Did you know? Here is the most frightening media content for children of different ages:
For 2- to 7-year-olds ...
- Scary visual images: vicious animals; monsters; grotesque, mutilated or deformed characters.
- Character transformations, especially when a normal character becomes grotesque.
- Stories involving the death of a parent.
- Stories involving natural disasters, shown vividly.
For 8- to 12-year-olds
- More realistic threats and dangers that can happen, especially things that can happen to the child.
- Violence or the threat of violence.
- Stories involving child victims.
For 13-year-olds and up
- Realistic physical harm or threats of intense harm.
- Molestation or sexual assault.
- Threats from aliens or occult forces.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP News, September 2000
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