Paul listens and then nods. That's fair - his own recommended methods are affected by his own upbringing, which was fairly ruthless and where he was taught to fight from a very young age. It wouldn't be for everyone. It certainly wouldn't be healthy for anyone outside of his particular culture and position.

"Maybe a harmless movie about clowns to counteract the scary one, then? That might give him a more benign image of them. Something appropriate for a toddler, obviously. I could research some suggestions."

Still the basic idea of exposure, but in a less direct way. Paul still figures that the idea might work out for Eindrid, but needs to be toned down into something less threatening to a very small child. Certainly nothing physical and nothing scary. He's sure there are movies or television shows with friendly clowns out there.