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DS birthday / how to deal with being scared

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DS was 3 yesterday, and we had just a little party, as DD is having a big one year party in 2 weeks. MIL bought him a webkins and The Great Pumpkin book from hallmark. The book is one that has the recordable things when you push a button.. He is deathly afraid of both, as he has been with anything that makes a loud noise. Any suggestions for helping him with this fear?
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  • AugustbrideAugustbride
    My DS still doesn't like loud things and he is 8. He holds his hands over his ears in movies sometimes. I think they either grow out of it or they don't. You could have his hearing checked just to make sure it's not something like that.
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  • MyPunkinPieMyPunkinPie

    we're going through the exact same thing with our little scaredy cat. Mostly I try to pretend it's a game and say YAAAAYYYY! while clapping my hands or I redirect his attention. When that doesn't work and he's really crying hard I'll pick him up for a quick snuggle, say "It's OK!" and redirect until he calms down. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. We've had to leave our church service twice now because he was so scared of the pastor when he (the pastor) became *ahem* filled with the spirit should we say. I hope this phase passes soon.

    ETA: I think I'm trying to say if you don't make a big deal of it, maybe they won't either. At least that's my strategy.

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  • steverstever member
    Awwwww... no advice, but happy birthday to your little guy!

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  • mwdmwd member
    Thanks for the suggestions and birthday wishes! He is scheduled to have his hearing checked, and I think we will just have to try to coach him that something  will make a loud noise, and it's OK.   It's just a big surprise to me, since he is such a typical boy in every other way. 
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  • PeppernutPeppernut

    Happy birthday belated for your son, and ahead of time for your daughter!

    What about getting something that makes noise, but with a volume control he can work?  then he can kind of learn about quiet/loud under his own power, and get used to it?

    Poor little guy! 

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  • jsugrinjsugrin member
    My #1 recommendation, duct tape!  Since my kids were little it's been our saving grace for any loud toys.  Find the speaker and put a strip or two right over it and you'll be amazed at how much it dampens the sound.  If he's pretty sensitive to sound all around at 3 I'd say he's not going to just outgrow it and it may be a sensory issue.  I'm super sensitive to sound myself and so is my oldest, we both have incredibly sensitive hearing so sounds are just louder to us.  If you find that it's something that effects your life overall it might be worth an OT consult to get some good advice on approaches.
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  • KerryHSKerryHS
    We are going something similiar with our little guy.  He is fine with loud noises that he makes, but he doesn't like noises that other people make.  He especially dislikes clapping.  He crawled for the first time the other day and we all started clapping and he looked up and started crying - big awful tears with a quivering lip.  It was terrible.  I have to learn to get excited quietly  Sad
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