My 2 year old daughter is scared

United States
July 23, 2008 10:48pm CST
I recently had a new baby boy. He is almost 4 months old. Now my daughter adores him and always wants to hold and play with him. She is a great bigs sister. But within the past couple months she has become scared of everyting and always wants to be held. Of course i want to hold my daughter but with my son in my arms it is impossible. Any time she hears something loud she freaks out. Whether it is a loud truck, plane, thunder, almost anything. She has never been like before. I just wonder if she is really scared or is trying to get more attention. But it is not like she doesnt get attention, she is the only girl so she is everybody's lil baby.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Jul 08
hi bryanna4 hi I think your little two yr old daughter may be having a bit of sibling rivalry and she will soon out grow it I am sure. You might want to make a special time when you and her could do something together just mom and daughter, it might sort of make up for the times when she wants attention and you are busy with little brother the baby. some time when you have someone around to babysit the boy, take her out for a lunch or even just a burger, just a little one on one time with your daughter. as she gets older she will not feel like this I am sure. I think its you she wants attention from, just tp be assired she still has her own place in your heart.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
24 Jul 08
i'd say she sounds like she is just trying to get attention. i have 3 kids, they are 5, 3 and 1. my 3 year old used to be my brave one. she would actually be the one to go upstairs and turn the light on for her sister because her sister was scared. then after i had my son she changed. if a bug would come anywhere near her she'd practically have a stroke. she is afraid to go upstairs by herself because she says there are monsters. Most likely that is what it is. now, this is a long shot, but a friend of mine has a daughter who hates loud noices. they recently found out she was autistic. there are many levels of autism. there daughter is smart, she learned things like she was supposed to but there were other issues they had with her. but like i said, that is a long shot, most likely it is just she wants more attention from you. it really wouldn't matter if everyone else is giving her attention, its mommy's attention that makes it all ok.