School officials were careful to point out that parents need to avoid scaring their children.

He was nobody's fool, but Fowler had been told to avoid scaring him.

All Argonds shifted shape within the first few minutes before the contestants arrived, most to human form to avoid scaring them.

He originally had a mouthful of fearsome teeth, but they were removed at the suggestion of singer Anne Shelton to avoid scaring children in the audience.

When describing how he approached stories on sometimes sensitive topics, Walsh argued that 'To avoid scaring people, the script is crucial - it has to be balanced.

While the majority of the meerkats filmed were partially habituated, the cinematographers had to move carefully to avoid scaring the animals.

Matei Dan, Romanian Tourism Minister, said the idea of re-styling Dracula would also help the park become more family-friendly and avoid scaring young children.

How do I avoid scaring them?

Such predictions require a lot of responsibility to avoid scaring people, she said, and many soothsayers simply do not take the necessary care.

The reason was a desire to avoid aggravating the fears of the populace (leading to increase in ethnic antipathy) and to avoid scaring away needed foreign investment.