Keira has been afraid of the vacuum for most of her life. When she was a baby she didn't really mind it but as she got a little older she would scream bloody murder every time I vacuumed. I finally figured out it was best to vacuum when Rick was home because one of us could hold her, which would keep her semi-calm and the other could vacuum (the quicker, the better). We kept trying to explain that it couldn't hurt her, it was just loud, mom and dad were controlling it, nothing soothed her. It probably doesn't help that our dog is terrified of it also, and runs around the house and jumping all over the furniture while you vacuum.
Lately Keira has been getting better. She will usually just run in her room and bury herself in her bed while someone vacuums which is quite the improvement. I also let her put it away in the closet and this has helped. Today, I said I was going to vacuum and she asked if she could help. So I got it all set up and turned it on and she immediately bolted for her room. I kept asking if she still wanted to help but she wouldn't come out. I finally finished and was cleaning out the canister when she comes running out crying. We finally figured out that she wanted to help vacuum and was upset that I was putting it away. So I turned it on again and she bolted for the couch. I told her she needed to come help or else it was going away. She nervously climbed off the couch and took over. She vacuumed the whole hallway by herself and then helped put it away. She was so proud of herself and we are so proud of her!
By the way, Elaina is completely the opposite. She crawls (or now walks) up to the vacuum and smacks it and yells at it or tries to climb on and ride it. That girl is a daredevil.
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That is really funny. My dog runs around after the vaccum but only so she can keep her eye on it. If I lunge it towrd her she will run away. I am glad Keira is getting better, vaccums are scary cause of their noise.
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