to watch that are kid-friendly again.
2007-01-23 05:18:19 · answer #11 · answered by babypocket2005 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋