Scary Night Visitors: A Story for Children with Bedtime Fears

Many children have bedtime fears, starting as young as two years old and sometimes lasting several years. Scary Night Visitors helps parents explain the origins of these fears to their children. Instead of describing monsters as clothes on a chair or ghosts as wind in the trees, this lively story presents them as projections of a child's own anger and jealousy. Davey—and through him the reader—learns that thoughts and wishes are not as powerful as he fears, so he can feel safe enough to let himself experience his emotions directly without imagining scary creatures. Parents and mental health professionals will find this book an engaging tool for ameliorating this common but troubling childhood problem.