Every child is scared of some thing or the other. And it is the duty of the parents to fight their child’s fear. Though the fear may appear very small to you, it s a very actually very big for the child. Try and understand him or her rather than ridiculing the fear or calling him or her a coward. This will only worsen the situation. Try and encourage you child to be more open in talking about his or her fear. Try to build in confidence in your child by telling the child that nothing bad or wrong will happen. Ensure your child that you are by his or her side always.

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my son have fears also, those are just simple things and some times it was just created by the people around him. I would always encourage him by saying that he is a brave boy. it's effective.

Yeah that's a good one. Babies really need some piece of comfort in case they're afraid of something so that he will be a tough one when he/she grows up.

Someone I know has a boy who is afraid there might be a monster in the shower. So every time he goes to take a shower, mom needs to check whether the monster is hiding behind the curtain. Explaining does not yet work; I guess he will grow out of it.

I'm glad you mentioned this. My mother and many other people in my life have picked on me for some of my fears, and all this does it make things feel worse. It made me feel very insecure and has made it harder for me to conquer the fears. Being very understanding is the best way to handle these types of things.

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-Brittany Brydahl

I can never understand it when parents, of all people, pick on the child's fears or laugh at them. Yes, those fears might be silly, but for the child, they are real, and they need to be dealt with. It takes patience and wisdom, and laughing certainly isn't the way to go.