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How do I help a child overcome the fear of flying?

23 July 2010 No Comment
*T1nk* asked:


I have a 7 yr old nephew that is deathly afraid of flying in planes. We would take him on trips but we can’t seem to get him on a plane. I assume that he is afraid of heights (On a recent trip to an amusement park, he stated that he did not want to ride a kiddie rollercoaster because it was too high). I would like some suggestions on how to overcome his fear. We’re planning a trip to disneyworld and we would like him to go with his sister. He refused to go to Disneyworld because we told him it is a plane trip.

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