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How can I get my 4 year old to ease his fears?

I have a 4 yr old son who is wonderful - but he's recently started to show signs of anxiety about getting to say good bye to meIt's to the point where he's waking up at 5:30 afraid that I've left already he didn't get to say good bye - he's even woken up at 1:43 am to say good byeI've told him time and time again that I won't leave in the morning w out coming in to say byeI need some ideas - it's starting to disrupt the others in our house - need some suggestions please!

Answer:

Probably one of the main problems is your son is too young to tell time, he wakes up, is not sure what time it is and calls for you to see if you have left yetContinue to assure him that you will come in to say good bye to him before you leave and then place a clock in his room and show him what time you will come in to say good byeTell him that if he wakes up before this point that he should go back to sleep There are special clocks that you can buy for children that display a moon or red light when it is nigh and they should stop and stay in their own bed and then they display a sun or a green light when it is ok to get up for the dayThis might help your son to know when it is time to get up for the day Children are often confused about knowing when it is time to get up because of the changes in time for sunriseSometimes they are getting up while it is still dark outside and sometimes when they get up it is lightThis difficult for them to understandThe special clock may help with this as well - SB, Counselor

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