You are describing my dd4! We haven't finished watching any movies with her because of the exact same reason. She completely understands that the story is going to end happy but as soon as a "bad thing happens or the bad person makes his/her entry, tears start rolling. One time she bawled watching an innocuous Mickey Mouse cartoon where a character is falsely accused of some petty mischief. In fact, i cant even read many books to her due to the same reason. we are back to watching pbs kids and reading mostly picture books. One thing that has helped us is to fast forward all the bad parts and watch only the good parts. At least that way we get to the end. Sometimes, if the bad scenes are short, we ask her to hide behind our backs as we narrate a milder and abridged summary of the scenes so she has continuity. I am hoping as she grows older she will still have empathy but also have the mental maturity to handle these. I will wait till she gets to the point.
Last edited by Lovemydd; 12/18/13 05:16 AM.
