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　子どもたちにとって「怖い」ものは色々あると思います。「お母さんは怒ったら怖いよ」「暗い部屋は怖くていやだ」など。しかし、お母さんは怒った後には必ず笑ってくれるし、暗い部屋は灯りをつけると「ホッ」と安心して怖くなくなります。
　先日、我が園も節分の行事をしました。この時来た鬼はからだが大きく顔も本格的。こんな「とことん怖い」体験を子どもたちは今までしたことがないと思います。しかし、この体験は「怖さ」だけで終わらず、信頼している担任が側で守ってくれるという気持ちがあったので「乗り越える」ことができました。また、幼児クラスは怖いながらも「立ち向かう」こともできました。支えてくれる人がいてくれると子どもの心は大きく成長できるようです。

I think there are many things that are scary for children. Mom is scary when she gets angry, as well as dark rooms and so on. However, mothers always laugh, even after being angry, and when the light is turned on in a dark room the fear goes away.
The other day, our garden held a Setsubun event. The demons that came were very big and had very scary faces. I don’t think children have ever had such a scary experience. However, this experience did not end with fear. The kids were able to overcome it, because they felt trust for their homeroom teacher to protect them. Even the infant class was able to confront the demons even though they were scary. It seems that a child’s heart can grow greatly if there are people who support them.