This is a cultural phenomenon, because breastfeeding, baby slings, and sleeping in the parent's bed are out of fashion in the Western world, and we bring up a whole population of insecure children. have gained more trust in the world and are less afraid. Children that are carried instead of laid in a buggy, children that are allowed to sleep in the parent's bed instead of being forced to cry in their own rooms etc. Children that are breast fed one or two years are (on average) significantly less afraid than children that are bottle fed from birth. It is also often the case, if children are forced to endure lack of physical contact. There do not have to be any thoughts of divorce, but the child might interpret the tensions and intense emotions (even if suppressed) to mean that some fundamental change is going to happen. This is often the case when the parents had a stressful time during the childs early months and years. Children that are much afraid, often have lost a parent or have had to live with the (real or imagined) fear of losing a parent. Why does the other boy not fear the Slender Man? Because that child is secure in his place in the world. (3) Apart from physiological and cognitive causes (imagination, sensitivity), fear is usually the result of insecurity. Great things await him, if you help him instead of making his disposition a problem. Again, try and be patient and understand (and help your child understand) his gift and the positive aspects of it.

(2) Your child might be highly sensitive. It will be a passing phase, and a few months later he will stop needing to fall asleep near you or whatever it is that he wants. Ask him, what would help him, and give it to him without making a big deal out of it. Try to help your child to see the positive aspects of his gifts (he can become an inventor or artist or scientist) and simply help him with his fears by providing him with what he needs to alleviate them. This is a wonderful gift, but it has the drawback that he can vividly imagine all kinds of evil that might befall him, and these imaginations will impress and influence him deeply. (1) Your child might have a lively imagination.

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