“No be afraid Mommy. You stay here. I look for dinosaurs.”
“Ok Liana. I’m not afraid.”
“Ok Mommy. Stay here.”
“Ok.”
So I stay under the blanket “tent” while Liana goes off by herself to explore the deepest darkest depths of the bedroom to find out if there are any dinosaurs lurking in shadowed corners.
She returns, pats my arm, and says “No be afraid Mommy. There no dinosaurs.”
“Oh good. Then I’m not afraid. Thank you Liana”
“You welcome mommy. Want to sing a song?”
I’ve been doing some reading about three year olds and monster fears. Liana will be two and a half in a couple of weeks, but being the advanced child that she is, she seems to have developed this fear early. Or perhaps her strong verbal skills are just helping her articulate them. I don’t know. The books and articles say not to try and be logical, not to belittle the fears, but to just reassure the child. Liana likes to be in control, and so she has decided that reassuring me will help the situation. So I play along.
“Ok Liana. I’m not afraid.”
“Ok Mommy. Stay here.”
“Ok.”
So I stay under the blanket “tent” while Liana goes off by herself to explore the deepest darkest depths of the bedroom to find out if there are any dinosaurs lurking in shadowed corners.
She returns, pats my arm, and says “No be afraid Mommy. There no dinosaurs.”
“Oh good. Then I’m not afraid. Thank you Liana”
“You welcome mommy. Want to sing a song?”
I’ve been doing some reading about three year olds and monster fears. Liana will be two and a half in a couple of weeks, but being the advanced child that she is, she seems to have developed this fear early. Or perhaps her strong verbal skills are just helping her articulate them. I don’t know. The books and articles say not to try and be logical, not to belittle the fears, but to just reassure the child. Liana likes to be in control, and so she has decided that reassuring me will help the situation. So I play along.
