Hi there. Was hoping someone could help! My, once happy and carefree, 5 year old has developed a fear of movies/tv shows and dressed up characters. The problem is that at her school they watch a tv programme at the end of each day, and she will only watch very babyish shows because she has seen a character she was scared of on a tv show/pantomime. She will now not chance watching anything! This is making it very difficult for me to get her to want to go to school. If it rains, it’s worse, because she knows that at wet playtime they watch tv shows/movies on a large screen. Her fear is taking over her life- she checks the weather forecast for rain each day then, if it is due to rain, sits silently eating breakfast. She cries every day in school. I asked school if she could do something different during movie time and was told she couldn’t, they said avoidance is feeding the fear, which I get. I just feel like it’s ruining her day and I don’t see an end to it - the possibility of a movie will always be there in school, I can’t take that away from her. She’s very intelligent and switched on, working above where she should be in school, but has always been extremely sensitive. I have tried so many different approaches but nothing works. The only thing she said she will be happy with is if she knows she doesn’t have to watch tv shows/movies in school, but that’s not possible. It’s such a life limiting fear! We can’t go to cinemas or theatres as she absolutely refuses, cries, tries to run out etc. I’m not sure what to do!