My son isn't afraid of anything

My 7 year old son doesn't show signs of fear, he looks at movie's like the grudge and isn't afraid of anything in it also he doesn't get scared by things like scary maze etc. Is there something I should be worried about or is normal?

He's at a young age, so it's not clear at this time. He could be a serious boy and doesn't see anything fictional (or just anything) frightening, but if this does concern you, then try to keep an eye on him. It just depends, some kids scare easily and others don't understand what's going on.

Is it in regard to only fictional things? What about news stories?

If he is normal in all other ways I wouldn't worry about it. My younger son was not afraid of anything at that age. I think it was because he had never been seriously hurt or scared. He is grown now and perfectly normal.

Since this movie rating is PG-13 (not suitable for children under 13), I have to ask why your son is being exposed to this kind of movie. Just because he doesn't show or feel fear about it, doesn't mean that it is a movie that is at all appropriate for his age.

I understand, though. I would be concerned if this kind of movie was not frightening to my 7-year old. What does he say about the movie and his feelings, when you talk about the movie?

Welcome to the Community, olay555. You might get some insight here: Ask the Therapist

I wish you well.

I think children as young as your son should have their tv and movie viewing limited and supervised and some content passed over until they are older. At the age of seven I don't think he should be watching anything stronger than Disney G-rated movies.

I don't know I think sometimes parental discretion on what movies they let their kid watch is more effective rather then what its rated by the government or whatever....half the time the rating system makes no sense, so I don't think it accurately reflects who should or should not be watching the movie. A parent probably knows their child and what they can handle or what they are ready for better than the government much of the time. Not saying it is best to show young children horror movies, but if a child is not scared by them I wouldn't think it necessary to be to concerned if they happen to catch a glimpse of the movie if you are watching it for instance...more concerned about that with a child who is scared by them.

Fear not! I was also one of those kids who wasn't afraid of anything....until I went to the movies with my dad to see "The Day the Earth Stood Still". This was the original version with Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal, and was released in 1951. A classic!

By the time it hit the silver screen in our little town, I would have been 7 or 8 years old.

The scene where Gort...the giant robot...opened the visor on his head and shot a death ray that melted tanks, artillery pieces, rifles and all the weapons scared the living crap out of me ;-) I put my hand over my eyes, and then peeked between my fingers.

I'm sure your son will one day meet his Gort, and trust me...he'll be scared ;-)

i guess the fear comes with age it seems. maybe he knows it is something that is not real and goes from there as we tell our children tv is not real but just made up stuff so thy are not scared and that is the reason they don't fear anything much until about the age of 11 which is what happened to me.

Interesting article on fear being learned

What causes fears and phobias | 2KnowMySelf

If we grow up in an environment where fear is not prevalent & hasn't been taught or experienced, the fear won't develop until something actually happens to create a fear situation.

It wasn't until growing up, my neighbor feel off her bike & broke her leg that I started having any fear of riding my bike

Fear is a learned response/emotion & unless we introduce our children to frigntening things & then react to them with fear ourselves or they see others react with fear.