Kind of Off Topic/ Afraid of Flies

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My almost 2 year old rachelle (who i think is nt,

so far anyways..she's having another check done by

Birth to 3 next wednesday)..is totally afraid

of flies...We had one in the house about 2 weeks ago,

and i thought she had fallen or hurt herself, she

was crying so hard. But she finally said " bug " ..and

there is was on the kitchen floor spinning around (like

almost dead)...it took a good 1/2 hour to get her calmed

down again. Well, today, another fly..this one was flying

around..she got really upset again..tears, and just

terrified. So i rolled up some newspaper and finally hit

it...and i showed it to her, (she was fine to look at it).

But, for another 1/2 hour, she sat on my lap, and kept

saying " bug bug bug " ...And also, now, when she see's a

crumb or something tiny on the floor, she thinks its a bug.

Anyone have any suggestions, on how to get rid of this

fear? We will have lots of flies soon(and normally

alot of ladybugs, not yet tho.)...I tried to be funny

when i was trying to get the fly today.

Im hoping its maybe just a stage. But this is something she's

gonna have to live with.

Help???

thanks~

nancy

single mom to

14 (nt)

Jenna 6 (autism, ocd)

le, almost 2 and scared of Flies!!!!!

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Turns out the lovely bigger

> children told him they were " dog turds " and were throwing them at

them, it

> took quite awhile to deprogram that, but it did go away eventually.

> Tommi

awww. poor kid...no wonder he was afraid of them..ugh.

thanks for sharing Tommi!!

nancy

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I don't know what to tell you, but how sad it is she's having such a

hard time.

Good luck.

> Turns out the lovely bigger

> > children told him they were " dog turds " and were throwing them at

> them, it

> > took quite awhile to deprogram that, but it did go away

eventually.

> > Tommi

>

> awww. poor kid...no wonder he was afraid of them..ugh.

> thanks for sharing Tommi!!

> nancy

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Sounds like a pretty normal fear. I'm sure she'll get over it eventually.

How about a book about bugs?

I know there are a lot of good kid books out there....

Good Luck!

Penny - who's Jacqui LOVES flies.

Kind of Off Topic/ Afraid of Flies

My almost 2 year old rachelle (who i think is nt,

so far anyways..she's having another check done by

Birth to 3 next wednesday)..is totally afraid

of flies...

[Guest guest]

I don't know what to tell you, but how sad it is she's having such

a

> hard time.

>

> Good luck.

>

>

Thanks ..

it is sad to see her so shook up about it.

I hope it ends soon!

nancy

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you would laugh if you heard how my 2nd son got over his terror of bugs..I

almost wish he hadn't, lol...you know how cicadas shed there skins, leaving them

on trees and such..well, we lived in a spot where there were tons of them..older

brother showed them to him and instead of screaming in terror(the normal) he

decided the were just the coolest thing..hence the two decided to collect all

the skins they could find..had them hanging out of hair, off clothes, etc..lined

them up on their dressers at night..really lovely to see when you are going to

tuck your little rugrats into bed at night, lol

Missy in Alabama

-wife, mother,organic gardener, writer, homesteader and dreamer

Kind of Off Topic/ Afraid of Flies

My almost 2 year old rachelle (who i think is nt,

so far anyways..she's having another check done by

Birth to 3 next wednesday)..is totally afraid

of flies...

[Guest guest]

How about a book about bugs?

>

> I know there are a lot of good kid books out there....

>

> Good Luck!

> Penny - who's Jacqui LOVES flies.

I hope it is just a normal fear, that will leave very

soon. We do have a bug book, which she likes to look at..

we have plastic bugs, and stuff animal bugs..(tho, not

any flies...lol)

hmmm...im just don't know...

thanks for the help!

nancy

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hence the two decided to collect all the skins they could find..had

them hanging out of hair, off clothes, etc..lined them up on their

dressers at night..really lovely to see when you are going to tuck

your little rugrats into bed at night, lol

> Missy in Alabama

LOL...

well, i hope something along those lines, doesnt happen..

i hope she just learns to ignor them!!! I wouldn't want

dead flies all over the house...lol

nancy

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Dillon was like that about spiders, but he's not as afraid anymore. I guess

it was a phase.

Boone won't walk on a speckled floor because he's afraid it's dirty or it

has ants. This can be very embarrassing at times. He doesn't meltdown or

anything, he just won't go in. Period.

I hope it is just a phase.

Sissi

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Boone won't walk on a speckled floor because he's afraid it's dirty

or it

> has ants. This can be very embarrassing at times. He doesn't

meltdown or

> anything, he just won't go in. Period.

>

> I hope it is just a phase.

>

> Sissi

Thanks Sissi~

Me too!!!!!

nancy

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> Boone won't walk on a speckled floor because he's afraid it's dirty or it has

ants. This can be very embarrassing at times. He doesn't meltdown or anything,

he just won't go in. Period.

I hope it is just a phase.

Sissi <

it could be. kailey goes through phases like that. when she was younger, she

wouldn't walk on gravel or cracked sidewalks. she'd just freeze and i'd have to

pick her up and carry her over them. she also had a problem for a while with

trees that grew things that fell, like flowers or helicopters. it got to the

point that we needed to bring an umbrella every where we went.

~~~ Imagine all the people, living life in peace - Lennon ~~~

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gina, 31, ny

single mom to -

kailey, 8, autism, hyperlexia, depression, anxiety, OCD, DSI

trevor, 3, multiple developmental delays, no " official " dx yet

parker jade, due 7-25-03 :-D

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also had a problem for a while with trees that grew things that

fell, like flowers or helicopters. it got to the point that we

needed to bring an umbrella every where we went.

> gina, 31, ny

oh my!!!

that must of been difficult.

I hope this phase goes by quickly for

rachelle, and that's all it is!

thanks for sharing!

nancy