Helping a sensitive toddler
Does anyone else have a really sensitive toddler?
How do you help them adjust to different/new situations? E.g. dentist, nursery photographs. He just gets really upset about it.
Every time we’ve prepped him, talked about it before hand to try to make it fun, even practised it. Offered bribes too!
Got his jabs next week, was after some other advice on how to make it easier for him? Really don’t want to be just holding him down as think that will make it such a negative experience
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It’s so hard when they are like this isn’t it? My first was like this and she still is now at 12 years old tbh. Meanwhile my 3 year old will be ok ish if we chat about it / role play beforehand and promise to buy a treat afterwards. With our extra sensitive children we just have to be there for them and validate their feelings but remind them why we are doing things I suppose. Good luck with the injections x
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Reading books about new experiences has helped my daughter a lot - sometimes literally for months in advance! Also seeing me do things first makes a big difference: e.g. watching me have a dental checkup, getting my flu jab, and having a blood test. I also talk with her in detail about what will be happening so that she’ll be prepared - sometimes even playing with her toys and acting out the new situations, which I think helps her feel more in control of it all. Hope that’s helpful, I know how hard it can be!