Can he overcome it with time?

[Linet Kihonge]

My son is about two years old and we have managed to overcome something over time. When he was 8-months old in the tummy, I slipped and fell badly, I sprained my wrist so (THANK GOD It was a safe delivery). we were doin' well the first few months before I observed something else. My son hated anything with weird vibrations and most of the time, we had to vacuum the house when he was in another room or manually sweep the room with a broom. I thank God that off late, he just keeps a distance or cleaves on whoever is next to him in case of a loud noise (It was scary when he had to scream himself to tears because of such noise). So now I need someone to tell me it will go with time, and it won't bother him! I have faith he will outgrow it and I know the LORD will watch over him but I need a story like that and with a very successful outcome!!!

 

[DiscipleHeLovesToo]

Psa 27:13-14 KJV
(13) I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
(14) Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

David must have been so afraid he thought he might faint; but he focused on the Lord's promises if protection, and received strength.

'wait on the Lord' doesn't mean to be idle, but rather to be attentive to the Lord the way a waiter in a restaurant 'waits' on a customer. in this way you will overcome your fear that your son may not overcome his fear, and your example will help him overcome his fear

Deu_31:8 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

 

[DawnStar]

It is all very simple. Certain loud noises scare him. My sister screamed and cried everytime she heard a police or a fire siren. I was told that when we went to a fireworks show I curled up in a ball around my dad and screamed and cried. I was about three years old. He will outgrow it.

 

[ValleyGal]

He is two. Is he verbal? How are his other developmental milestones? Has he been pretty much average? If not, it might be a good idea to let the doctor know any concerns.

But if he is pretty much average, now is a good time to teach him to face his fears in order to overcome. It's a great opportunity for developing emotional intelligence. Don't be scary about it and make sure you honor his feelings in doing this... but if he is still afraid of the vacuum, have him explore the vacuum while it is off and unplugged. Then when he is holding onto you, and you are there to "cleave" to, get him to turn on the vacuum. Watch for signs that it is the noise that is too much (if it is an issue with his ears or hearing), or if he's just afraid of the noise. If he is just afraid of the noise, then maybe he can turn it on with you for the next few times and watch from a distance, and then gradually move him to the place where he pushes the vacuum with you. You can show him how it will clean stuff up off the floor (maybe put a little baking soda on the floor and he can see it getting sucked up, then you can show it to him in the bag). It's a good time to teach him that if you dont want to lose any toys, it's important to pick them up off the floor before vacuuming. The important thing is to find out if it's a physical response (hearing) or just a fear of loud noise. Help him to also put words to his feelings about it, and to express his feelings appropriately.

 

[Linet Kihonge]

Thanks VG! May I have the courage to do so

 

[mina]

I think it's a pretty normal reaction for a little child. If he is progressing well with all his other milestones, it might just be a stage that he will outgrow. Definitely talk it over with his pediatrician.

 

[Linet Kihonge]

If he isn't watching The Minions, he's singing or speaking to himself ...

 

[FutureAndAHope]

My son is about two years old and we have managed to overcome something over time. When he was 8-months old in the tummy, I slipped and fell badly, I sprained my wrist so (THANK GOD It was a safe delivery). we were doin' well the first few months before I observed something else. My son hated anything with weird vibrations and most of the time, we had to vacuum the house when he was in another room or manually sweep the room with a broom. I thank God that off late, he just keeps a distance or cleaves on whoever is next to him in case of a loud noise (It was scary when he had to scream himself to tears because of such noise). So now I need someone to tell me it will go with time, and it won't bother him! I have faith he will outgrow it and I know the LORD will watch over him but I need a story like that and with a very successful outcome!!!

With God all things are possible. On my wife's side of the family, we actually had a dead raising. The father of the girl who died did not give up praying for his daughter even when she scummed to her illness and died (was given death notices). Through believing prayer she was raised back to life, and the illness that had been in her body left.

I have also seen God heal a few things through my prayer, my father in law had a terrible memory (we used to play a memory game to keep occupied, and do something together, but he always lost dismally), after privately praying for him (with out him knowing), he got better than me at remembering things (and beat me often at the memory game, which he would normally consistently loose). I have also seen a lady with a bad back healed instantly.

Don't discredit the power of your prayers for your son. The heart you put into those prayers can move mountains.

 

[Linet Kihonge]

Thanks Future and A Hope much APPRECIATED