Would you let your child watch a scary movie?

Even I get scared watching these kind of movies then how can I get the child to be addicted to such movies and then be afraid of things at night and in future too. I too as a kid used to watch these movies and later get afraid of even small things, I dont want the same to happen to anyone.

Yes, I agree with your apprehensions, it is not really advisable for children to watch horror or scary movies for the same reasons you cited. In many cases, some children avoid watching them too and they are terribly scared as well. My granddaughter will stop watching TV at a sight of a strange looking creature even though it's not really scary. That's why parental guidance is advised. enjoy life!

My oldest started watching horror/scary movies when he was 4 yrs old....he to this day loves them and can't get enough...my daughter never liked scary flicks up until about 2 yrs ago (she would have been 12 or so)..now the three of us have horror marathons..When I was little though I didnt like them and they would have given me nightmaers and I wouldnt have been allowed ot watch them anyway LOL

I let my kids watch scary movies the time my youngest son who is 8 watches scary movies all day long and doesnt have any problems with it they understand the difference between real and fiction

hello tukersheri. I agree with you partly here. It is good that you keep an eye on your child about what is he watching. But not allowing a kid watching scary movies makes his mind filled fear as he does'nt know whats going on these types of movies. This will be mark in his mind permanently and even he grown up he won't like to go scary movies. Instead make him to watch such movies along with you guiding him at every point that these are all fakes and ghosts never exists Let ur child face the truth ! Happy mylotting

I absolutely agree with you! To me letting children watch scary movies is a big no no. When my 2 children were growing up, I never allowed them to watch horror movies. Of course I wouldn't want them to tremble in fear and scream at the top of their voice because of so much fear. Kids can not comprehend yet the difference between reality and fantasy. There would always be bad effects after seeing these kind of movies. They can have anxiety and phobia which will eventually result to sleeplessness, and several unfounded fears like fear of the dark, fear of being alone, and fear to animals portrayed in the film. And this would last long. Maybe it will last a lifetime. Parents should be very particular in matters like horror or thriller movies. This will affect the personality of their children.

I have let my daughter watch scary movies. She really likes them. I did not want her to watch them as much when she was younger though because she got scared at night and would not sleep in her own bed. I rather for her to watch kid friendly movies also.

hello tuckersheri, well since my children are already big enough - they are teenagers, i am letting them decide if they like to watch scarry movie or not. but i am reminding them that they might be afraid after watching it ending up of afraid of going to the rest room, getting something in their room and the likes. that they need someone's help to accompany them in doing something. besides of that, one of them will ask me or my wife if she can sleep with us in our room for a night or so - that will be our youngest. it's just fine though and no problem at all. the problem is that, it will take days before they forget of what they watch.

It all depends on the movie, the age of the child and the child. One of my girls was so so into scary movies that she would sneak to watch them when her older sisters were watching them. She did not get frightened or have nightmares...they did! They were teens and she was just a little 6 yr old. I really think it depends on the child. some kids can watch them and love them and they realize it is all just a story while others are really affected. If not sure then your should play it safe...keep it kid friendly.

yeah ,if I have the children I won't ask them watch the scary moives .everyone know if they watch the scary ,moive ,they 'll have a bad dream. so that I won't ask them these .and now these scarey moive have some bad scene ,it's not good for them to watch it

i will not let my child watch scary movies because it may cause them trauma

Definitely not.I won't let my kids watch a scary movie untill he or she is old enough.I myself suffered terrible influence after I watch a scary movie when I was only 12 years old then.I remember I had been having a nightmare all night those days and even now I still dare not watch a scary movie.Whenever I walk in the darkness by myself I am easily scared by a little abnormal sound.What's more, I dare not stay at home by myself at night.That's why I refuse to let my children watch a scary movie.I don't want my kids turn to be so cowardly as me.

I think it really depends on the child and the film in question. My son is 14 and i allow him to watch some 15 films but i will not allow him to watch 18 ones. Mostly we watch the films first before he is allowed to watch them so we can check the content of them.

No. I don't feel it is in the best interest of a child to watch a scary movie. Even I, as an adult can get scared at times watching one, I jump and cover my eyes and for a child to be present in the room or even have it allowable to watch could wind up having the kid with nightmares or worse disabling their sleep. So, I feel there should be an age limit on it.

yes ive let my children watch scary movies my children go to school with other children that tell them alot of stuff and we just cant keep a eye on them 24 hours a day but when they do watch the movie im right there with them explaining to them whats going on and that its not real thats not to say i let them watch every scary movie but some are ok

I grew up on scary movies and I turned out OK I have seen so many over the years, I don't find any of them scary. Would I let my children watch them ? I would have to say no, until they were old enough. I found I got more nightmares from reading comics as a kid rather than movies

My younger brother love scary movies/dramas and he's only seven. The problem is, he will be angry if we switch channel. I don't know whether that's a bad thing as he become braver and sleep alone in the room now. I think it's okay for him to watch such stories as long as they're not too gruesome and carry bad messages like it's okay to kill and such. Parental guidance is important and not to let him watch alone.

I would really depend on what it is. if it was a disney movie I would let her see it. If it had something to do with csi or ncis or something like that I'd let her watch it. I've been watching stuff like that since she was born and she understands that the movies are not really what happened in real life. I probably wouldn't let her watch h2o or halloween or freddy crouger movies but that's just me.

i support you,becaues i don't like watch scare movie. child shoud watch some useful movies.

I would not let my child watch a scary movie because it could make my child to feel bad and my child could get bad dreams and it could also effect my child's mental growth.