DS (5.5) has suddenly developed a fear of fire at bedtime. It takes him over an hour to get to sleep and he keeps calling us almost in tears saying he's scared there will be a fire. He's worried that all his toys and his bed will burn.
I spent most of Christmas telling my in-laws that eastenders wasn't suitable for small kids but it seems they couldn't wait for the 10pm rerun on sky and one day when I was washing up they had it on. DS saw the bit where the minibus caught fire. Don't know if this is where its come from (he's not worried in the car) but whatever its horrible to see him upset and it means he's over-tired and grumpy in the mornings.
I've tried talking to him, reassured him, shown him the smoke alarm etc but he's still terrified. I even wondered about getting a firefighter costume for a bit of role play/ play therapy but I know I can't fix this just by buying something. Maybe its just a phase but has anyone got any other suggestions on how to help.....?