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3 yo afraid of her own shadow

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grey12 · 05/06/2020 17:45

Actually her shadow is the one thing she is afraid of...

She is turning 4 in august and a few months ago she just started being scared of lots of things.

Is it a age thing? A phase and it'll go away?.... is there something I can do to help her?

We encourage her to do things and reassure her but still....

Last night she woke up twice saying she was scared..... that's not normal (thank god!). She is hesitant going to the bathroom alone because there is a small skinny spider in the corner of the ceiling (we have a clean house but don't evict the occasional spider in the corner of a room... mosquito season is upon us). These are just a couple of examples from the last day.

Thanks

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grey12 · 05/06/2020 18:49

Sorry, just re-read it Blush she ISN'T afraid of her shadow

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Tash6000 · 11/06/2020 13:22

Very normal. My just turned 4yo girl is exactly the same. My eldest girl (now 6) was the same too but they grow out of it. Just have to keep reassuring them it's ok

grey12 · 13/06/2020 16:13

Thank you :) thought it could be normal but just needed some reassurance I guess.

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