A video of a scary clown? Doing damage? Do you realize how insane you sound?
That’s unpleasant. That’s scary. That could lead to nightmares. But damage? Even two year olds aren’t made of cotton wool.
That’s unpleasant. That’s scary. That could lead to nightmares. But damage? Even two year olds aren’t made of cotton wool.
When I taught kindergarten one of the children in the youngest class at the time was terrified of the Eensy Weensy Spider video and of the Elephant in a Hickory Dickory Dock video. I told her to close her eyes when it was coming up. She did. Eventually she got over it.
The idea that a scary clown can be “damaging” is a testament to helicopter parenting. Up to 1900 it would be a rare person indeed that didn’t have siblings die before they were ten and basically no one would make it b that far without having a friend or family member die. That’s trauma. That’s damaging.
You seem to think emotional trauma isn’t real. It is. And studies of its effects show that it is just as harmful to the brain as physical trauma.
If nightmares and screaming is repeated over and over again, it can lead to some very traumatic experiences in their young brains.
Previous generations also used to “instil” a sense of fear in to children by beating them. It does make them listen as they are then ruled by fear-inducing trauma and yet I think we’re all clear on how it’s not the best option for their growth.
1. https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/brothers-grimm...