Young children will be afraid of the monsters in their room at one time or another. Trying to show them they are not there will not work. You can turn the closet light on, and look under their beds, but when you leave, they will be back. John found there is a better way to get rid of the 2 year olds fear.
“Daddy, there’s a monster!” The two year old yelled as John was walking out of the room again for the third time of monster hunting.
“No buddy we just checked, remember? There was nothing there,” John reassured him.
“They are good hiders,” was our son’s reply.
John really needed to get the older two children to bed, but every time he went to leave panic struck the two year old. It was then that he came up with something that worked that day and every day since.
“THAT’S IT! ALL MONSTERS OUT OF THE ROOM OR YOU WILL BE IN TROUBLE! I’M THE DADDY AND I’M COUNTING TO THREE…..ONE…, TWO…, THREE!” John said in a stern voice.
“They’re all gone, buddy. They didn’t want to get a time out.”
“Thank you Daddy,” the two year old said to John.
“Good night buddy.”
“Night night Daddy.”
Every night after that, we have used this tactic and it has worked every time.
Lesson 4 ….. Sometimes we can’t show kids that there is nothing to be afraid of. Sometimes we have to kiss the boo-boos and scare away the monsters.
Next Lesson …… Coco Puffs aren’t just for breakfast anymore.
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