I have been an emet since I was 7 and now I have a nephew who just turned 7 last summer. Recently he came down with a stomach virus. My sister told me he is just like me now and she wants me to talk to him to help him with this fear. She was not unkind about it. My first thought was to help her understand so I said to her not to ever make him feel badly or punish him for his. He is in enough hell as it is. I will see him over the weekend and will talk to him by letting him know he is not alone..(we do feel so alone with this) I will tell him I am afraid of n* & v* too but I don't want to add my fears on to him so I will let him talk and tell me whatever is on his mind. I don't know how to lessen his fears though.
One idea I had was to give him a keychain or smooth rock (some object) tell him this will "help" protect him. But that isn't true and just a false sense of security.
How can I help him?? Any suggestions or ideas?