It's not that scary, but sometimes I'm worried about the level of confidence of my child... but that is probably normal for all parents... And I remember that my parents didn't give too much sh*t about my stuff, and I survived... So, I suppose that he will also...
On the other side, I agree that times are different now than they were 20-30 years ago... and children have different things that trigger their emotions... So, it has to be handled in a different way...