Actually, Spooky Stories Can Be Good For Kids

In defense of spooky books. [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=39044%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000183c3c0ddca-5c15f7e3-b94b-4e2f-8fed-594e4855b25d-000000/W0iGHnfP0CrCegmM_5_4vXquWg8=290) Oct 10, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fspooky-stories-healthy-for-kids%3Futm_campaign=39044%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000183c3c0ddca-5c15f7e3-b94b-4e2f-8fed-594e4855b25d-000000/wjAZ9ruEdmDuJ7-hzGNeaBEgX9Y=290 [Actually, Spooky Stories Can Be Good For Kids](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fspooky-stories-healthy-for-kids%3Futm_campaign=39044%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000183c3c0ddca-5c15f7e3-b94b-4e2f-8fed-594e4855b25d-000000/tkhNqk52h-OdAdLMQW8_NiMSHdk=290) Are you still haunted by the contents of Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, decades later? Did a particular Goosebumps book really stick with you? I bet most of us have some sort of spooky story that looms large in our memories of childhood. But that doesn’t mean getting a little scared is bad for kids, either. Annie M. Atherton investigated whether it might be good for them, even: “Now that I’m a parent, I wonder whether creating opportunities for kids to feel fear in fun, mitigated contexts can be okay — important, even.” Don’t even ask about the [green ribbon around my neck](%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flyapalater%2Ffor-everyone-thats-still-fucked-up-over-that-stor%3Futm_campaign=39044%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000183c3c0ddca-5c15f7e3-b94b-4e2f-8fed-594e4855b25d-000000/yfpWTJKikDcD46RlwCfemo3EYig=290), thanks! Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [READ MORE](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fspooky-stories-healthy-for-kids%3Futm_campaign=39044%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/3/01000183c3c0ddca-5c15f7e3-b94b-4e2f-8fed-594e4855b25d-000000/1kw4prweYkvIvWgt5nooZ1URMAU=290) [Latest] [Latest] %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fchildrens-hospitals-are-over-capacity-due-to-respiratory-illnesses%3Futm_campaign=39044%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000183c3c0ddca-5c15f7e3-b94b-4e2f-8fed-594e4855b25d-000000/83UAkAlqPpKb59SBl9pTsehpqK8=290 VIRUS PARTY [Children's Hospitals Are Over Capacity Due To Respiratory Illnesses](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fchildrens-hospitals-are-over-capacity-due-to-respiratory-illnesses%3Futm_campaign=39044%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000183c3c0ddca-5c15f7e3-b94b-4e2f-8fed-594e4855b25d-000000/ZaQ2yEaahAj-fY0zZVp4SYh8t40=290) It's not just COVID-19, either. 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