Bee Sting and Phobia

My son was stung when he was about 2. He still gets a little wiggy around bees. I just remind him "the bees are working and you, my dear, aren't a flower. They aren't interested in you." and let it go.

My suggestion would be not to force it over the next few days. Honestly, if my son were wigged out about it, I'd leave him in the tent with some books and go about my business. "You are choosing to stay in the tent." and let it go. This is likely more about something unpredictable happening and wanting to control his environment. You can let him make his choice and come to the inescapable truth: you can't control nature! Don't let his reaction control your actions-- go and have fun. Let *him* figure out on his own that hiding away is boring.

Make him feel comfortable. Tell him how to act around bees so they don't sting. You also might want to take him to the doctor to see if he's alergic to bees.

I get fevers when I got stung by bees, but I am allergic to them. I got allergic though when I was stung multiple times.

I know how he feels. I have a major fear of bees and wasps. When my kids play outside, I sit by the front door and watch them through the screen. I seriously hate spring and summer just for this reason. I love how in winter I can go outside and not be in fear of being stung all the time. I have been stung more times than I can count. I do go outside in the evening when most are in their hives though. I will go to a park or do other things outside like go to the pool but just sitting outside on our front steps, they are always swarming around me. They don't bother my kids though.
Sorry I'm not more help :( It is a real fear, and maybe with time he will get over it. Sorry he got stung and I hope he feels better soon!

My son is a bit like that. Smart, logical kid, but has a hard time letting go of fears.

What I would do would be to get out the bug spray. (I don't know offhand if it's even effective against bees, but it SHOULD BE effective against phobias [phobiae?].) In other words, by spraying him with bug spray you'll be respecting and acknowledging his fears while also giving him a realistic way to surmount them.

Coincidence with the fever. If he has no other symptoms, have him swabbed for strep. Strep throat makes my kids very emotional, phobic, and even some OCD behavior thrown in, but never an actual sore throat. It took me YEARS to find out what was going on, and my daughter developed an autoimmune response because she has had so much untreated strep now :( I say better safe than sorry, and work up to camping- tomorrow you play 5 minutes in the yard, next day play 10 minutes-- do something fun like bubbles, sidewalk chalk, or you being totally silly to distract him and it should be fine. Also, something that works great on stings to help with the pain is a wet, cold, tea bag- a plain black tea like Lipton's or whatever. The tannins help with the pain like nothing else.
Hugs!