First conversation

Scene: Alex wakes up crying from a nap before Christmas (after seeing Santa for pictures) Mama comes in to see if she can put him back to sleep.

Alex: Waaaaa Waaaa Waaaaahhhh!

Mama: Are you OK?

Alex: No

Mama: Did you have a bad dream?

Alex: Yeah

Mama: Are you scared?

Alex: Yeah

Mama: What are you scared of?

Alex: ..... Santa ....... scared (shivers like it's cold) ..... Santa

And he's been scared of Santa ever since. It's totally normal to be scared of Santa at this stage. It took a while to sink in for me - but we had a real conversation!