It started innocently enough .. Your child was too afraid to sleep one night for some reason, perhaps a nightmare, or perhaps an anxiety-producing event at school, perhaps a scary story they heard from a friend or on a video. Then, one night led to another and now your child has developed a fear of sleeping on their own. They need you to stay with them until they fall asleep. However, they are afraid to sleep alone and they are uncannily aware of when you try to leave … (continue)
The Child Afraid to Sleep Alone
Posted in Child Sleep Anxiety.
Mark Lauderdale MD
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