Hi, can anyone offer me some advice? My 2&1/2 year old son is terrified of insects, flies, spiders etc and it's getting worse. He will no longer walk anywhere, won't come outside to play at home or at nursery. We went to play at the local green with a ball and frisky over weekend and he seen a bumblebee on a dandelion and that was it, game over, he wouldn't stand and I had to carry him. If he see's an insect on the patio through the patio doors he screams and shakes until I've gone out and swept it out of the way.
his key worker at nursery has now commented, they were outdoors playing and she put him down to play and he was screaming and shaking to the point she thought she'd hurt him!
I've tried to encourage him and take him out to play and play with my older son but he just stands at door then goes to play on his own indoors.
He is very slow on talking and I'm not sure on how much he actually understands when am talking to him.