Sep 26 2008
The Fear of a Little One
My daughter will be four in just a few weeks and for the last two or three months, she’s been going through an “afraid of everything” stage. I’m not sure if this is common for all kids her age or if it’s just her. She doesn’t like loud noises, the dark and being alone in a room. She doesn’t even want to play in a room by herself. She has been sleeping alone in her own room all night since she was 9 weeks old and suddenly, even that is a challenge. She begs every night to stay up or to sleep with us (which never happens), then when we finally force the issue and she goes to bed, she gets very upset if her night light is not in the perfect position or if there is any unexpected noise outside. I’m hoping it’s just a normal phase of childhood but I’m really not sure. Anyone else have this experience? I’m going to do some more research.
