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My top phobia/fear used to be medium-large dog breeds. It's still my fear and I have respect for powerful breeds (pitbulls, Rottweilers, Cane Corsos, etc) and avoid getting close to them; maintain a distance. I guess I have healthy, reasonable fear because they can injure or kill us.
Now, a new fear overrode that. Ever since my son was born nearly 3 months ago, I've become a safety freak. For instance when going up and downstairs at my grandma's, I held my baby in a carrier; walking much slower than usual. I got slightly criticized for going too slow. I didn't care. I'd rather be slow but keep my baby safe than fast and possibly trip.
My fear is my son getting hurt, anything happening to him. I've seen videos of babies climbing out of cribs as well as read horrible stories of toddlers running around in the kitchen (I'll have a gate install when he starts walking so he doesn't go to the kitchen) and accidentally knocking into a boiling pot, getting burned, rolling out of beds or falling out of windows, etc. Now it's like I've become overprotective with my son, esp over things that can harm him. When taking him out of the car seat, I do it carefully, gentle and slower but at least he hasn't bumped into anything so far.
Seriously is there a name for that?
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To anticipate danger isn't wrong. Your ''phobia'' isn't one, necessarily.
Until kids are -say - about a year old they can indeed get into big troubles.
I think that there's a splitting line between being cautious and being overprotective.
When your boy can crawl along freely and safely, it's perfectly ok to me to disable him from getting into 'dangerous' house-zones. As much as being a toddler is new to your boy, being a mother also is quite a fresh experience for yourself. You two will get used to it more over time, and both of you will survive... and relax a little.
The only 'yes-but' thought I have is: there are parents who continuously prevent their kids from having own safety experiences into their late childhood and beyond.
I mean... a little scratch or bumping into some furniture is an unhappy experience for that specific moment; but it's also a good reminder of developing one's own ''safety awareness''.
You seem to be able to understand my genuine concerns about my son's safety vs being overprotective for nothing. For instance it would be wrong to continue cutting a steak if my son were 10 years old. That would be beyond retardation. I would expect him to help out with some household tasks and serve his own breakfast by then. I wouldn't mind my son having a social life with friends later on. I would encourage him to go out with friends, to not stay at home 24/7 doing homeworks. Life isn't about just school.
The dangers I'm referring to is related to his age. When he starts walking or is a toddler (during those very early stages), I wouldn't want him near dangerous things such as electrical appliances nor the kitchen where he can get burn or get cut with sharp utensils.
Yepp.
When my two kids grew and became more mobile, our ''risky'' stuff went up the walls. ... Meaning: we placed things on wall shelves high enough to be unable to reach them.
By the time they were taller they also already had a basic understanding of what is not good for them. Very interesting or tempting things (like my toolbox, or the car keys :) ) were kept where they could not even see them.
What you do is risk management. It's not a phobia.
yes, you are a lunatic. You are being overprotective and creating a child that will have "anxiety" about everything.
Well he's a baby and will then be a toddler. I wouldn't want him near the kitchen where he can get burn with hot pots, boiling water, hot grease, etc or get cut wth sharp utensils nor be near an open window or edge of the bed where he can fall. I won't mind taking him to the pool this summer (it's too cold now) and enrolling him in infant survival swimming lessons. I actually will enroll him anytime soon, starting on his 5th or 6th month.
I think those safety concerns are valid. Obviously if we're talking about once he's much older.. like 10 years old, then I would actually expect him to help out around the house, prepare his own breakfast and have a social life with friends.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynophobia Fear of dogs
I know that. That's not my top fear. I meant my fear of anything (bad) happening to my son. I don't want him to ever get hurt badly.
Thats called helicopter parenting it’s when you’re overprotective of your children
I know that at some point I have to let him go but for the meantime, it can be good to be cautious about things that can harm him. For instance when he starts walks, it would be unwise to leave the kitchen door open, no gate available and the stove burner in the front instead of in the back. Those are valid concerns. No loving mother wants their children burned or hurt in other bad ways.
Very true