Emmy has always been an oversensitive soul, I’m not sure where she gets it from, but it causes all kinds of sleep issues, tears, and tummy aches where she overthinks about things, overanalyses them, and then wakes constantly worrying about them.
Whether it’s friends at school not including her in a game, a programme she has watched when something non-scary has scared her or worrying about a spelling test at school.
Her biggest worries and fears are changes; she doesn’t like change and likes to know in advance what she is doing and where she is going. Changing classes at school is a huge problem for her; she spends weeks worrying about the change and then cries for a week every evening knowing she is changing teachers, etc…..I’m dreading September as she loves her current teacher, who has been amazing at dealing with her anxieties.
Since losing her nanny, her worries have gotten worse, and she went through a long period of nightmares and needed lots of reassurance we weren’t going anywhere. These nightmares have finally stopped, but she still wakes up constantly wanting to know where we are.
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| Worry Eater Pomm |
Recently we were sent a worry eater, this is a cute cuddly monster-type toy with a zipped mouth. The idea is that your child writes down or draws their worry (or tells you and you write it down) you put the paper into its mouth and zip it closed. Overnight the worry eater eats your child’s worry and by morning it’s gone (obviously you remove the piece of paper) but the idea is that you and your child talk about this worry. By telling you or writing it down you are able to see/hear what is troubling them and put measures into place to help them. They say a problem shared is a problem halved and by sharing you can work as a team to resolve.
Of course, a toy isn’t going to be a miracle cure but it can help in being a physical presence for children and a conversation starter between parents and children which can only be a good thing. Emmy’s worry eater lives hanging from her shelf in her bedroom, when and if she has written and added a note I have encouraged her to put it on her bed – this means I will know if there is something inside as opposed to her writing without my knowledge because if I don’t know it is there I can’t read and remove it.
Of course, Emmy being Emmy meant she has been frightened of the worry eater, and for a few days her worry was her new worry eater being a monster……
I think these are a cute idea for children and a great way to open the lines of communication. There are various different worry eater available in many sizes. To see the full range please visit the website: www.worryeater.uk
Disclaimer: We received this item in exchange for this post.
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Ooh my youngest has one of these, he was bought it by my in laws when they went to Germany. He's too young to understand how to use it of course but I still think it's cute x
My son is quite sensitive, I bought him the book huge bag of worries which helped. I think some children just are more sensitive. I hope she's finding it a help now xx
Oh bless her little cottons! I hope she's not so worried of the worry eater any more x
Aw bless her! Hope this worry eater will soon be helpful – I do think they could have made the product less monster like though! X
these sounds like a great idea – love the concept! It can be hard for kids to express themselves, hey, even for me to, too.
Your daughter sounds like me, I'm such a worrier. I could have done with one of these worry eaters when I was younger! X
These are fabulous aren't they? I worked with a company called Hoot Toys last month and they stock these – one of my favourite of their products! H x
Little man loves his worry eater, it has been helping him to overcome his fears and anxiety! 🙂
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I've seen these before and I think they are such a great idea. A really simple way to encourage children to open up and talk about what's worrying them x
Aw, so sweet! I love the concept. I hope Emmy gets used to him soon and that it helps her xx