“Three- to six-year-old children were much more likely to believe that ‘positive’ characters from TV and film existed in real life than their ‘negative’ counterparts.” Emotion changes children’s understanding of reality and fantasy Smart kids. Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print