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# Think videogames are violent? Children’s stories may prove more terrifying.
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/think-videogames-are-violent-childrens-stories-may-prove-more-terrifying/
- Published: 2012-06-04T17:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:00:35.000Z
- Description: So-called “helicoptor parents” supervise their children constantly and moniter all the media they consume to make sure they don’t run into anything terrifying. With good reason—violent, innuendo-filled videogames and television shows aren’t appropriate for young children. But parenting wasn’t always
- Author: Rachel Helps
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

![I, said the Fly, with my little eye, I saw him die.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/1/2/88505/3045111/04_death_and_burial_of_poor_cock_robin_900.jpg)

So-called “helicoptor parents” supervise their children constantly and moniter all the media they consume to make sure they don’t run into anything terrifying. With good reason—violent, innuendo-filled videogames and television shows aren’t appropriate for young children. But parenting wasn’t always about protecting children. A number of vintage children’s books depict scenes that look like they came out of a Kafka novel. The 19th century instructional tale *Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin* depicts spiders and flies dressed in tights and coats, ready to feast on the carcass.

> Who saw him die? I, said the Fly, with my little eye, I saw him die. Who caught his blood? I, said the Fish, with my little dish, I caught his blood.

A Russian children’s book, *[Frights for Disobedient Children](http://englishrussia.com/2007/06/20/1018/?ref=killscreen.com)* contains sayings like “You’ll fall deep inside a hole if you don’t obey your mom.” Pictures of spiders, wolves, and snakes complete the booklet’s scare-tactics. Pop psychology instructs modern parents to reinforce good behavior with praise and rewards, but perhaps some children need a good old-fashioned fright to encourage compliance.

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