The child is afraid to be alone before bedtime, afraid of ghosts and evil people.

Natalia, hello. I really hope for your advice. My daughter is 5 years old. She is afraid to fall asleep alone in a crib: she used to think about ghosts that might come. My husband and I calmed her down and said that there were no ghosts, that we were there and everything would be fine. Now my daughter says that she is no longer afraid of ghosts, but she is afraid of “evil uncles”, whom she apparently saw once on TV. Moreover, she speaks about them every day before going to bed for the past month. Soothing talk about the fact that "evil uncle" can not come to us, do not help. I don’t know, maybe she’s really scared, and maybe she just doesn’t want to fall asleep alone, so she comes up with it so we can lie down (although more often we still leave her to fall asleep alone, because we are afraid that we will always teach you to fall asleep ). Are there any tales or words that will help her calm and remove this fear?

Hello. There are children who, at the age of 5 and 6, periodically like to get into the parent’s bed, especially in the middle of the night. The fact is that, starting from infancy, they want their mom to be near, so calmer and more comfortable, later, when growing up, this habit disappears by itself.

If the daughter refuses to sleep in her bed, you need to find out the reason why. Sometimes children thus attract attention to themselves or they have increased anxiety caused by fears. And one girl constantly came to bed with her parents, because she did not want to see their quarrels. But if she has fear, you need to get rid of him.

Try to make a rearrangement in the room, give a beautiful night light, think up a fairy tale about it, for example, “Magic Lantern”, or pick up a beautiful bed set with your favorite characters, it can be a magic bedspread and talisman for fear.

To overcome fear, you need to collect all the information about it. Talk to your daughter to find out in detail what she is afraid of or whom?

Read the tales of R. M. Tkach “The Fairy Tale of Children's Problems” “Useful Afraid” “The Magic Lantern”. O. V. Khukhlaeva, O. E. Khukhlaeva “Labyrinth of Soul. Therapeutic Tales. Nightmares. "Bold ear", "Little Bear and Baba - Yaga", "Baby elephant who was afraid of the dark."

The book of the Lithuanian artist and writer Lina Jutaute "Tosya-Bosya and the darkness" for 3-6 years. Character - a brave girl who is afraid of the dark. But one day she gains courage and decides to get rid of this fear (for children 3-6 years old).

More information can be found in my article about getting rid of fear using fairy tale therapy.

Information provided for reference purposes. Do not self-medicate. At the first symptoms of the disease, consult a doctor.
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