My DD turned 5 in November. She is a very intelligent, spirited child. Lately, she has become scared of...well just about everything. Shows (cartoons) that she's watched the same episode a million times--all of a sudden, they're too scary. I have to be careful when commercials come on (Disney Channel) because she'll say something is too scary/spooky. There's a book that she saw at Target and the cover did have a scary picture on it, but she saw it months ago and still talks about it. She saw it again recently (she purposely looked for it) and now says she's scared of Target. Even some music...regular music (not Halloween stuff) she'll say is scary.
It's just very frustrating. I try to tell her that "it's make believe" or "it looks spooky, but it can't hurt her" or sometimes I'll try to point out how it's more "silly" than "spooky". I don't know what else to do. It's constant. Every day it's something else.
Anyway...is this just another crazy phase that will pass?
It's just very frustrating. I try to tell her that "it's make believe" or "it looks spooky, but it can't hurt her" or sometimes I'll try to point out how it's more "silly" than "spooky". I don't know what else to do. It's constant. Every day it's something else.
Anyway...is this just another crazy phase that will pass?