Toddler is scared of the robot vacuum

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My 3 year old terrified of the robot vacuum cleaner. Every time it moves she has to climb up onto her flamingo and she says she's scared. How can I help her overcome her fear?

I am 70 years older and I would find it scary. The two main scary aspects would be movement and noise. If you insist on using a robot vacuum, you might locate the child in another room for the duration.

Not much that you can do about it.


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Maybe turn it off and let her examine it on her own terms?

I stayed at a friends house once and they had a robot vacuum cleaner.

It turned itself on and starting moving through the night, which is apparently because it was faulty.

The friend didn't warn me however, and I was left wondering if there was a #riseofthemachines

I was terrified and wouldn't touch one till I was 15 or so. Even now they make me anxious and I prefer no carpet just to avoid them lol.

My brother disassembled one before he would tolerate it. Not saying let your child do that but maybe allowing them to examine? I honestly had to figure out how car engines worked before I would drive.

Ok. I'll let her examine it and if that doesn't help I'll just have to not oporate it when she's in the room.