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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 133561" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>I am not sure if I would call it "confronting the fear" exactly. Many children are afraid or leery of persons in costumes. People in costumes are not who they appear to be, and children sense that, and it sends a mixed signal to them. Most people DO like to know who they are dealing with. </p><p>Does your child ever play "dress up" or "lets pretend" or "superhero"? Does (s)he watch cartoons? I would go slow and gentle and explain slowly, "see how much fun this is to dress up, as someone-something else"? "we can play pretend this way". I would play some dress up, and play looking in a mirror, and dress up with my child, with my child watching, to show my child it is "fun" it is a "game" and slowly, over a period of time, let your child experiment with this whole idea. </p><p>Maybe your child would then understand the whole concept better and be less anxious about it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 133561, member: 1697"] I am not sure if I would call it "confronting the fear" exactly. Many children are afraid or leery of persons in costumes. People in costumes are not who they appear to be, and children sense that, and it sends a mixed signal to them. Most people DO like to know who they are dealing with. Does your child ever play "dress up" or "lets pretend" or "superhero"? Does (s)he watch cartoons? I would go slow and gentle and explain slowly, "see how much fun this is to dress up, as someone-something else"? "we can play pretend this way". I would play some dress up, and play looking in a mirror, and dress up with my child, with my child watching, to show my child it is "fun" it is a "game" and slowly, over a period of time, let your child experiment with this whole idea. Maybe your child would then understand the whole concept better and be less anxious about it? [/QUOTE]
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