What I can tell you is, she totally believed those crabs were after her. She climbed up on me in the middle of the night faster than I have ever seen anyone move. There is no way that you would have been able to peel her off me.

How do you handle night terrors or night mares? I recently spoke to Jan Luther, an EFT Master about how talking to children about grief. One of the things she mentioned is that when a child is in fear, telling them it is OK, there is nothing to worry about is not validating who they are. To them, in that moment it is 100% real, and so is the fear. Think about a noise outside at night that scares you into calling the police… to find out it is dear in your backyard (OK, I was alone with my new born baby that night while my husband was working out of town!). That fear is real until you are able to calm down and perhaps find out it is really nothing. But, to tell a child that there is nothing to be afraid of is not validating the fact they ARE afraid.

One of the tools I use and we talk about in the series is how to use Tappy Bear and tapping to clear the fears we have, especially the ones we know are truly False Evidence Appearing Real. If you are interested in hearing more about the series of interviews I did, please leave me a message or send me an email at christine@passionparent.com.

Enjoy McKenna and the ghost crab!

Here’s to being a Passion Parent!
Christine