Parents are protective for their children, and some are over-protective, which makes them fearful of so many things that they think can hurt their children. We have shortlisted the following very common parental fears and the ways to overcome them. Have a look:
Obesity and Anorexia
Weight gain and weight loss in children equally distresses parents. Especially the mothers, whole time they keep worrying about the meals their children take and put in a lot of efforts to give their children the healthiest and tastiest food. They fear their child does not become obese or the child does not become lean thin. This builds up a lot of stress in the parents mind.
What you can do about it?
You can do a lot to save your child from getting obese because you are the one who has so much of control over your child’s eating patterns. You restrict your child’s diet, make it exclusively a healthy diet, and influence him/her to adopt an active lifestyle. Keep a close eye on your child’s behavior, as children who are developing anorexia become more secretive, solitary and they prefer baggy clothes in order to hide their weight loss.
Accidents and injuries
All the parents fear that their child might get injured in some accident, however, this fear is intense in some parents. Talking about US, about 968 children under 14 years of age died in car crashes and around 168,000 were injured in a year.
What you can do about it?
There is good news for all you parents, that you can stop worrying and can actually do something about your fear. If the accidents fear you, so make sure whenever and wherever your child goes in a transport, the seat belt is on. Guard your child with the helmets and the pads whenever playing games like soccer, cricket, etc in the playground or while driving a bike or skateboard. And all the parents make sure you do not drink and drive and also warn others also regarding the drink and drive prohibition.
Stranger danger
Many parents have this weird fear that some stranger someday will hurt or attack their child. The explanation for this fear goes like; parents are overprotective for their children. It the safety of their children that they keep thinking about all the time, this is why this very thought overpowers their mind and all the negative things start coming into their mind.
What you can do about it?
Maintain a close – knit relationship with your child so that he/she shares every bit of happenings with you.
Summary:
Being protective is good but being over protective leads to the development of several parental fears. Parents should learn to tackle those fears by actually doing something rather than only thinking.
