Bedtime Hero: An Online Anxiety Program That Works Directly With Your Child
Bedtime Hero is not a list of tips for parents. It is an interactive, animated, online bedtime fear program for children that engages your child directly — helping them understand their fears, build confidence, and learn to sleep independently.
| 30+ years child psychiatry experience | Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (Canada) | |
| Former Associate Professor, University of Calgary | 84% of children fully improved in clinical review |
What makes Bedtime Hero different from other approaches?
Most resources for children's sleep problems give parents advice to carry out. Bedtime Hero takes a fundamentally different approach: it talks to your child. Using Disney-style animation and Dr. Lauderdale's own voice, the program draws your child into a guided conversation about their specific fears — and then helps them work through those fears themselves.
Real and lasting change, in children especially, tends to come from the inside out. When a child generates their own solutions, their confidence grows in a way that external strategies simply cannot replicate. Bedtime Hero is built on this principle.
84%
of children with clinical sleep anxiety fully improved
10%
showed partial improvement — 94% total benefit
20 yrs
of clinical refinement behind the Wellspring Method
8
guided modules targeting specific fears and confidence
Ready to get started? Help your child sleep confidently tonight.
Who is Bedtime Hero for?
Bedtime Hero is designed for school-aged children (ages 6 to 12) who struggle to sleep alone because of anxiety — not simply habit or behavioural resistance. It is particularly suited to children who:
- become highly distressed at bedtime, even after reassurance
- repeatedly leave their room despite consequences
- panic or cry intensely when left alone in the dark
- sleep well only when a parent stays with them
- want to sleep alone but seem unable to manage it
- have struggled with bedtime for months or even years
- show a pattern that has not responded to standard sleep advice
These signs typically point to underlying nighttime anxiety driving the problem — not simple defiance. Bedtime Hero is designed specifically for this.
See the Results
"It actually felt really good to sleep by myself!"
"The big prize is .. I'm not afraid to sleep alone anymore."
- Keana, age 9
The seven fears Bedtime Hero addresses
Children who struggle to sleep independently often have more than one fear contributing to the problem. Some are obvious. Others are subtle and harder for parents to identify. Bedtime Hero helps uncover and address each one. They may appear as ..
Fear of the dark
Intrusive thoughts or scary images of intruders or imaginary beings
Fear of being alone
Fear of the closet, under the bed or sounds in the house
Fear of something bad happening
Fear of waking during the night
Fear after nightmares or frightening experiences
Fear of separation from parents
How the program works: a step-by-step process
Bedtime Hero is structured across eight guided modules that move your child through a carefully sequenced process — from understanding their anxiety, to tackling it, to building lasting confidence.
1. Setting the stage for change
Using engaging animation and Dr. Lauderdale's voice, the program opens a conversation with your child about how things are now, how they'll stay if nothing changes, and how your child would like them to be. This reduces resistance because the child feels involved — not pushed.
2. Measuring anxiety and targeting the specific fear
Your child rates their bedtime anxiety on a simple 0–10 scale. This gives their feelings a tangible form — and as the number begins to drop over time, it provides immediate, visible proof of progress that boosts hope and motivation.
3. Eliminating fears and rebuilding confidence
The program works to reverse the anxiety cycle through repeated small successes. Children who struggle at bedtime have often come to believe "I can't do this." Bedtime Hero systematically replaces that belief — rebuilding the self-efficacy that makes independent sleep possible.
4. Gradual independence and lasting change
The problem is divided into manageable pieces so the child is never overwhelmed. Each module builds on the last. Parents are guided throughout the process — including how to use rewards effectively and how to support without taking over.
What the program includes
| QuickStart guide for parents to prepare their child | Disney-style animations to engage and motivate |
| Anxiety rating scale with trackable progress | Dr. Lauderdale's voice guiding every module |
| On-screen response boxes for your child's own ideas | Tips and suggestions delivered at the right moment |
| Progress tracking, saveable and shareable | Guided daytime practice exercises |
| Guidance on using rewards effectively | Parent support woven throughout all eight modules |
The Wellspring Method: the science behind Bedtime Hero
Bedtime Hero is built on the Wellspring Method — a therapeutic approach developed and refined by Dr. Lauderdale over 20 years in clinical practice. It blends several proven therapies, including cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), family therapy, and clinical hypnosis, into a single, child-accessible process.
The Wellspring Method was the subject of a research study at the University of Victoria. In a clinical case review of children presenting with sleep anxiety, 84% were fully improved and a further 10% showed partial improvement following the program.
A note on internet advice: every time a child tries a strategy that fails, it reinforces their belief that they cannot learn to sleep alone. The Wellspring Method succeeds because it addresses the root cause — not just the bedtime behaviour.
What Parents Say
"I was DESPERATE when I stumbled across this program in the middle of the night. My 6 year old who has never been a great sleeper had fallen into a pattern of not wanting to go to sleep and waking up 1-2 times a night for a few months “scared”. I was willing to try ANYTHING. The program worked almost immediately! We set an original goal of 7 nights in a row. After a few trial nights she slept until night 6. Then we reset with the intent of a small prize at the end of the week. She was successful! The next time we increased it to 14 days and have added on each time since then. So in the last 45 days she has slept all night at least 40 of them. It’s been amazing and she loves it!"
- Michelle A.
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About the Creator
Dr. Mark Lauderdale is a retired child psychiatrist with over 30 years of clinical experience helping children with anxiety, fears, and bedtime difficulties. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (Canada) · Past President, Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (Alberta) · Former Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Calgary · Consultant to in-patient mental health and pediatric programs · Trained in CBT, family therapy, and clinical hypnosis