A person can react in different ways to life situations and to things around him. Anger, resentment, rage, sadness, fear … These reactions are negative, but they are not always negative. Fear is the most powerful tool for human survival. However, when fears are unfounded, they get in the way of life. These include children's fears that must be learned to overcome.
Instructions
Step 1
People of different ages have different fears. Although the reasons for the appearance of fear are very diverse, they have a common component. These are vivid negative experiences and emotions associated with the object of fear or with events that preceded an unpleasant situation.
Step 2
There are enough methods of dealing with fears. How effective they are can be assessed only when working with a specific fear of a particular person, taking into account his gender, age, character, living conditions, financial and social status, religion and other factors. In any case, the easiest way to deal with fears is in childhood. If a person brings a load of fear into adulthood, it can significantly complicate his life.
Step 3
Most fears can be overcome in childhood. There are enough comfortable living conditions, a sensitive attitude, a clear explanation, invented "anti-fear" rituals and games aimed at ensuring that the child can feel his strength and feel confident. Replacing negative experiences with stronger pleasant emotions experienced several times in a situation that previously frightened the child can displace childhood fears.
Step 4
However, there are pitfalls here as well. If you are using comparisons when trying to convince your child that his fears are not justified, make sure that your examples do not frighten the child even more. “Are injections scary? Here is the operation …”After such a comparison, the child may no longer be afraid of injections, but he will acquire a more persistent fear of surgical intervention.
Step 5
If you use the principle of "kicking out a wedge by a wedge", you may face the fact that a previously insignificant fear will turn into a pronounced illness. So, some parents, “helping” their child to overcome the fear of water, push him into a pond under the motto “will float, will not go anywhere”. And then they spend time and money on treating the child with a psychiatrist for aquaphobia.
Step 6
When raising a fearless lion cub, it is important not to overdo it. A child who is not afraid of anything risks much more than a fearful one. If you have serious doubts about what you can do, it is better to seek help from a psychologist. But in any situation, remember: understanding, kindness, patience and love are the best medicine for childhood fears.
