Conquering Fears

About a month ago Nana and Papa Buffo came for a visit and brought Tyler a new toy. It was an inflatable tube that, when pushed, jingled and then rolled back to you. It was a great toy except Tyler was terrified of it. Whenever we sat him near it he would instantly start to cry and twist away from it. As the weeks went on we would catch him staring at it from the corner of the room. Thinking he was ready to play with it we brought it over to him. No dice. Then, as he started to get more mobile he would make his way over to it, give it a quick tap, then retreat like crazy. Finally, after a month of fear, he got up the nerve to play with it and now he loves it! He pushes it and will chase it across the room and sits up with it turning it over on it's ends. It's so funny to watch his emotions towards something evolve!