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August 2012 Moms
Bemyselfandi
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toddler help
Bemyselfandi
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Hey guys. For those of you who have toddlers or older children did you go through a I'm scared of the dark and monsters phase? This is new and whileI thought at first he was just beingdramatic and playing because he got monster and dark is scary from tv and movies....tonight it was obviously real. He was afraid of the cieling fan. Easily fixed I can put a fan on the dresser to move the air but how long does this phase last? He was so easy to put to bed for a while now suddenly he's talking at least an hour very frustrating. Night lights only seemed to make it worse since they make the shadows. Kwim?
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We've had to do that with DD. she went through that a couple of years ago. It only lasted a few weeks. The light had to practically be on all the way. Extra stories too. Eventually she grew out of it. But it did come back with full on nightmares. Toddlers can have night terrors and its awful. Half the time DD was still asleep when she called out for us. All we would do was hug her and lay her down. Sit with her for a while and then she would be fine.
I hope he doesn't go through that.
If you have Disney Jr or can watch it online there is an episode on Doc mcStuffins about a knight, Sit Kirby, who is afraid of the dark. Maybe watch the episode with him and see if it helps to pinpoint the real problem with the dark. Its like 15 minutes and very cute.
He used to have night terrors. Most of the time he wouldn't wake up during but about 15 min after he had one he'd wake up and not want Togo to bed. I hope he's over that....and doesn't have them again! They share a room right now so making the lights dim would screw up addys sleep. We move in a month so maybe I'll look into a new night light if we're still having problems.
The shadow puppet thing really helped Mathieu a lot. OH and we also put the glow in the dark stars on the ceiling above his bed. Since they only glowed when the lights were off it helped with him not wanting us to turn the light off.
GL! I hope it passes quickly!
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UGH! My stepson dealt with this until (seriously) last year, and he is 12. Yep, that's right he has been afraid of the dark for the past 7 years. Now, he always went to bed easily, he was about 5 when it started, and just did what he was told to do, but keeping him in bed was a real struggle. He also chose to wet the bed instead of get up in the dark to use the bathroom.
We tried EVERYTHING, and in the end a bedtime ritual was the best thing at putting his mind at ease. An adult and him would go around his room, closing any dresser drawers, closet doors, the window and the blind. Then he would turn the night light on (when the big light was still on), then we would read in bed for 20-30 minutes. Then it was lights out, but an adult always stayed upstairs for about 15 minutes (putting away laundry, showering, etc.
Your toddle is probably too young to understand real vs. imaginary. SS is all good now (he eventually just out grew it), but I feel your pain!
Mom of 2 monkeys and 1 on the way!
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