I have had my beardie for 2 weeks as well. He is now 18 weeks old. If he's acting freaked out, I won't do any more than sit beside his viv and quietly talk to him. I wait until he has been basking a while, as this is when he's in the best mood, and the most relaxed. Then I gently stroke his head. If he's o.k with that, I might pick him up and hold him against my body, with a hand in front of his nose, so he won't plan to run. A lot of the time though, I will just sit beside his viv and talk to him. Or gently stroke his head, and then leave it at that. Building trust is taking a long time. Today he's acting like I am a monster by even sitting beside his viv, so he's actually less fun than the crickets!! But I have seen how tame they can be as adults, so that's what I'm working towards. It feels like a long and thankless road at this point. I think we just need to stick it out, and trust they will be calmer, and enjoy us more as the trust is built, and they become more mature, and less skittish.