tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post1714397602687306980..comments2024-02-02T05:53:59.845-05:00Comments on Praying for Grace: Little Miss MuffetBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-29949186897277348962011-07-05T17:54:47.461-04:002011-07-05T17:54:47.461-04:00Aw..she is too cute! We have to overcome our fears...Aw..she is too cute! We have to overcome our fears of bugs around here every day. We try to educate ourselves on which ones can really hurt us and try to consider the rest of friends. I've been teaching the boys to catch them in jars and set them free. It helps us not freak out so much. I try. I stil don't like bugs. =lElisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975746279957689529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-64318384464952498352011-07-05T11:37:50.297-04:002011-07-05T11:37:50.297-04:00Beth,
She does not have a CD player but that's...Beth,<br />She does not have a CD player but that's a pretty easy fix. I will ask her about that suggestion. It's very doable!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-71034526833366763422011-07-05T11:36:56.520-04:002011-07-05T11:36:56.520-04:00Jamie,
Good idea about sweeping -- maybe right bef...Jamie,<br />Good idea about sweeping -- maybe right before bed. She has several night lights and all they do right now is allow her to spot any bugs that might be in the room!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-21513637047130884832011-07-05T11:35:54.912-04:002011-07-05T11:35:54.912-04:00Christine,
When you mention a bug net I realized t...Christine,<br />When you mention a bug net I realized that her <a href="http://prayingforgrace.blogspot.com/2010/02/fairest-of-all.html" rel="nofollow">canopy</a> is actually netting (right now I think part of her fear is that bugs are in the netting, though she said "no" when I asked if she wanted me to take it down). I think, however, if we checked it every night for bugs, that just might work! Thanks.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-44333805814389232112011-07-05T11:32:33.366-04:002011-07-05T11:32:33.366-04:00Charlotte,
I guess I should have mentioned that du...Charlotte,<br />I guess I should have mentioned that during the day she appears to have no bug phobia. Yesterday she was "playing" with a spider on the front porch. Of course, that could be a little of trying to overcome. It really becomes irrational at bedtime. I hate to psychoanalyze but I think it must have something to do with losing control during sleep. I will check out that link. Thanks!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-50598066382737919502011-07-05T11:05:40.778-04:002011-07-05T11:05:40.778-04:00Does she have a radio w/a cd player in her room? P...Does she have a radio w/a cd player in her room? Perhaps you could put a CD for her to listen to. A book on CD or some soothing sacred music/classical music. We have a cd for our kids that we play at bedtime and it seems to allow them to focus on something instead of imagining things. <br /><br />I know, back when I had a hard time turning my brain off at bed time, I would turn on talk radio or in the winter, a hockey game, and fall asleep to that.Beth Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-61333275529624663872011-07-05T10:57:13.102-04:002011-07-05T10:57:13.102-04:00Oh, that was a nice post about her!!
My first tho...Oh, that was a nice post about her!!<br /><br />My first thought is to have her vacuum every day--to make sure there are no spiders!<br /><br />Also, a night light helps, because if there are spiders, the bugs tend to go to the light. At least that helped a little with my spider fearing child.<br /><br />(she didn't go for the vacuuming every day thing)Jamie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-51732024596038748342011-07-05T10:34:57.579-04:002011-07-05T10:34:57.579-04:00What a struggle. I really have zero advice...besi...What a struggle. I really have zero advice...besides buying her a bug net for over her bed. Decorate it with flowers and hang over her with lots of prayers. Maybe that will work????Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030030108671604522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130102521697018241.post-89431145862091757672011-07-05T10:23:29.590-04:002011-07-05T10:23:29.590-04:00Oh, poor Faith and Faith's mommy! I have two c...Oh, poor Faith and Faith's mommy! I have two children who have severe, almost debilitating bug fears and one who is my nighttime watchdog. Anything she sees or hears during the day will come back to haunt her at night if was even the slightest bit disturbing to her. I can imagine the agony of those two fears combined! With the bug fears, I have seen one child outgrow it, although he still doesn't like them very much, it's not an irrational fear anymore. The other one is still growing, so we're working on patience. I did find that reading about irrational fears in children and finding out that they are so totally normal helped me cope while waiting for them to outgrow them. Here is <a href="http://childanxiety.net/Fears_Phobias_Anxiety.htm" rel="nofollow">just one resource</a> that might help. Also, remembering my own childhood, being so afraid of the dark that I slept with lights on, helped put their fears in perspective for me. So, basically, I can't really offer helpful advice, but tons of sympathy and prayers!Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.com