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During bath time, a 9-month-old was playing with her toys, and trying to hold things, and trying to move and stand to pick things up. Suddenly she fell into the sink for two or three seconds. It was a terrifying experience for her and she was really shocked.

Her mother pulled her up immediately, without panicking as she knew she was safe. What she needed now was to release this feeling of stress and fear from the bad experience and from the shock of what she had just been through.

The little baby cried and screamed while her mother held her close and hugged her warmly. She kept telling her in a gentle tone of voice, “I know it’s hard. It’s my fault. I am so sorry.” While the baby was crying she put her head on her mother chest as if she was telling her mother, “I want to be close to you.”

The episode was only 5 minutes or maybe less. After the little girl released all her tensions and stress, she was ready to play and hold things again. She smiled at her mother and was cheerful again.

Stay listening, staying calm, close, and offering her a hug, warmth and love, helped her to release her bad feelings and her shock from this terrifying experience. It helped her to feel a sense of connection and safety again. When she felt connected and secure she was able to release all her stress. This allowed her prefrontal cortex (the thinking part of the brain) to get back on track so she could return to smiling and playing.

Also, the next day she was able to take her bath happily and joyfully and wasn’t afraid to play in the bath.

As for the mother, she was happy to apply this Stay listening tool, happy to know that what her daughter needs is attention and support. Understanding a child’s brain function really helped to stay calm, help her to support her baby and to let her brain function again at its best

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