Oh dear.
Well im a bit worried... we go on holiday in 8 weeks to Cyprus and im really concerned about how dd (22 months) is going to react. She is suddenly scared of EVERYTHING... cars, bugs, dogs (we have 2, she loves ours but is scared of others), ducks etc even the wind when its loud. We went to the train station yesterday to pick up my nephew and she was literally shaking in her skin and screaming when the trains where going by and i ended up having to carry her while pushing the double pram as she was so scared... i mean i don't blame her they do whoosh past ever so fast but now i am concerned she is going to get hysterical on the plane on take off and landing as its so loud!! She has been on a plane before but she was only 11 months so didn't have any "fears"
Any ideas how i can tackle this? My sister told me to do some train journeys to get her use to the noise etc but i just know she will get hysterical before we even get on it.
For anyone who has flown with toddlers did the noise bother them at all?? xx
Any ideas how i can tackle this? My sister told me to do some train journeys to get her use to the noise etc but i just know she will get hysterical before we even get on it.
For anyone who has flown with toddlers did the noise bother them at all?? xx
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i think having loads of things to distract your lo might help take her mind off it if she starts getting scared. having lots of familiar things around her might help to calm her down
good luck
Perhaps just tell her in a gentle voice that there's nothing to be frightened off - you're a big girl and leave the reaction at that.
As for the plane, there is so much going on that I think she'll have plenty of other things to occupy her so she probably won't notice the noise. A dvd player and headphones would be the ideal diversion if she does get overly upset.
Good luck and try to relax and have a fab holiday!
xx
Donna why didn't i think of that?? All of this has been since the baby arrived... i guess that's not a coincidence. When she sees something shes "scared" of she runs to me asking to be picked up saying "oh no, oh no its a *insert word* i.e. plane or train or something" and i always do :roll: I guess i have made it worse.. i didn't even think it could be an attention thing. Hopefully i can nip it in the bud now!
I do think the train thing was genuine fear though.. it scares me when they whizz past never mind her
Thanks again, hopefully with the help of the dvd player etc you will be ok on the plane. Also im going to start catching the train when we go into town instead of driving (train station right next to my house) to try and get her use to the noise and also having to sit still for a while.. another problem which im worried about lol xx
I don't think you should ignore her 'fears' as that could make her worse, just make light of them by telling her she's a big clever girl and there is nothing to be afraid of. I'm sure she'll be back to normal soon.
As for the train, - they do go so fast so no wonder she's a scared but like you said, try taking the train or visiting the station more often so she gets more accustomed to them.
As for sitting still on the plane, I wouldn't force it - I found that Poppy understood that she had to sit still while food/drinks but then after then I just let her have a walk around (following her obviously!) for a wee while, she was then much happier to sit still for a while longer!
xx