Amber is scared of cats. One day when she was walking down the road a cat jumped on her and scratched her. She had to go to the hospital because the scratches were so bad. The other day you were walking home with Amber and a cat came up to you guys. Amber was so scared and couldn't move. You now notice that Amber has stopped going to school and will not come and play with you.

What advice could you give her?

I'd tell her not to let herself be ruled by fear of what happened in the past.

Explanation:

This is because, Amy is still frightened by her previous unpleasant experience with a cat which scratched her, and this has made her to become reluctant to get into such situations again.

As a result of this, she prefers to miss school all together rather than seeing the cat again. So, the best advice would be to ask her to face her fears, as not all cats would attack her and she should not be held captive by her fears because the unpleasant scenario is unlikely to repeat