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When your child seeks out frightening content and you don't understand why

My 10-year-old is obsessed with true crime podcasts and scary stories and I don't understand why a kid would choose to be frightened.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children's attraction to dark material can confuse parents who want to protect innocence.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The parent's inner life — what children bring up?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.