Here are four tips to help children who are frightened of bugs. Your own feelings matter. Think about your feelings concerning bugs. Do your best to not to communicate your fears to children. You might find that, as you help a child to become less fearful, your own fears begin to ease.
Warm support helps.
A frightened child needs plenty of adult comfort and support. Calmly reassure the child that you will take care of him and that he will not be hurt. Some people think it helps to tell children that they should get over it or to tell them that they are too big to be afraid. It never helps to belittle a child. Spiders and bugs are scared of people.