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Probably enough for 2 topics this, but hey...
We all get read fairy tales when we're young, or at least watch them on TV. But when it comes to real life, it can be anything but a fairy story. The question is; are these tales of 'perfect love' and 'happy ever after' detrimental to our enjoyment of later life? Do we have more to live up to than we can possibly provide or hope to get back in exchange.
Many of the stories are about kings and Queens, but even royalty seems unhappy in real life, even more so than most other people at times. Perhaps everything seems more depressing because we are force fed these ideals of happiness when we are small enough to believe in them.
What downtrodden woman hasn't thought of the plight and eventual happiness of Cinderella? What man doesn't secretly long for some beautiful perfect princess that adores them? What frog doesn't...ok, well you get my point.
But these stories build up our hopes and dreams when we are young, but no reality can ever hope to emulate this. Does this mean that we shouldn't read them to our young? Or perhaps we too are longing for it to still happen, but pin the hopes on our offspring's future happiness instead, once we are aware that we won't see it happen to us.
The other side of the Fairy Tale topic is, where have all the 'fairy' tales gone? Has someone been working behind the scenes to cover up stories of fairies, pixies and elves that we used to hear with princes and princesses? Looking through bookshops, there are hardly any good true children's fairy stories any more, just piles of books about magical beasts and princesses looking for love. Are fairies now so unfashionable that we don't need them any more?
We all get read fairy tales when we're young, or at least watch them on TV. But when it comes to real life, it can be anything but a fairy story. The question is; are these tales of 'perfect love' and 'happy ever after' detrimental to our enjoyment of later life? Do we have more to live up to than we can possibly provide or hope to get back in exchange.
Many of the stories are about kings and Queens, but even royalty seems unhappy in real life, even more so than most other people at times. Perhaps everything seems more depressing because we are force fed these ideals of happiness when we are small enough to believe in them.
What downtrodden woman hasn't thought of the plight and eventual happiness of Cinderella? What man doesn't secretly long for some beautiful perfect princess that adores them? What frog doesn't...ok, well you get my point.
But these stories build up our hopes and dreams when we are young, but no reality can ever hope to emulate this. Does this mean that we shouldn't read them to our young? Or perhaps we too are longing for it to still happen, but pin the hopes on our offspring's future happiness instead, once we are aware that we won't see it happen to us.
The other side of the Fairy Tale topic is, where have all the 'fairy' tales gone? Has someone been working behind the scenes to cover up stories of fairies, pixies and elves that we used to hear with princes and princesses? Looking through bookshops, there are hardly any good true children's fairy stories any more, just piles of books about magical beasts and princesses looking for love. Are fairies now so unfashionable that we don't need them any more?
I'm all for fairy tails as they're just a bit of harmless fun to make kids happy while they don't understand that they're not real.
As they grow and realise they're not real I don't think it does them any harm.
As they grow and realise they're not real I don't think it does them any harm.
Most tales are only dark to give out their basic moral, which I'm told is what makes a fairy tale.
When I get kids, I'll probably just sing to them... Could be just as bad though :-P
When I get kids, I'll probably just sing to them... Could be just as bad though :-P
A lot of fairy tales are quite dark, aren't they? - Too subtely introduce and warn children of dangers and pitfalls. I'm thinking stuff like Little Red Riding Hood (with the Big Bad Wolf), etc.
I don't think I've ever heard a fairy tale about faries before :)
It's a difficult topic, you want to fill your kids with hopes and dreams but at the same time you roll your eyes because in the real world not everyone has a happy ending. I don't think many parents will mind what kind of stories they tell their kids as long as they go to sleep :)
Funny you should do this thread as I am reading a book called "Writing Childrens Books". It's quite an interesting read. You'd think it would be easy to write books for children but it's not :) I think I would love to do some stories of my own for when I have kids. It'll save me from having to buy kids books heh.
It's a difficult topic, you want to fill your kids with hopes and dreams but at the same time you roll your eyes because in the real world not everyone has a happy ending. I don't think many parents will mind what kind of stories they tell their kids as long as they go to sleep :)
Funny you should do this thread as I am reading a book called "Writing Childrens Books". It's quite an interesting read. You'd think it would be easy to write books for children but it's not :) I think I would love to do some stories of my own for when I have kids. It'll save me from having to buy kids books heh.
Probably enough for 2 topics this, but hey...
We all get read fairy tales when we're young, or at least watch them on TV. But when it comes to real life, it can be anything but a fairy story. The question is; are these tales of 'perfect love' and 'happy ever after' detrimental to our enjoyment of later life? Do we have more to live up to than we can possibly provide or hope to get back in exchange.
Many of the stories are about kings and Queens, but even royalty seems unhappy in real life, even more so than most other people at times. Perhaps everything seems more depressing because we are force fed these ideals of happiness when we are small enough to believe in them.
What downtrodden woman hasn't thought of the plight and eventual happiness of Cinderella? What man doesn't secretly long for some beautiful perfect princess that adores them? What frog doesn't...ok, well you get my point.
But these stories build up our hopes and dreams when we are young, but no reality can ever hope to emulate this. Does this mean that we shouldn't read them to our young? Or perhaps we too are longing for it to still happen, but pin the hopes on our offspring's future happiness instead, once we are aware that we won't see it happen to us.
The other side of the Fairy Tale topic is, where have all the 'fairy' tales gone? Has someone been working behind the scenes to cover up stories of fairies, pixies and elves that we used to hear with princes and princesses? Looking through bookshops, there are hardly any good true children's fairy stories any more, just piles of books about magical beasts and princesses looking for love. Are fairies now so unfashionable that we don't need them any more?
We all get read fairy tales when we're young, or at least watch them on TV. But when it comes to real life, it can be anything but a fairy story. The question is; are these tales of 'perfect love' and 'happy ever after' detrimental to our enjoyment of later life? Do we have more to live up to than we can possibly provide or hope to get back in exchange.
Many of the stories are about kings and Queens, but even royalty seems unhappy in real life, even more so than most other people at times. Perhaps everything seems more depressing because we are force fed these ideals of happiness when we are small enough to believe in them.
What downtrodden woman hasn't thought of the plight and eventual happiness of Cinderella? What man doesn't secretly long for some beautiful perfect princess that adores them? What frog doesn't...ok, well you get my point.
But these stories build up our hopes and dreams when we are young, but no reality can ever hope to emulate this. Does this mean that we shouldn't read them to our young? Or perhaps we too are longing for it to still happen, but pin the hopes on our offspring's future happiness instead, once we are aware that we won't see it happen to us.
The other side of the Fairy Tale topic is, where have all the 'fairy' tales gone? Has someone been working behind the scenes to cover up stories of fairies, pixies and elves that we used to hear with princes and princesses? Looking through bookshops, there are hardly any good true children's fairy stories any more, just piles of books about magical beasts and princesses looking for love. Are fairies now so unfashionable that we don't need them any more?