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Children's fears: Parents have to pay attention to many things while raising children. Every child's mental state is different. Some children are timid by nature, while some are not afraid of anything. In fact, children are often afraid of ghosts, insects, injuries, and even the neighborhood uncle seen on TV.
If the fear is not removed from the child's mind at the right time, then this problem can trouble him throughout his life. There can be many reasons for this problem. In such a situation, parents should understand the child's fear and try to remove it. Let us know some such measures by adopting which fear can be removed from the child's mind.
Why are children afraid?
Children often believe in imagination and keep themselves away from reality until they know the difference between right and wrong. Apart from this, parents also ask children to come home before it gets dark. This creates a fear in their mind. Apart from this, parents often tell children stories related to darkness, due to which their fear deepens and they start seeing imaginary things. It is normal for small children to be afraid, but if this fear is not removed from childhood, then they will remain afraid of it even after growing up.
send to dark room
If your children are afraid of the dark, you can send them to a dark room. Send them to a dark room with a task and then talk to them loudly. You can ask them if they have turned on the lights, if they have taken the thing you sent them for. This will increase the child's confidence and reduce their fear.
Don't talk about ghosts
Never talk about ghosts in front of children. Also, do not show them any video or story in which ghosts are seen. This can increase fear in children.
In the shadow show
Ask children to make different shapes with their hands in a dimly lit room. Tell children that these are shadows, they will not be harmed in any way and they can play with them.
no pressure of any kind
If the child is trying to come out of the fear of darkness, do not put pressure on him. Let the children come out of this fear gradually. You can put a dim bulb in their room, this will also not scare them.
Seek help from therapy
To overcome the fear of darkness in children, you can take the help of exposure therapy. In this therapy, children are gradually exposed to the things and situations they fear. With the help of an expert, children face their fears and this helps them overcome them.
