thread: How do you reassure a scared 1yo?

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  1. #1
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    Nov 2008
    Perth, WA
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    Helle - even his fave distraction, food, didn't work this morning! I've tried singing, pulling faces, looking at the birds, toys etc but will keep trying more stuff.

    Human Bean - That's the theory I'm trying. Every time we see a truck (irl or pic), I tell him it's like the rubbish truck and make a big noise, just so he gets used to hearing the words rubbish truck. So when he hears the rubbish truck I can tell him what it is and hopefully he'll recognise the words and find them reassuring iykwim?

  2. #2
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    Jan 2010
    Shoe Heaven
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    Could it be that there is something in the noise that is irritating him, the frequency of some of the noise it makes that is painful for him? It might not be the truck itself.

    Hope this helps