New research shows that if a parent sits with a young child during
a potentially scary situation, the child isn't as afraid of it later.
Not exact matches
Between spooky costumes with masks, surprising noises and unexpected movement from decorations, and the purpose of the holiday to be
scary and surprising, Halloween can be a perfect storm of
potentially triggering
situations for any animals, even normally unflappable service dogs.
Puppyhood is the best time to teach your puppy to be calm and brave around
potentially scary things and
situations it can encounter in our human world, e.g. strangers, other dogs and animals, unfamiliar objects, loud noises, being handled for a nail trim, ear cleaning, etc..
The most important thing a grownup can do is to know an individual child and watch for her reactions to
potentially scary images and
situations.