CHILDREN DON'T LIKE CLOWNS

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REUTERS - Children don't like clowns and even older kids are scared of
them.
The news that will no doubt have clowns shedding tears was revealed in a
poll of youngsters by researchers from the University of Sheffield who
were examining how to improve the decor of hospital children's wards.
The study, reported in the Nursing Standard magazine, found all the 250
patients aged between four and 16 they quizzed disliked the use of
clowns, with even the older ones finding them scary. "As adults we make
assumptions about what works for children," said Penny Curtis, a senior
lecturer in research at the university. "We found that clowns are
universally disliked by children. Some found them quite frightening and
unknowable."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080116/od_nm/clowns_odd_dc

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