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Bug Phobia
Asked by G.L. from Las Vegas
on May 23, 2009
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Hi, I'm wondering if any of you have a child that is afraid of bugs. My daughter is two years old and extremely afraid of bugs. She was at the babysitters house and I ...
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- well my daughter is 2 also and she is ok with some bugs. the first bug she ever touched was a lady bug. what i did is i pointed it out in the yard and picked the bug u...
- It'll take time... like any child "fear." What I do with my kids, is (since as a child I loved bugs), is I show them my bug books and I tell them which ones are "ni...
- Ha! this happened to my daughter too, like overnight! She is just turning 2. I thought maybe it was because we let her watch "Bugs Life" now she looks at bugs differ...
Sudden Fear
Asked by E.N. from San Diego
on April 22, 2011
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Hi mamas! My 3 year old has started this "i am scared" about everything! She is rather fearless, so this behavior is not like her character. I assume its a phase, b...
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- Hi E., I learned in a parenting class that instead of comfort and holding her, help her face her fears, we were told that by picking them up and saying things like oh ...
- E.- I have no suggestions but can't wait to read your responses. My daughter just turned 3 in February and suddenly has become afraid of everything. Bugs are the bigg...
- I think it's two things, one the beetle incident and the other the 'I'm scared' phase. With my daughter it was rather easy to tell her our house is a safe place and th...
Fear of Using the Toilet
Asked by L.S. from Nashville
on March 22, 2009
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My six year old son has always been afraid of going #2. He is afraid of the water turning brown and he's afraid it won't go down. While it has backed up before (never ...
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- wow that is weird. i have to say the time now when he is having the runs maybe the best time to break this habit. next time he runs to the bathroom have him notice tha...
- I know it is hard to stop what you are doing to and go "watch" your six year old on the toilet, but as you said in your post this fear is real to him. Go in there wit...
- Hi L., Have you tried going back to a potty training toilet, or one of those basins that you can put on the toilet? That might help and good luck.
Dealing with Fear Issues
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on September 11, 2008
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I could really use some suggestions on how to handle my kids' fear of small insignificant things. Today my 3yo daughter screamed at the top of her lungs because a bug...
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- J., I am responding as an adult who was a very afraid child. For awhile I wouldn't see my Grandfather who I loved very much until he removed his hat because it scar...
- J., Well, I think you know that some of the fears are stemming from Dad being gone. I'm going to leave that out of the equation and let you know how we have dealt ...
- Please get your kids and yourself to a good couselor. If you cannot afford one there are plenty of great places that handle this for free or on a sliding scale. Our ch...
Sunscreen with Bug Repellant?
Asked by M.B. from Dallas
on June 5, 2007
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Does anyone know of a sunscreen that includes a bug repellant (30% DEET is what my pediatrician recommended) that is good to use on our kiddos? My little guy is 18 mon...
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- I know AVON sells a bug repellant and sunscreen in one. I used to buy it when my Mother in Law was selling AVON but she no longer does. It works really good so if yo...
- I will confirm what Cindy C. said.I just saw my pedi yesterday and asked about this and he said to never use something with both sunscreen & bug repellent. You need to...
- I don't have any suggestions .. but I thought you were NOT suppossed to use anything with DEET in it .. and certainly not 30%! Perhaps someone else will have some sugg...
Bed Bug Advice
Asked by B. from Detroit
on August 28, 2008
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I know that this sounds disgusting, but I seem to have an outbreak of bedbugs in my room. I noticed that I kept waking up with itchy disgusting bug bites after I retu...
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- My grown daughter had this horrible problem and ended up using an exterminator who helped her tremendously with advice on what to do at home. I believe she packed awa...
- I work at Home Depot and in the cleaning isle they sell a product to get rid of bed mites. I think it is called Good night but not sure. You can ask someone that works...
- hi B., try using an acne fighting astringent that has 2% salicylic acid. i use this on mosquito bites all the time. it takes away the itch almost instantly and ge...
Child's Fear of Dogs and Cats...
Asked by C.B. from Detroit
on September 16, 2008
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Hi again everyone, thanks to all who have responded to me in the past. Now I have another concern. This time with my nearly 4 year old. We understand how many child...
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- I'd blindfold her and put her in a room with a puppy and/or a kitten. You can't beat the unconditional love and licks a puppy can give. And a purring kitten....what'...
- Yep, got that with my 6 yr old. One of his friends has a tiny fluffball of a dog, so he's getting a little better, but he's still uncomfortable with larger dogs (I als...
- my son was super terrified of bugs and insects in the house this early spring. His is now four years old... I figured I would need to do something as summer was appro...
What Fear Did You Last Conquer ;-)
Asked by E.D. from Seattle
on July 26, 2011
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Okay, okay. I really want to brag. We just got back from my husband's family reunion in Wyoming. My BIL took us climbing. This guy is nuts. He loves the mountains...
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- I am scared to death of heights but I went up in a hotair balloon this weekend and it was glorious.
- I conquered the fear of being in an intimate, monogomous, committed realtionship. I had been single for 15 years after my divorce! My longest relationship, post divo...
- I squished a bug in the garage last night. I am terrified of bugs. I had asked it to leave and opened the door and it just sat there, so I grabbed a bleach bottle that...
Baby Bug Hitting?
Asked by A.D. from New York
on May 27, 2008
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Hi there,
Well, my little princess is about to celebrate her first birthday in less than 2 weeks and I'm so happy and proud and sad...yes, sad. My baby is growing ...
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- Coming from a mom of three (my last was born 8 months ago) who swore that she wasn't going to have anymore I COMPLETELY understand the baby bug. My first two are 19 m...
- I can totally relate. My son is 14 months and around the same time I started missing my baby. My husband and I are trying again in the fall for the next one. We wou...
- I have to admit the bug only hit me when I got my first who is now 2 1/2, but since than I have a 1 1/2 year old and pregnant due at the end of Oct. These last 2 were...
Really Bad Stomach Bug
Asked by M.M. from Houston
on April 4, 2009
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My 11 1/2 month old little girl is relly having a hard time getting over her latest stomach bug. She started vomiting (no fever associated with this at all) at day ca...
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- It could be teethig but no matter what, it is adamant that she take in fluids. Our eldest started this at 13 months snd ended up in the hospital with dehydration. ...
- Mary, Every tooth my baby has cut has made him throw up, & it would come out like a gusher! I too took him to the Doctor twice in a 2 week period & they couldn't find...
- Yes the teeth can be a big part of the problem, see if something cool for her to chew on helps. Hope things get better for both of you soon.
