Mommyof4

It's not really normal but when you are talking about anxiety...What is?? My son is 4, almost 5, and was going through the same thing. Anytime he had to decide, the got upset. It's almost like it was too much pressure. We still have down days but most of them are pretty good now.

What worked for me was to take some of the pressure off. I made sure we weren't rushed and that things were calm when it came time for him to decide. Some things I took out of his hands like what he ate, what time he got up and went to bed, etc. The fewer the choices, the less anxiety we have.

An example for us is that I go and pick out 3 outfits. The first one will always be for a few days away. I say things like "Why don't you wear this one on Wednesday because I think that is going to be a special day" This brings us down to two outfits. He knows that the one he picks for today simply means that he will wear the next one the next day. I then praise him by letting him know that he made 2 very good choices and say things like "Wasn't that simple. Now you know what you are wearing today, tomorrow, and Wednesday" It really helps to explain that there are no wrong choices in this. Whatever you decide for now means that you will go with the other choice later.

Good luck

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Mindy (Type 1 Dx'd 11/94..Insulin Pump)