Afraid of the Dark, Tips for the children to overcome - By: Leena Kiri

Afraid of the Dark…..It is normal after the first year or even earlier; many children are terrified of the dark. If your baby can not fall sleep because of fear that makes you stay alone in the dark in your room, take note of the following recommendations to help you deal with it. You'll see as you begin to feel safe and can rest peacefully without the fact of going to bed is all a torment for him.

Feeling safe is a necessity that we have all children and adults. Fear of darkness not just the stuff of children, many adults will suffer and it may be because since childhood could not overcome.

To help the little ones go to bed in peace and have no fear there are a number of things we can do:
Leave a small lamp burning in her room or light the aisle with her half-closed door to see that outside there are light and feel calmer. Try not to turn it off because if he wakes up and sees no light fear and the next night again have trouble falling asleep because they think that no light is always on.
You can also use the stickers for the wall light that will make your room at night is not totally dark.
Go over time and reduces the light, reducing the intensity of the lamp or if you started leaving the light on, leave a small lamp of the hall, then go closing your door to let in less light or put under bright stickers on your wall. Thus gradually grow accustomed to the darkness.
Sleep with a doll or Teddy can help you feel more secure.
If you wake up or called to tell you how scared you are, talk to him, tries to reassure him and give him the attention it deserves (not minimize their fear and that it is very important), explaining that nothing happens and staying with him until the fear is gone and he is more relaxed and confident.
Try to get used to the darkness with a game. For example, you can have fun doing different shadows on the wall or playing hide and seek with low light.

Follow these guidelines and you'll see how over time the fear goes away and feel calm and confident its cozy and pleasant room. Furthermore, if it gets bigger prevents you from seeing movies or read scary books especially before bedtime.

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