7 Ways to Help Your Child with Nightmares

According to the Cleveland Clinic, 10 to 50 percent of children between the ages of 2-1/2 and 3-years-old experience nightmares significant enough to disturb their parents. Fortunately, most kids do grow out of this stage by the time they enter their teens. In the meantime, here are 7 ways that you can help make the nighttime easier for your kids (and yourselves). - By Devan McGuinness

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Don't Reinforce Fears It's important to let your child know that they are safe in your home. Don't make the mistake of scaring the monster out of the room or to give your child water to spray as "monster spray" to scare away the monsters. It's better to assure them that their fears, while valid, are not real threats in the home.
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Don't Reinforce Fears It's important to let your child know that they are safe in your home. Don't make the mistake of scaring the monster out of the room or to give your child water to spray as "monster spray" to scare away the monsters. It's better to assure them that their fears, while valid, are not real threats in the home.
For 3 more ways to help your child with nightmares, visit Babble!

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