A Guest Post by Elena Bonel Yesterday Bianca, my 3-year-old daughter, had a brain MRI, without anesthesia. She has already had several operations, and I had become aware of recent FDA warnings and several other studies about the potential for brain … Continue reading
Tag Archives: overcoming fears
Four Steps To Resolve Child Fear or Phobias
A Guest Post by Savannah Sanfield, LMFT Many children are afraid of visits to the doctor, but my daughter was TERRIFIED. She’d had a difficult birth and was in the NICU for four days; perhaps those early experiences had stayed with … Continue reading
A Shark Attack on my Child’s Feelings
I took my boys, 6 and 7, to the Museum of Natural History to see a 3D movies about marine dinosaurs. The youngest is especially sensitive to traumatic events in movies and games, so I had checked that the movie’s … Continue reading
My Daughter’s World Becomes Safer
Helping children with fears this way allows them to feel and share their feelings while at the same time they are truly safe.
Laughing Our Way to Daycare
My 2.5 year old son had just transitioned to a new daycare. He had been there three days, and he had done very well with the transition. He was asking excitement in the morning to go to see his new … Continue reading
In Trouble for Singing?
I was driving home with my husband and my 2.5-year old son. We were coming from a sweet evening with some friends of ours who have a son his age. The dinner was lovely, I had felt connected to my husband … Continue reading
Sleeping in His Own Bed All Night
My son has co-slept with me since he was born. When he was about 18 months old, I bought him his own bed with the plan to move him into it so I could have my bed to myself. I … Continue reading
Facing Water Fears Through Play
My son had been going to swimming lessons for a few months. His first 2 months he improved markedly each week, trying new things and being comfortable in the water. He would allow his teachers to guide his head under … Continue reading
Giddy’up to Connection
One day I gave my 3 year old daughter a “horsey-ride” on my back. I’d done it many times before and she always enjoyed the closeness and bouncy thrill of the ride. However this day when I took her into … Continue reading
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