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From: tif@gamma.UUCP (Barbara Charles)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Small Children and Nightmares
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Date: Tue, 28-Jan-86 08:55:37 EST
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I'm interested to know if any parents out there have small children you have
nightmares and are afraid to go to sleep at night.  I have a 5 year old who
all of a sudden is afraid to go to sleep.  Every night for about 2 weeks she
has been coming to get into bed with us.  I'm all for the family bed and have
no objections for the most part but I am concerned about her being too
frightened to go to sleep even when she is very tired.

I've tried giving her extra attention thinking that she is feeling insecure,
she is not allowed to watch any scary on TV (although some cartoons can be
frightening), she has a nightlight in her room, plus the added light from the
kitchen that she insist be on throughout the night, and she sleeps in the
same room with my 3 year old son, so she is not alone.

I've searched my mind for answers to what the problem could be and come up
with nothing.  So I'm at a stalmate now and need some suggestions. 
Is there anyone out there who has gone through this?  Is there anything else
I can do to make her feel secure.  Is this a passing phase that all children go
through.  Thanks in advance for your help.

            Barbara Charles