Almost overnight my toddler seems to have discovered 'fear'. This fear has materialised itself in many ways and parts of our day; nighttime wakings, out in the park and out with friends.
Nighttime: Mr T is waking in the night around 2 or 3 am and we find him howling and standing in his cot. When I talk to him he just says 'living room'?! 3 nights in a row that was all he said so I reassured him we were all in bed and not in the living room. Mr T was always a great sleeper in the dark with no light but due to this waking I have started giving him a little nightlight dog to settle him with. This seems to coincide with teething for his 2nd molars, oh and obviously our newborn arriving! So I am none the wiser really, any suggestions appreciated..
Outside: sudden fear of tractors and their engine noise, snails, worms etc, dogs. Now a dog ran up to us and punctured his favourite ball a few weeks ago so I can understand some resentment there! But a complete hissy-fit when I showed him a worm on the path and pulling me away saying 'no mummy' was a surprise! I assured him the worm won't hurt me but we still had to move on!
Friends: I have finally experienced the 'hiding behind legs' that kids do. This time when visiting friends or relatives!
Even though I am sure these are all natural traits of a toddler, it is still challenging again for us as parents! I suppose that is why this phase in development is so exciting as the little mites change so often!
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