Scared baby will fear bugs?
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I’m sure after the 4000th time of him doing this you’re over it but your son is literally crawling in the ground looking for spiders so that you’re not scared. That is the cutest thing I’ve ever heard. Seriously though no I don’t think you’ve traumatized him he’s probably just copying you in his own two year old way. It will pass
My daughter went through something similar, she'd yell at us to kill ants. As she got more verbal, she'll now squish them herself and yell at us to kill spiders
I dont know the answer. But I do know that pic of your son looking for spiders is ADORABLE. Maybe introduce your kid to bugs in the garden? Not spiders but like rolly polies or something.
Perhaps get a children's book that normalises them But also don't make too much of a big thing of it
My 3yo is non stop on the search for Rollie pollies, ants or literally any bug in our house😭😭 we got him a bug catcher/observer because he likes to play with them 🤣 maybe this fear will become a fascination! If you’re not too bad show him ants lol that they don’t bite or anything butttt if he does get into bugs tell him about BAD BUGS like cus we have run into the problem of my kids trying to touch bees 🙅🏻♀️ we live and learn tho🤷🏻♀️
@Lexi it is cute if you think about it that way! I’ve been over here stressing thinking I caused a permanent fear 🤣🤣🤣
@Chandra thank you!! We have seen a ladybug at the park recently. He wasn’t a fan of that either 🤣 I had to move it off the slide so he could go down 😂
@Heidi omg I’m alright with bugs but not that alright 😭 I hope he picks anything else lmao I just get soooo itchy thinking about them! As a kid I do remember enjoying learning about them. But it’ll definitely be something we explore outside only 🤣🤣
A tad odd off topic,I didn't think wolf spiders where poisonous to humans. I just ignore them 🤭. In september/October my house fill with spiders where the bushes get cut back they always come in. Had a spider bigger then my foot, I was actually quiet impressed. I don't do big spiders but I was like oo that's a biggun! You can stay if you don't come on the bed. My daughter finds bugs amusing. She's forever looking for them to squish
My son has seen me positively interact with bugs and he's not afraid with them
My daughter was literally scared of everything crawly too. What i did was did a lesson on the importance of these creatures. I know your son is still a toddler so it would be a much simpler lesson but basically i just explained why we need these creatures in nature. Bees and butterflies pollinate flowers and help make fruits. Centipedes eat other bugs to help control the population of them same as spiders. Millipedes, worms and pillbugs(Rollie pollies) help decompose plant matter to help feed the plants so they can grow us food and pretty flowers. Simple things like that. We also did a vermicomposting (worm compost) bin and she would eventually hold the worms with gloves on and conquered her fear. Now instead of screaming “Bug bug mom help there’s a bug” she will casually say “Oh by the way there’s a spider in my room can we put him outside?”. Small things like this can help build their confidence and respect for the natural world. Btw i HATE centipedes… creepy as heck
I'm a few good years older than your son and whenever I see spiders or any bugs I pretty much levitate to any higher surface.🥲🤡💀 He's probably trying to help in his own cute little way. Most likely screaming help to alert you so you don't get startled again to come because he saw you being brave and getting rid of the previous spiders and is looking to you to save you both. x