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Toddler scared of water

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FTMum2016 · 10/07/2018 20:21

My 2 year old has never had any issue with water (bath, sea, pool etc) so we've booked a holiday for September and the hotel has a splashpool. However a few weeks ago she fell in the paddling pool and was under water for about 5 seconds at the most. Since then we've come on a beach holiday and she's been terrified of the water. Screaming at bathtime, having a fit when we suggest going to the beach because she thinks that means she has to go in the sea. I don't know what to do.. I would like her to be over it by September but obviously wont rush it if she's not ready. Any ideas what I can do to help this, I'm a first time mum and completely clueless. We are also on holiday with her cousins who are 4 and nearly 2 and they love the water but even this isn't swaying her.

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 11/07/2018 18:24

The falling incident obviously terrified her and the best thing you can do is to not push it.

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