Are they afraid of Koshchei, Yaga and Gorynych?

Koshchei by the name of the Immortal, Baba by the name of Yaga, Snake by the patronymic Gorynych actually exist. Are you surprised? Ask your children. Most of the answers will be that these fabulous creatures come to them in the dark.

In fact, every child has many fears that even the closest adults may not know about. Remember your childhood. All children experience fear.

The scariest thing in childhood was the darkness. And why? Because nothing is visible, and a rich child's imagination draws fantastic pictures of the dark world. Baba Yaga, Koshchei the Immortal, and Serpent Gorynych come to him. The most common hero of children's fear of the dark is the unidentified creature Babayka. I must thank my parents for this.

Make sure that your child learns to get used to the dark without fear. Be there for him in his fears. Take a walk with your child before bedtime, when it's already dark. Show him that different monsters don't appear on the street after dark. Sometime try to offer the child a game where night falls too, pay attention to his behavior. Draw conclusions – is your child still afraid of the dark, what imaginary pictures does darkness cause him?

When the child falls asleep, be sure to turn off the light in his room, but leave the door open and it is advisable to leave the light on in the next room. Put a night light in the child's room with an image of the starry sky. This will calm him down, distract him and give free rein to his fantasies on intergalactic topics. You can also buy a flashlight for your child. This will be his remedy against the dark.

Another common childhood fear is the fear of water. This also deserves gratitude to the parents. For safety reasons, we scare them that there are different monsters living in the depths. It all depends on the imagination of adults. The child is really afraid of them.

Be sure to explain to your child why you tell him horror stories about water. Let him understand that it's not scary in the water. Stay close to him.

Children are mostly scared by the large volume of water. Show him that you can splash on the shore. Throw out the toys, let him collect them. It will be an introduction to the aquatic world. He will be the king of the sea, and you are his guest.

Take a trip deep into the water together. Let him go by himself first. This is his territory, where it is safe. Then pick him up in your arms – this is adult territory, where it is safe for adults. Communicate with water. Try to dream that the water is alive. This will let you know if your baby is afraid of water monsters or if they have remained in the world of fairy tales.

The most important rule of overcoming childhood fears is never to be ashamed of him for showing fear. He should be honest with you.

The expressed fear is no longer fear, but just a fantasy. Dubai