2006-07-12 10:36:12 · 13 answers · asked by Wise ol' owl 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Thanks so far, but my daughter wants you to know that she is a girl.
2006-07-12 10:58:32 · update #1
Hold on to someone that you really trust and watch a lightning storm through a big window. You'll feel safe and get to see how beautiful it can be.... Usually it's the thunder that's scary!
2006-07-12 10:40:38 · answer #1 · answered by justme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter shouldn't worry, she's more likely to win the lottery than be hurt by lightning! Lightning always strikes the highest point and follows the path of least resistance, so if she is caught in a thunderstorm she should not take shelter under a tree. My sisters and I used to listen to the thunder when there was a storm - it sounds like furniture falling downstairs!
2006-07-13 12:58:02 · answer #2 · answered by bertha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my boys were small we made a game out of storms. We became faux storm spotters, (from the safety of our own home, of course). We started a weather journal keeping track of how many lightning strikes, how loud they were, how far away, did it rain, and how much, or did it hail, etc... They later used their weather journals as show and tell when they started school. My oldest son used his journal as a base for a science fair project that won the top prize that year. All three boys enjoy storms to this day.
One thing to remember children take their cues from the adults around them especially their parents. If you are OK with it hopefully they will be too. Good Luck
2006-07-12 18:17:16 · answer #3 · answered by G-Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to understand why he is afraid of lightning. Is he afraid he will get struck by lightning? If that is the case, then reassure him. Tell him to always be inside during a thunderstorm. Lightning tends to stike the tallest object in an open area, so tell him to stay away from those. It's not a good idea to use cell phones, ipods, etc. outside during one, I wouldn't do it inside, actually. It is also a good idea to stay away from water during storms because water is a good conductor of electricity. If he is just afraid of the noise just comfort him and he may get over it sometime.
2006-07-12 17:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by 77684 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can count in between the lightening's.. as soon a lightning strikes start counting till another lightning strikes.
I heard that by counting in between the strikes that will tell you how far away the lightning is.
2006-07-12 17:56:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, stay in a safe place (not under trees or out on the water in a boat) and yell "FUZZY PICKLES". My girls' pediatrician's nurse told them that when they were afraid to get an injection and they swear it works. It has gotten them through many scary moments in their childhood. Who knows, maybe they still say it in their head.
2006-07-12 17:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by butrcupps 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wave a long metal pole while climing up a tree
lol jk
when i was 5...man the years go by fast....my older sister would
hold me and sing with me and play games.and soon my fear of lightning ceased
2006-07-12 17:42:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my girls and i count between the thunder and lightening to measure how far the storm is from us. the longer you count the further away it is. you can then judge how long until no more lightening. keeps their mind off the scary stuff. =) good luck!
2006-07-12 18:07:36 · answer #8 · answered by JMC 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just sit at a window in the dark with her and watch it. Then it seems more fun like fireworks, rather than scary like humungous streams of electricity, fire, and death!
2006-07-12 18:53:29 · answer #9 · answered by Cara Lynn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to be terrified of thunder and lightening. I got to the point that I would think of them like fireworks...just streaks instead of flowering.
2006-07-12 17:40:59 · answer #10 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋