What to do if the child is afraid of the dark
What to do if the child is afraid of the dark
Children are characterized by fears, they have already reconciled themselves to thisdozens of generations of parents. Many of them do not even think that the baby is born absolutely fearless. If you observe newborn children, you can notice a lot of evidence to this. The newborn is not afraid of darkness and loneliness, he has no fear of animals and the future. Each kid comes into this world with a brave heart. It is we, adults, who make him cowardly and weak.
Instructions
1
Fears, however painful it is to recognize, we invitein the children's souls we are. We do this in different ways, mostly because of good intentions. It seems to us that if the kid knows that there is a danger and that it is necessary to be afraid of it, it will allow him to avoid it. Sometimes we consciously, but more often than not, out of habit, not giving an account of our words and actions, intimidating fearless kids, telling about non-existent evil characters, teaching his imagination to draw terrible images, constantly supplying new associations and one more terrifying descriptions.
2
But to make sure that in the soul of the child neverno fear of a dark room, it's very simple. It is enough to exclude from the dialogue any forms of intimidation by both real characters and fictional heroes. In addition, you should very carefully introduce the baby to cartoons, especially those that are difficult to call sweet and kind. In no case should the child be punished, leaving one in a large and dark room. Darkness should not be associated with something unpleasant and unfriendly.
3
Adhering to such simple rules, you cancompletely exclude from the life of the child a stage of fear of darkness. If the fear has already taken its place in the heart of the child, the experience of overcoming it can become a practice for the child to work on itself, and success will increase confidence in oneself. Parents' position in the process of overcoming children's fears is very important. In no case should you laugh at childish fears, blame the kid for cowardice and tease him. The child should know that parents, although they do not believe in the existence of danger in a dark room, support him in their efforts to overcome fear, are always ready to give him a helping hand.
4
Before you start actively fighting fear,parents should first of all make sure that the child walks quite a lot on the street during the day, he has an adequate physical load, he eats rationally, and a nursery or another room in which the baby sleeps, clean, comfortable and well ventilated. Sometimes enough adjust the child's day schedule so that he immediately falls asleep, finding himself in bed. Then he will not have time for fears and emotions.
