My 6 year old little princess is OBSESSED with dinosaurs since the day she could talk! I love listening to her talking about them, she can tell you literally anything! All the different names of them, whether they are carnivours or plant eaters, their characteristics, EVERYTHING! She has a massive box of dinosaurs which she will line up in order of 'breed' from mummys to babies too! And the way she talks about them with so much passion is just so lovely to listen to!! Has anyone else got this obsession??
And the new one is Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon! She has all the toys and the teddies, even the build a bear toothless as her comfort (she twiddles the tag too when nervous/tired). She tells me (in a very matter of fact voice) that dinosaurs and dragons are not alive anymore and so she likes reptiles, as they are the closest thing to them now.
After being to a psycyatrist and social comms doctor i was advised that I should limit her conversations about her obsessions to a few times a day, in a way it is sad, because i love it as her personality comes out and she shows so much confidence with the fact she knows so much, but on the other hand i understand it is an obsession and a behaviour she has to reduce in order to help with her social anxiety and broaden her communication skills.
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