What to do if your child is afraid of people

It is very common for children to be afraid of strangers. This is also a normal phenomenon in children's development. So what should children do? Parents should treat their children's fear of others correctly. They can take their children to public places more often and ask them to actively greet and talk to others to eliminate their fear. As you meet more and more people, your fear of meeting strangers will improve.

What to do if your three-year-old baby is afraid of people

1. Prevention in advance. When the baby does not know how to recognize people, you should consciously let the baby come into contact with more people, such as letting other people feed the baby, give water to the baby, change the baby's diapers, hold the baby and play with the baby, talk to the baby, etc. After the baby has more contact with unfamiliar people, he will be able to adapt to various social environments he comes into contact with.

2. Gradually expand your baby’s social circle. When the baby can recognize people, the mother should start with people the baby is familiar with, let the baby get used to interacting with people other than the mother, expand the scope of contact with strangers, let the baby adapt to interacting with strangers little by little, and improve the ability to adapt to unfamiliar environments.

3. Never force your baby to interact with strangers. Parents need to be careful not to be too hasty in solving their baby's fear of strangers, as this will only aggravate the baby's xenophobia. When there are strangers around and the baby is afraid of strangers, you can allow the baby to gradually approach the strangers after getting familiar with them.

4. Create opportunities for your baby to develop his/her advantages. Observe what your baby is interested in, and then cultivate his specialties based on his interests, giving your baby more opportunities to express himself and enhance his self-confidence. Once your baby's self-confidence is enhanced, his fear of strangers will gradually decrease.

5. Cultivate your baby's sense of security. Parents’ attitude and emotions should be stable, and the time they spend with the baby should be fixed. Parents should not let the baby be separated from the mother for a long time, or say things like “I don’t want you anymore no matter what”, which will make the baby feel insecure.

What kind of toys are suitable for three-year-old babies?

1. Parents should choose toys that can promote motor development for their children, such as large balls, carts, three-wheeled strollers, etc., so that children can get full-body exercise during activities and develop coordinated movements.

2. Children aged 3 to 4 have obvious characteristics of randomness and emotionality. The toys selected for children aged 3 to 4 must be brightly colored, beautifully shaped, and vivid and interesting in order to arouse the interest of children and attract them to play actively.