Dd is 4 and ahs always been an excellent sleeper and easy to resettle if she awakes for any reasons.
About 2 mths ago she had a nightmare, she woke up in a strange house
So we reassured her that when in her bed she was always safe and popped a glo light in her plug so she could recognise familiar things if she woke in the night.
No repeat of that. DD happy and content]
Last night
Woke up screaming about a spider in her bed
Now this has resonance for me as I had spider nightmares as a child. yes on CBeebies
I know dd saw a large spider on Our planet - magnified to show it's eyes etc
Dd handles spiders (unlike me total phobic but have not let her know)
So I reassure her that spiders cannot hurt you and that there was no spider in ehr bed and stroked her back to sleep.
Today she is ok and we've looked at all the spiders in the garden and she concurs they are not able to hurt her.
Now when I was 5 and I had this recurrent nightmare (I still get it btw) my mother stormed into my room and told me not to be so bloody stupid and shut the door again.
I think if she had handled it differently and reassured me, I may not be phobic
Whaddya reckon, she says for me to tough dd up
I think I dealt with it properly?
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Dealing with nightmares - my mothers way versus my way
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Piffle · 23/02/2007 16:20
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