How Do You Stop Kids From Being Afraid Of Monsters?
• Use a night light or leave a light on a low setting outside the child’s door. Or, leave a lamp on a low setting while he or she falls asleep. You can turn it off when the child is asleep. • Come in when the room is dark and ask where the monsters are. Turn on the lights to show that anything they are seeing is simply a shadow of it. • Make monster ‘spray’. Take an empty spray bottle and fill it with water. Label it with a marking pen or tape. Let your child spray (lightly) any areas where the monsters are hiding, and assure the child that the monsters are gone now. • Eliminate places for monsters to hide. If the monsters are under the bed, either empty the space under the bed, so that it is easy to check, place the mattress directly onto the floor, or pack the space with blankets. • Let your child sleep with stuffed animals that will “protect” him or her from the monsters. Two or three should be sufficient; there should be room left in the bed for the child. Other comfort items, such
