Mum believes they create 'depression and anxiety'
A mum believes fairy tales negatively influence children's beliefs and even mental health due to things like "representation, women, [and] body image".
Speaking on Good Morning Britain today, commentator Bushra Shaikh said, "There's this element of airy-fairy, head in the clouds, romanticised idea, unrealistic expectations of adulthood..." to which presenter Ranvir Singh can be heard jumping in to ask – "Is that not what childhood's all about?"
"No it's not," Shaikh, who has three children, insisted. "It's about being real, what are we teaching our kids? We know that 90% of under 30s have this unrealistic idea of life. Yes we need to redefine the fairy tale [but] why call it a fairy tale?"
