How do I help my daughter? Shes literally afraid of everything new or even slightly different. I get new is scary so we talk about it, ill demonstrate if possible, ill show her its safe, like everything I can think off. She will not try anything new unless I force it, as soon as I make her do it shes fine. I never force big things tho, like she afraid to get her face in the water in the pool, I would never force that but like using park equipment that she has used in the past but hasn't done in a year, that I forced and suddenly not scary anymore. Its like she NEEDS a push or she won't even try! I dont know how to help her work through it. I've tried giving it time but then shes just ignores whatever the thing is that is scary IE bike, swing, slide... she was never afraid of thunder and then she watched Daniel Tiger and it showed him being afraid and suddenly shes screaming when it storms when previously she freakin loved storms! Just help me out here. Is this normal? And ideas on how or what to do?