This is a normal reaction to the unknown, and we are trained to
help fearful children through their dental experience.
pray for me, when I was growing up I always had this thought in the back of my mind, that I would do something that would caused me to be eternally lost, so I was afraid of heights, if I drink I might curse God or something, so I stay away from that, I was a
very fearful child, I always was interested in God, I always believed but didn't know how to live a saved life, people that were saved they always talked about the don'ts never that God loves you.
My biggest piece of advice to parents
of fearful children would be to remember God is in control and your child His child is exactly as they are meant to be.
Fearful children tend to develop greater early conscience and do best under parental warmth and gentle discipline that promotes internalized conscience.
There is experimental evidence that this old standby really helps: In a study that randomly
assigned fearful children to receive a toy «huggy puppy,» kids exhibited fewer nighttime fears and sleep problems than did children in a control group.
Screaming children find sudden relief, shy and
fearful children find courage, impatient and angry children find peace and discouraged children find the will to go on.
That old phrase tossed out by parents at
fearful children about spiders, «They're more afraid of you than you are of them,» has never been more true, at least according to researchers from the King Juan Carlos University (URJC) who have found that spiders, like many other animal species, are suffering from habitat loss and human encroachment.
, but a
very fearful child is likely to find comfort from having Fido or Mittens nearby, preferably in a pet bed of their own.
Fearful children tend to develop greater early conscience and do best under parental warmth and gentle discipline that promotes internalized conscience.
You — or a favorite toy — can take the part of
the fearful child.
Especially if you have a stubborn, strong willed, or
fearful child.
A fearful child can not learn.
Any sign that you may be worried about a situation can send
a fearful child into a panic.
So why do I have
a fearful child?
A calm, nurturing parent is
a fearful child's best ally!
Even the most shy or
fearful child has found the courage to pet Sandy!
He could startle someone or be hurt by
a fearful child kicking at him.
But mothers with insecure attachments were working hard to get
their fearful children to not be fearful, said Gunnar.
The fearful child can not concentrate in school; will misinterpret comments; and will sometimes regress to immature behavior (a young child may start to bed - wet) or self - destructive coping behavior (a preadolescent may drink or experiment with drugs).»