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Fear of Birds

So my almost 6 year old has a new fear - birds.  This came out of no where this morning - as we were walking into school, blood curling scream and crying from her.  Once I got her calmed down she told she had a dream (nightmare) that the birds were eating her skin.  No clue where this came from.  So hoping it is not from her ADHD meds (side effect) - she has been on them since Sept with no side effects.  I really just hope some of the kids at school were talking and it freaked her out.  I warned her teachers to watch her when they are outside today.
Jenni Mom to DD#1 - 6-16-06 DD#2 - 3-13-08 

Re: Fear of Birds

  • She didn't watch the movie The Birds did she? I love birds, but that movie was freaky.
    Annalise Marie 05.29.06
    Charlotte Ella 07.16.10
    Emmeline Grace 03.27.13
  • imageAngela814:
    She didn't watch the movie The Birds did she? I love birds, but that movie was freaky.

    I was thinking this. Maybe one of her classmates saw it and talked about it at school. I've noticed most of dd's fears come from things her friends say to her. 

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  • When my little brother was dealing with meds for ADHD (which ended up being bipolar disorder), he had night terrors about bears chasing and eating him, so that seems pretty normal, but still terrifying none-the-less.
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  • We are assuming someone at school was talking about birds.  She brought it up to my sister yesterday while they were driving to her speech class.  It is the big black crows she is afraid of and my sister's talk seemed to have a helped a ton - she was totally fine outside after that and has not brought it up again.  She was afraid the crows would eat her since someone told her they eat meat.
    Jenni Mom to DD#1 - 6-16-06 DD#2 - 3-13-08 
  • You should watch some movie with him like Rio in which a parrot is roll as Rio and there are many more movies which will help your kid.
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