Does Disney truly affect a child’s self-image and their perception of the world? Do all the fairytales trump a child’s view on what reality is like? Children grow up nowadays with Disney advertising, television shows, and movies everywhere; this surely impacts their life in a significant way. All little girls and boys see are movies about princesses in distress, then a knight in shining armor comes to their rescue. Nearly all Disney movies use this as a basic storyline for their story whether it is in Hercules, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or Aladdin; the main plot of the movie is nearly the same. These recurring themes, which appear in most Disney movies, definitely have an impact on children’s self-image, and cause them to make assumptions of the real world based on this. Much of the media and some parents blame Disney for some of their children’s low self-esteem, however not all the blame can be pinned on advertising companies and the movies that Disney produces; mothers and fathers out there need to take some sort of responsibility for the upbringing of their children’s sense of self-image and self-esteem. Although Disney depicts images that somehow lead children to base their self-image from, parents could make a difference to change how children see themselves. There is plenty of psychological evidence to show how Disney movies do effect a child and how it does not; not only that, but not all parents believe that Disney is a prime factor in their child’s development.…