Toddler fears

In the last month or two my two year old has been starting to get scared of things. He will say "Mummy I scare" and run to me for cuddles. Sometimes he is quite specific, like "Mummy rain I scare" or "Swiper I scare" (on Dora haha). More recently he has become scared of the bath and he won't go in it anymore, only the shower. If you talk about the bath he says "I scare bath" and he will go up to it and say that too. I think it is the sound of the plug going out.

Is this all pretty normal toddler stuff as they become more aware of their surroundings? He does mostly seem to be scared of loud noises.

How should I handle the bath fear? Just leave it for now and gradually try again over time? He used to absolutely love it..

Any ideas welcome. In all other ways he's a happy, secure, lovely little boy. We did just move house, but the fears had started before that.

DD1 (2yr 8 months) has twice gone through a phase of hating baths and showers. She seemed genuinely frightened so we gently encouraged it without forcing anything and if she wasnt in to it, we just sponged her down in the bathroom with a flannel. Both times she came back to it, the first time took about 3-4 weeks, the second time 2 weeks.

Its totally normal of course for them to have fears and worries, all part of them exploring and discovering the world around them. Try to offer and encourage where possible without pushing or forcing it on him. Of course if they arent urgent things (i.e. he will shower so bathing might not be vital right now), just letting him get back to it in his own time is a good approach. Encouraging similar behaviour but in different circumstances is also good - i.e. water play outside

And try not to stress, it wont last forever