I have decided that I need to block Andy from using certain channels on the tv. No, no, he is not out there looking at porn, or violence. I need to block him from the weather channel. He is constantly watching the weather channel or Kare11, and if he's not doing that, he wants me to look up the weather map on the computer. I could get excited and think he will be the next Sven Sungard, but really I think he is terrified of storms, even if there arent any to be seen. He will hear fireworks going off at night (We have REALLY polite neighbors who light them off all night long, and another set of smart parents of the year, who let their kids start bon fires and throw fireworks in the fire all night- but that is a whole different subject), so anyway...he will come downstairs and say he heard thunder. He is obsessed with what color the clouds are, or if it is going to rain, or if the power is going to go out. I am trying so hard not to lose my patients with him, but my god, I am so tired of hearing about it. Everything we talk about somehow gets turned into making him feel better about storms. He will just come up out of nowhere and tell me that the sky looks pretty good today, or ask me if it is humid enough for a storm. I dont want him to be this scared. I think I am going to the school store to find him something weather related that will be fun for both of us, and will help him understand the weather better, instead of driving me nuts with 24/7 weather talk and then me telling him its no big deal...when it really is a big deal to him. Ay ay ay... I love the weather too...but this is too much for even me to handle!!
If it makes you feel any better, my niece went through the same phase when she was about Andy's age. It came down to that she was terrified of the storms (just like you think Andy is). It took a lot of patience and a lot of reassuring for her to get past it!!
ReplyDeleteI think finding something at the teacher store would be fun! They have weather charts you can use and maybe you can even find a book or 2 that explains the weather. You're right...you might have to limit him to the amount of weather he watches. Maybe you could let him watch it in the morning...to get the forecast and then tell him that's it (he could use the weather chart then). If there's any more weather info he needs, you will let him know....tell him he has to trust you that you will let him know anything he needs to know. But he can't bother you about it or he can't watch it the next day (or something like that).
Sorry...I know you didn't ask for advice. It's just the teacher in me coming out! ;) Feel free to tell me to back off! I just feel bad for the little man (and you)!
I know exactly what you are going through. Cameron freaks anytime it even rains hard. He is always saying he thinks we need to go in the basement. I hated when he was in preschool, he could read but he still mixed up some harder words. I remember just getting out of the shower one night and he was upset asking me what does that mean the storm will explode at 8 o'clock. What it really said was the warning expires, he was so scared, I will never forget that.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard because you want them to be aware and know what to do if there is a really bad storm, but the obsession is really frustrating sometimes!! Damn Kare 11!!! lol
Glad to know I am not alone on this! This is the first year he has ever really minded storms. I think seeing my family hype it up at a b-day party one time had a lot to do with it! After that day- he has been petrified. Maybe it is a 1st grade thing :)
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