When I was a kid about 6 or 7 I was obsessed with the toxic waste tragedy in Love Canal, NY. I think at that age children start to understand death and tragedy. Plus, like the Titanic, it had a cool name.

My son was obsessed with the Titanic from about the age of 4 to 5 yrs old. We have scores of drawings he made of the Titanic, read the Magic Tree House book and accompanying fact checker many many times, have a wooden model he built with his father and a cardboard 3D model his grandparents bought him, visited the exhibition at the National Geographic, etc, etc. He would make his 2 year old sister and other friends play Titanic in the basement playroom and could tell you the name of the captain and designer. Now he is 5 1/2 and unfortunately only wants to play Ninjago. I miss the Titanic.

Thanks PP who mentioned apps. We downloaded a Nat Geo one and it kept him busy until we made him close the iPad.

My DS too - loves to talk about how many men, women and children died and survived...

Anonymous wrote:I thought you were talking about the film. I was a Titanic (the film) obsessed 7-year-old back and the day.

How old are you? You can't be over 22, right?

Anonymous wrote:I thought you were talking about the film. I was a Titanic (the film) obsessed 7-year-old back and the day.

You were 7 when the film came out? ....I feel old.

The Titanic story is very easy to become obsessed about. It is such a compelling story beginning with its very name right down to the fact that throughout the night there was another potential rescue ship stopped/anchored within sight of the sinking Titanic. It seems to me they believe the ship in question was named the SS California and although ships can't actually anchor at that depth they can drop anchor and limit their drift

It is such a compelling story because the tragedy was so titanic in size and at the same time so avoidable. Also in some ways the Titanic story is a defining line in history between the Gilded Age and the 20th Century Era of World Wars.

I never would have thought of Titanic apps! My 7 year old went through a brief Titanic obsession (but it was mostly because his uncle was in James Cameron's tv special about it). I really enjoyed the National Geographic exhibition in DC. I learned a lot!

Ugh, now mine has moved on to WWII
Lots of history channel shows too
There are some great titanic apps for the iPad though
Good luck

I was obsessed at about age 8-9

Yes! I thought it was a little odd. Good to know there are other 6 year olds like him. He loves his Titanic books. He still asks a gazillion questions about it. His favorite Titanic book is the "National Geographic Readers:Titanic".

My friend does. He's 6. Maybe you're my friend? Not in the DC area.

My son is obsessed with bigfoot right now. Watches Finding Bigfoot religiously.

I thought you were talking about the film. I was a Titanic (the film) obsessed 7-year-old back and the day.

I'm just wondering if there are any kindred spirits out there for my kid. He's been nuts about the Titanic since last year (kindergarten, age 5). He's now a 6 year old first grader and we're still getting Titanic books back every week from the school library.

Anyone else's kid equally obsessed? Any other examples of interesting kid obsessions? Wondering if I can move him along to another topic!