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My 8yrs old daughter loves horror movies!she likes to see them alone in the dark.should i let her?

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    vikramdeol2 - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by vikramdeol2 Oct 3rd, 2011 at 1:16PM

    i think it has to be a Trial and Error. Frst see if u let her watch horro movies alone and whether shes able to sleep onher own in her room alone!!
    If shes not, explain to her the reasons is the Horror movies she watches.
    Secondly, tell her, that kids shld not be watchin such stuff as it affects their minds to grow and make them abnormal whn they grow older..etc etc and some other lies tht might frighten her a bit !!

    I think this shld wrok :-) Happy to help :-)

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  1. tambem - 31-35 years old - male

    Reply by tambem Oct 4th, 2011 at 8:13AM

    she knows it´s not real,the thing is she sees it as a joke!she sleeps well and doesnn´t have nightmares.i haven´t yet alowed her to see them alone,because i need to control some scenes.monster and knifes are one thing,but real violence is another issue,and many movies touch reality too close.

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17 Answers to "My 8yrs old daughter loves horror movies!she likes to see them alone in the dark.should i let her?"

  1. deltadon - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by deltadon Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:22AM

    F no! ....8 is too young for that c rap

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  2. certifiable - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by certifiable Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:21AM

    I wouldn't , kids need to be told no . If my 12 year old went to a mates and watched them I'd be pissed . Kids are allowed to do too much too soon these days .
    I'd have my worries about an 8 year old who loves those things and is allowed to be exposed to them , as a youth worker it sounds alarm bells .

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  3. EpoxyMonoxide - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by EpoxyMonoxide Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:18AM

    As long as she knows it is fantasy and its not giving her fear in her day to day life, I think its fine

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  4. darkmastergreen - 13-15 years old

    Posted by darkmastergreen Oct 11th, 2011 at 8:47AM

    I LOVE horror movies and im 11 and i never got scared but if she doesnt get scared or if she can sleep allnight and alone and note be afraid its fine as long as you watch it with her
    (ps u can have the light on or off deosn't matter)

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  5. caramelLova1 - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by caramelLova1 Oct 6th, 2011 at 12:54AM

    No way.

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  6. AutumnSwan - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by AutumnSwan Oct 3rd, 2011 at 2:40PM

    I wouldn't allow her to watch the R rates movies, but old black and white "horror" movies would be fine. What American kid from the 60's and 70's didn't grow up watching some type of "Creature Feature" program Saturday night?

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  7. B3lla01 - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by B3lla01 Oct 3rd, 2011 at 12:40PM

    emm if you mean Goosebumps maybe?? :O

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  8. Shatteredpromise - 18-21 years old

    Posted by Shatteredpromise Oct 3rd, 2011 at 12:24PM

    Yeah my parents let me watch them in the dark and i was 7

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  9. elixabelle - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by elixabelle Oct 3rd, 2011 at 12:08PM

    My son also watched them...I decided to watch them WITH him, and I gasped and I reacted through each horrific scene (Friday 13th, Freddy Kruger, Chainsaw massacre, Poultergeist, exorcist...the lot)
    we had great debates about it, talks and diiscussions about everything and He is the nicest guy you could meet at 30 years of age.....so...watch them with her,ask her about what she is looking at....show you are interested and that you really care

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  10. Libertyguy44 - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by Libertyguy44 Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:51AM

    yes - I grew up watching the Omen, The Exorcist and many others and I turned out just fine

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  11. MySoul2Keep - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by MySoul2Keep Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:42AM

    My parents basically allowed us to watch anything we wanted growing up and my siblings and I came out pretty normal. No serial killers or sociopaths were produced. BUT If I was a parents I dont think I would feel that comfortable with my child watching most Rated R movies, especially horror which always have gruesome torture and violence. Its really up to the parent since only they know or at least should know their own children.

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  12. ChipmunkErnie - 61-65 years old - male

    Posted by ChipmunkErnie Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:37AM

    Our daughter watched horror films since she was two and never got scared or had nightmares; I just made sure to explain to her about special effects and make-up, relating them to things she knew like clown make-up, etc. On the other hand, she often had nightmares if she watched the news because she knew that was real..

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  13. Understandingus - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by Understandingus Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:30AM

    Why not, makes me think someone else is in there with her.

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  14. Leporid - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by Leporid Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:21AM

    Normal phase for some kids, particularly girls.

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  15. SKELETOR138 - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by SKELETOR138 Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:21AM

    Yeah

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  16. KonanHeart - 18-21 years old - female

    Posted by KonanHeart Oct 3rd, 2011 at 11:20AM

    as long as it doesnt give her bad nightmares my little sister was the same way and still is she loves horrer movies and i im sure she always will and she is completly normal it worried my mother she thought it was strange and that my sister would be a weird adult but she is not at all

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