Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The fear factor: water


The fear factor: waterSooner or later there comes a time when baby bath too small for water treatment and time to move into the adult, more. And like the child like everything, because in your bathroom it can fit more toys, and run submarines, but it comes to washing a head - start screaming. What's the matter? This fear of the water.


The age of four, usually the child is held under the motto "rise of childhood fears, so any harmless emotion can develop into a fear or phobia. However for the development of the phobia, you need a series of events that will cause the development of fear.





As there was a fear of water


Reasons can be many, but perhaps one of the most common - dipping. Of course, you can say that never dip the child's head, then do you baptize the baby? Then, the answer is obvious.




And maybe even in private under the supervision of your child for a moment lost her footing and was frightened, and obuslovilo it on the water.




As negative residue can leave seen in the movies.




How to cure hydrophobia




If fear at the initial stage just try not to insist on not particularly pleasant child water procedures. Not like when poured from a pitcher - leave it aside - take, for example, the lake in the form of amusing animals. Does not like at all to plunge into the water, replace the bathing wet washcloth, but always in the bathroom, in which each bathing water per day will increase.




But if the child grows, and you don't work, you will have to consult a psychologist.




Fear of the water, like any other fear, be treated with psychotherapy. From independent ways psychologists recommend method, "go on your own". You can join the pool, for example, and the first to be in the water with the child under the supervision of an instructor. Then move on to independent practice. In the summer of overcome fear in open water. Beginning with the life vest, then without it.




You can try other ways of dealing with fear of water, for example, art therapy. Ask the child to draw your own on paper, let it vyplesnyt it, and then let go. And even better to practice visualization, presenting with closed eyes, as he is easily in the water tell tale where the main character is he in the image, for example, the pirate.





Source:

Women's Magazine
















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