Imagine you are at the doctor's office with your children. Unfortunately, you forgot to pack toys and crayons, and there you are, stuck in the waiting room. In order to keep your children's attention you decide to tell them a fairy tale. Many fairy tales have been given the stigma that they are child-unfriendly. Many people believe that big bad wolves and old trolls frighten children, and give them nightmares. What many people do not realize is that fairy tales serve a very developmental purpose for children. No matter how pleasant a life parents may try to establish, children's imaginations will still venture into that dark and scary place creating frightening images.
The problem that now arises is, whether or not parents should allow their children to read these grim and gruesome fairy tales or ban the growing of their children's imagination in order to protect them from the harsh realities of the world. Personally I believe the answer is obviously to allow children to explore......
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