is it normal for a 3 yr old to be scared of so many things? *piogs*

[emilymarie07]

My son is afraid of many many things. Like I never seen a kid that afraid. Is that normal? He has always been this way. He will be 4 in oct.

Examples
Bath poofs
Thunder(understandable)
Vaccumes(sp?)
Trains
Fire pits(even when no fire)
Shovels
Masks(not even scary ones)
Fish
Swings
Those are ones I can think on the top of my head

My dd who is 2 is not even this scared of things :(.

[MrsApple]

Some kids are just like that.

[strictmomhere]

Talk to his pedi maybe able to get him some help

[teaching_mama]

My dd was very anxious about a lot of things for a while. She has grown out of most of it. She is 4.5 now. I tried to not make a big deal of it while also letting her know it was ok to be nervous/afraid. A lot of what she was anxious about was noises so I tried to reach her coping strategies like covering her ears or singing a song to herself or something.

[yabbadabba07]

My dd is 4 and is the same way.

[armywife0424]

That seems a little strange but all kids are different. Take him to the dr and see what they say.

[smartmommy1050]

It sounds like he might have sensory processing disorder. If you google it and click on the main website for the disorder they have a WONDERFUL checklist to see if your son may have it. My son did, had a year of therapy, and functions much more normally now - almost all of his fears are gone

[cassiehmomof3]

Its just a phase. It will pass. I know its frustrating.

[BEXi]

My 3 year old is scared of a lot too. Mainly loud unfamiliar noises. He will scream bloody murder if a bug gets near him too. We live in NC, so you can imagine how much he screams and cries. lol.

[alreadydidthis]

This... But i wouldnt worry to much now. Just ask him why but dont show himthe things hes scared of. When my daughter was scared of the vacuum i made her touch it when it was off then i let her play with it. Eventually when it was on she wasnt scared she knew thats the only way to clean the carpet.

Quoting armywife0424:

That seems a little strange but all kids are different. Take him to the dr and see what they say.

[emilymarie07]

How old was he?

Quoting smartmommy1050:

It sounds like he might have sensory processing disorder. If you google it and click on the main website for the disorder they have a WONDERFUL checklist to see if your son may have it. My son did, had a year of therapy, and functions much more normally now - almost all of his fears are gone