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Reasons You Should Not Scare A Baby

The experiences of each father and mother differ. The way they look at a problem, the method they follow to solve it and the way they accept the result will all be different. It is same in the case of scaring a baby as well.

There are many parents who will try to scare their baby for various reasons. Some will scare their little one by naming some imaginary characters, some others will shout, some others will beat or some others will tell that they will be left alone if the baby acts naughty.

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Whatever the reason is, it is not at all a good practice to scare your baby. If you scare your baby, it will create many mental and emotional problems in them.

Babies are smaller than you. Correct! But, don’t take this as a favour to show your bossiness. If you wonder should you scare a baby, here are the top 5 reasons why you should not. Keep this in mind and let your child grow with all the possible positive vibrations.

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Loss of self-confidence: Scaring a baby will cause a dip in their self-confidence. When you scare a baby, this will create unnecessary fear in his/her mind. This may not be limited to the point you are trying to make, but it can extend to anything related or connected to that. So, if you are thinking of should you scare a baby, think once more.

Emotional insecurity: When a baby gets scared, it will cause emotional insecurity in their minds even in the presence of you and your partner. This will later change to a different level of depression or anxiety. It is important to keep your baby’s brain and mind filled with a positive outlook towards the world.

Separation anxiety: There are many parents who will tell that ‘we will go out without taking you’ just to make them eat food or stop crying. But, this is harmful than it seems. This will cause a separation anxiety in your baby and they will always be afraid that you will leave him alone.

Develop negative thoughts: Babies are too young to differentiate what, why and how. They will straight away believe what you say and this will force them to develop negative thoughts when you scare them. When a baby gets scared, there are also chances for them to have negative association with any particular person or thing.

Emotional problems: If a baby gets scared on any particular instance, it is more likely that they will carry it throughout their life. As they grow, we may feel that they have forgotten it. But, the truth is that it will be there forever in their unconscious mind. When there is any trigger for that, even when they are old, it will come out.

Know these harmful effects of scaring your little one. Try to find out creative and innovative solutions for your problems that will have only positive impact on your baby.

Story first published: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 16:13 [IST]
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