Games for children to lose their fear of monsters
Fear of monsters, witches, ghosts or any other imaginary being is a normal fear among children that usually accompanies the fear of darkness or being alone. It is a mixture between the innate survival instinct and the extraordinary imagination that dominates childhood. The game can be very useful to
Fear of monsters, witches, ghosts or any other imaginary being is a normal fear among children that usually accompanies the fear of darkness or being alone. It is a mixture between the innate survival instinct and the extraordinary imagination that dominates childhood.
The game can be very useful to help children perder to lose their fear and overcome the terror that paralyzes them and prevents them from sleeping or being in dark rooms and corridors. 5 games and activities for children to lose their fear of monsters
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help your child lose the fear of monsters , witches, ghosts and other imaginary beings that fill with fears the overflowing imagination of children. Let's take advantage of the game as therapy, as a way to help them while we have fun and laugh.1.
Prepare a monstrous party . Now that Halloween is here it is time to put this game into practice. Let the child choose the type of monster he wants to be, disguise yourself as well and let yourself go. Through 'playing to be' and 'dressing up' we can help our children explore their personality, face new challenges and / or overcome certain fears.2.
Let's play the scares . We can incorporate this game as part of the previous one or play without having to disguise ourselves. It is about the child hiding and scare us and vice versa.3.
Hunting for monsters . Take advantage of this Halloween or any other occasionto propose a monster hunt at home . Hide all the rooms monsters and ghosts, witches and other imaginary beings. Place drawings of these imaginary beings under the beds, inside the cupboards, and look for them in the dark with the help of a flashlight. You will also have to prepare some traps to collect monsters, which can be perfectly recycled shoe boxes. Decorate them with the motives that you like the most and put in them all the monsters and fears. Conduct a recount and reward effort and courage.4.
Chinese shadow theater in the dark . Create fun cutouts with shapes of ghosts or monstersto make Chinese shadows in the darkness of your room , play with them and put funny voices. They will go through it in fear and they will see how nothing happens with those monstrous shadows.5.
Draw your most terrifying monster . And how do you imagine he is a monster? Drawing is another excellent tool to fight fears. Propose the child to draw his monsters, to create them as he imagines them. If there are several children we can make a contest with the drawings: prize the funniest monster, the most friendly, the hairiest, ...Keep in mind that depending on the degree of fear that the child feels we will have to choose which one or which of these activities can be adapted better for him. If we see that he is having a bad time, it is better to leave him than to force him. Our attitude will be key to make it fun.
