She is two years old. She covers her eyes and says "it's okay". We try and not to have the light on when shes around but sometimes its just unaviodable like when we are eating at night. My mom says we should let her cry and force her to get used to it. I really don't like hearing her cry. I love my niece to death. How can I help her rid this? Thanks in advance.
2006-09-28 12:19:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
No shes not afraid of everything only vacuum cleaners and the dining room light. I love my neice thats why Im trying to find a way to help her.
2006-09-28 12:25:00 · update #1
Its one that is kind of in the ceiling and comes with a control to dim it. She still crys when it is dimmed low.
2006-09-28 12:43:37 · update #2
Its only the light in the dining room.
2006-09-28 12:44:02 · update #3
When you have the light on go in the dining room and take your niece with you. Sit with her for a while take some of her favorite toys with you and just let her play and then just watch her reaction and leave the room without knowledge and see what happens. You have to gain her trust first.
2006-09-28 12:25:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i might guess which you the two have fuses OR a breaker panel, not the two. the wiring may well be undesirable and there is an Open twine/undesirable connection someplace that have been given burned up from over-modern-day. i think that a short might pop the breaker and you will possibly see one that had tripped. For some funds, you are able to in all probability bypass to a ironmongery shop and get an 120V circuit indicator probe, it lighting fixtures up whilst that's close to line voltage. If it would not illuminate, the circuit is lifeless. If there is not any breaker tripped, then you extremely're wiring is undesirable OR the breaker is undesirable. be careful at that element or call an electrician.
2016-10-01 11:39:38 · answer #2 · answered by huenke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats an odd phobia. What type of light do you have in the dinning room? Fluorescent? IF is is a fluorescent light, she may be detecting the "flicker" of the light. They DO flicker, at the rate of 7200 times per minute. IF it is some type of chandelier, what shape is it? Something is triggering her fright other than "just the light". She seeing something more than you are about the light. IF it is a chandelier, does it have arms that extend to the lights. She may connect the shape with a SPIDER.
How about the lights in other rooms? Not afraid of them? Get down to her level and look at the light.....she might just think it is some type of spider. Good luck. Pops
2006-09-28 12:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by Pops 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask her why she is afraid of it. Tell her she can tell you any thing and don't be embarrased of the reason. She is two. She may think she sees invisible monsters or ghosts there. Do not tell her that these things are not real and she should stop it. This will stifle her imagination and make her more afraid to tell others important things later in life that scare her, like abuse or something else bad. Just try to humor her within reason and she will probably grow out of it sooner than you think.
2006-09-28 12:48:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just gets some other kind of lighting and that should do the trick. And if she's scared of the vacuum cleaner do what I did to get my kids over it let them push it with you and that may let her know that it's not as scary as it seems.
2006-09-28 13:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by db 4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously something is upsetting the child.
But, I would NOT change my ways to please her, because you become an "enabler" and she starts getting her way with this, then there is no stopping her on other things...
Call her mom in and see whats troubling the girl, and see what you can do about it. But, let her know that you are not going to change anything because she "doesnt like the light". Its needed to see by.
I wish you well..
Jesse
2006-09-28 12:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by x 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with your mom, I mean, this is not a justifiable fear it's just a silly prejudice on her part. Maybe let her wear special sunglasses when it's on?
2006-09-28 12:36:02 · answer #7 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some lamps for the room, that should help. Good luck.
2006-09-28 12:22:10 · answer #8 · answered by heidielizabeth69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just seems like your niece is afraid of everything....
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2006-09-28 12:22:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try eating somewhere else to make her feel comfortable and unafraid
2006-09-28 12:23:34 · answer #10 · answered by jacorvisc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋