Blisstree » bed http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:22:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Calming Fears, Or Feeding Bad Habits? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/calming-fears-or-feeding-bad-habits-35/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/calming-fears-or-feeding-bad-habits-35/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:11:39 +0000 kadi http://www.supernannyrules.com/calming-fears-or-feeding-bad-habits/ Post from: Blisstree

Calming Fears, Or Feeding Bad Habits?

]]>  My kids have a clear cut bedtime routine. They know our expectations and rarely fight us on matters of sleeping arrangements. There is one thing, however, that I allow them to have a say in… the use of a night light. About half of my kids are afraid of the dark. I see no problem with allowing a night light in the room, as long as it is safe and doesn’t lead to messing around. My husband disagrees with me on this matter. He thinks that I am giving them the okay to have an irrational fear. He believes that the lights should be out completely and it is just too bad if they are scared. 

The biggest factor in my decision to allow night lights, is my own childhood experiences. I also hated the dark. I still do. I used to hide my head under the blankets, because I was so afraid of seeing anything scary looking in my room. I fell asleep every night, with fear in my heart. It was an awful feeling. I do not want my kids to feel the same. I think that slumber should be a peaceful event, beginning with a feeling of security while they drift off.

Is my practice of turning on a night light and enabling my children to be dependent on a night light, going to have a negative effect on their adulthood? Do you allow your kids to use a night light or other comfort measure? Why or why not?

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Calming Fears, Or Feeding Bad Habits?

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