How can I convince my daughter there are no Monsters in her room at night?

Answer 1

The Old stand by, MONSTER BE GONE spray. It's really just water with food coloring or I used lysol...a scent my kids weren't familiar with. Before bed we scouted around the room. Where did my children think the monsters would come from. Then we'd spray the "special" spray. My daughters also had a princess wand they slept with to banish the monsters from their room.


my 5 and 6 yo girls go through this..or did. What I did was buy some dollar store lysol, it's something I didn't use often, so the scent was unfamiliar to them. I covered it with construction paper and put Monster and Nightmares Be Gone Spray! Every night before they went to bed, we read a calming book, and brushed our teeth, then we went back into their room. I would ask, where do you think the nightmares are coming from. They'd point to the closet, under the bed, behind the door, behind the curtains. SO I sprayed litely in these areas. Then we'd say our little rhyme to make it work. " Rainbows and Stars, GOOD dreams are ours. Smile and sing, all good things we bring." It worked EVERY time. It takes time, but it works. Another thing I've used in a pinch is a new empty spray bottle, fill with water and add a couple drops of red or orange food coloring. I mix it while they are in the tub if I've forgotten to do it before they come home. With my girls they also had "good dream wands" (dress up princess wands) they slept with, so if they woke up and felt a bad dream was there, they could wave it and it would banish the dream forever. For my son we used a cheapy plastic sword. I know sounds silly but it worked. lol..lol. I still have them ask for the special spray once in awhile. they liked the smell..lol..lol. Trick is you have to really sell it, and you have to let them know you believe and KNOW it will work. Chances are he's been playing hard, or having a tough day at school. It's normal for kids to go through this stage.

Answer 2

When my girls were afraid of Big Bird coming to get them at night we made signs that said "No Big Bird allowed!" The kids helped and we taped them in the windows and on the door to their room. It worked for us. A friend of mine used a squirt bottle and let her son "spray" the monster away because everyone knows monsters don't like water. It worked great for him. It only took about a month for him to not think they were there any more. Just keep the water bottle full and next to the bed. You can't really convince a child that there are no monsters, but you can teach them that they are stronger and can do something about it. Just find one object that she is comfortable with and make it her "body guard". A stuffed animal guarding the door could even help. If she's scared of the noises in the house sit with her while it's quiet and have her tall you when she hears something scary, then show her what made that noise. This works for kids over 4, they can comprehend better that you can hear the furnace in another room. If she is older let her know what you were scared of when you were her age and how you got over it or what you learned it was.

Answer 3

Be supportive of her. Help her to check out all the places she fears, in the closet, under the bed. Leave a night light on. Would she like the closet door left open so she can see, or closed? Would she like her toys stored in boxes under her bed so there's no room for anything else under there?
Is there an alternative reason she fears these things? One might be, she's been used to sleeping in the same room as someone else and now she's alone, and knows she gets to sleep with, maybe her parents again if she's afraid?
Do what you can to help calm her fears. Let her know you're close by so you can hear her. Leave her bedroom door open. Calmly, don't let her continue a habit of getting back in bed with you! Maybe only on weekend or for naps.
BTW you didn't say how old she is. Has she just moved from a crib to a big bed with no sides? That's a new wide open feeling. Pile pillows or blankets around her to help her feel protected.
Hope this helps her.

Answer 4

I even have an very almost 2 twelve months previous, i'm happy we are actually not at this factor yet. yet I did used to Nanny 2 boys. I placed them to sleep noticeably lots each and every evening. The oldest became into frightened of monsters. I did 2 issues for him. the 1st became into music that scares the monsters away (it became into ocean noises) I instructed him that monsters are frightened of the sea, and if he hears it he will run away and not come returned. I additionally made him some specific monster spray. I gave him a adorned bottle and placed some water (with some lemon drops in it.) This became into his monster repellent. we would spray the room. And we constantly saved it by using his mattress so if he theory a monster would come, he ought to offer the air a squirt and it might leave. honestly, i did not have self assurance in those methods initially. i assumed the best element became into to tell him there are not monsters, yet this in no way replaced his techniques-set in the direction of monsters. Have your son spray the closet or gentle fixture until now he is going to mattress at evening. Oh, i assumed this became into substantial to function, he became into 6 on the time.

Answer 5

Boy, when you find out, let me know! I've promised my daughter the moon, sun, and the stars if she stays in her own bed and forgets about the monsters, but she could care less. I think it's a stage that every child goes through. You might tell her that if she gets scared, she can turn on her light and play or rest, but that she cannot come get mommy. She will eventually fall asleep and get past it. (I can't really do this as my daughter shares a room with my 10 month old.)

Answer 6

Well if she is convinced that there are monsters in her room, then
1) Have her look in all the scary places with you and make sure there are no monsters, using a flashlight to sneak up on them just in case.

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2) Go in there and look in the closet, under the bed, etc., and then say, " Okay all you monsters have to go home right now!! You get out of this room this instant!! " , (watch them leave the room with your arm pointing the way out) then you can tell her that they are all gone now, they have to listen to mommy just like she does.
I have done both with my kids, and truthfully the second one was thought up at about 2:00am after 3 or 4 nights of constant reassurances from me and daddy, finally I "sent" all the monsters away and that worked, I couldn't believe it!! (What can I say I am not at my best at 2:00 am??) Needless to say I felt a little foolish, but you do what you have to do to help the sweethearts sleep.

We have also made up "MONSTER AWAY" spray for them to spray in closets and under beds. Its vanilla and a hint of lavender oil in water.
This was done for my other little one. He liked being able to take care of the monsters on his own.

Kids are great, their imagination sometimes is a curse, but it is also such a blessing. Hope one of these ideas help.

Answer 7

Don't lie to her. It may seem sort of cute for you to spray her room with monster repellent or whatever else, but then you are just playing into her fear that monsters exist. What happens when she has a babysitter over who doesn't know where you keep the monster spray, for example?

Just tell her there are no monsters. Walk her through the room and show her if it comes to that.

I used to be scared to death of the basement. My dad decided one night it was time to put that to a stop. He came into my room and pulled me out of my bed and carried me down to the basement. Meanwhile I was kicking and screaming bloody murder as he shined his flashlight behind the water heater and said, "nothing there" or under the stairs, "nothing there". Tears streamed down my face. I thought I was going to die. Well, anyway, I'd like to say that cured my fear of the basement, but it didn't. I just had to grow up a little.

I'm not suggesting you drag your daughter into the closet. If she doesn't believe you when you say there are no monsters, then there's no need to push it. Just let her deal with it. It won't kill her. And part of the adventure of childhood is the fear that things like that exist. She'll grow out of it. And if she comes out of it with a method of dealing with her fear on her own, that's a tool that's going to help her for her whole life.

Answer 8

The best tip I got for this was from my pediatrician, an old spray cleaning bottle filled with "Monster spray" - colored water. My son has scared of "hoppers" from Bug's Life, so we had hopper spray! Worked like a charm. He slept with the bottle right beside his bed and felt like he could defend himself. I think it was only sprayed two times, usually just before we went to bed! We didn't want to waste it. Monster spray is hard to find! Have fun and enjoy an easier bed time routine.

Answer 9

depends on how old she is, try filling a squirt bottle with water and letting her spray the room before bed. tell her that it is some sort of monster repellent, and it makes them go away. I thought it was a bad idea at first, because it was agreeing with the child that there are monsters. But it worked for my son, so I will recommend it. Good luck.

Answer 10

I'm not a parent or anything, but I think a night light or lamp beside her bed would help greatly, cast shadows can be really scary at night! And also, if she doesn't already, let her sleep with a stuffed animal, so she can hug something while she sleeps. Reading her a nice story before bed helps keep her mind off things too!