Fairy tales made for children today are created mostly for pure entertainment. They only include animated characters that are usually led to their happy endings by magic and luck, and the storylines are “G” rated for children. The characters in these fairy tales face adversity but always overcome it. The Grimm fairy tales written many of years ago were not written for entertainment, and their content certainly was not made to be child friendly. They were written to teach children about the realistic horrors and threats that are present in the world, and that people will not always be there to protect them from these things. But most importantly the Grimm fairy tales show children that in times of adversity those obstacles can be overcome with courage and that justice will likely prevail. It appears that many parents in today’s society aim to censor their kids even more and more, especially at younger ages. Censoring children from these stories will only keep them ignorant of the real world and its dangers longer. Stories such as “Hansel and Gretel” and “Little Red-Cap” are Grimm fairy tales that have the ability to teach children about the real world and certain lessons on how to survive on their own by using an unrealistic fairytale setting. Parents, or most parents, will do most anything to protect and nurture their children. However, each set of parents has a different approach on how to do so. There are many different approaches, but the method, becoming more prevalent in today’s society, is to smother children, censor everything they see, hear, or do, and to never let them go. This style of parenting may not be incorrect in all aspects, but it is not helping children prepare themselves for adulthood and the real world. Parents love to read stories to children that only consist of fluffy storylines that are “appropriate” for children, but do not teach the children any lesson of extending value. Adults might be afraid to show children Grimm fairy tales that contain violence, fear, and obscenities, but in all it is beneficial to expose these stories to children. These stories, in creative and effective ways, teach children how to deal with fear, and how to act and react in real life situations when a supervisor, a parent, is not around. It is not correct to think that “fear in itself is a good thing for children, or that parents should use fear to motivate their children”(Hileman). It is a parent's duty to protect and nurture their kin, b