I'm not a parent, so my opinions on child-rearing probably will do you jack-crap worth of good...BUT, I was 11 when my younger sister was born, and I remember her going thru a 'buggie buggie AAAA!' phase (she would scream 'buggie' at pieces of lint, f'r goshsakes!). Anyway, she's 22 now and she is pretty much the most courageous person I know. So don't worry about it, don't mock the kid's angst, just let her figure it out on her own & grow out of it.
well...
Date: 2003-08-14 07:30 am (UTC)