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3 yr old scared of everything & has nightmares
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3 yr old scared of everything & has nightmares
by Sue__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Sue on July 28, 1999 at 13:10:07
My 3 year old nephew is a very sensitive young boy who is very smart and never forgets anything. His father spanked him about a month ago because he was being too rough with his younger brother and now he always thinks daddy is going to spank him. On top of that he is having very bad nightmares where he wakes up in the middle of the night screaming. He tells us that Chuckie is here (meaning Chuckie Cheese). We've only been to Chuckie Cheese twice because he is scared to death of Chuckie Cheese. Yesterday he woke up from a nap screaming and would not step on the floor. He had to be carried and stood on the kitchen chair to eat, then had to be carried into the living room and sat on top of the sofa (as far away from the floor as he could get), and then he had to be carried into bed - he was scared to death to walk on the floor because something was going to get him. This has been going on for a while. He is also frightened of every little thing. When the smoke alarm goes off in the house he gets scared to death and wants to be carried all over the place. Is there any help you can give us? At times he will be fine but other times he's afraid of anything and everything. He also thinks that things are going to jump out of the tv at him. Can you think of any reason this is happening?
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My 3 year old nephew is a very sensitive young boy who is very smart and never forgets anything. His father spanked him about a month ago because he was being too rough with his younger brother and now he always thinks daddy is going to spank him. On top of that he is having very bad nightmares where he wakes up in the middle of the night screaming. He tells us that Chuckie is here (meaning Chuckie Cheese). We've only been to Chuckie Cheese twice because he is scared to death of Chuckie Cheese. Yesterday he woke up from a nap screaming and would not step on the floor. He had to be carried and stood on the kitchen chair to eat, then had to be carried into the living room and sat on top of the sofa (as far away from the floor as he could get), and then he had to be carried into bed - he was scared to death to walk on the floor because something was going to get him. This has been going on for a while. He is also frightened of every little thing. When the smoke alarm goes off in the house he gets scared to death and wants to be carried all over the place. Is there any help you can give us? At times he will be fine but other times he's afraid of anything and everything. He also thinks that things are going to jump out of the tv at him. Can you think of any reason this is happening?
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Re: 3 yr old scared of everything & has nightmares HVMA Ph.D. - KDK 7/28/1999
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3 yr old scared of everything & has nightmares Sue 7/29/1999
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