@sarahdonahue01: His screen time is very limited and doesn’t watch anything with monsters in it!? Anybody else going through this phase??🕯️ because we are in NEWBORN CITY over here 😮‍💨💤 #3yearold #mom #scaredofthedark #toddler #boys

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alexiss.sahm
Alexiss.sahm :
Get an astronaut light!! My son is the same age and we had the same issue so we got him a galaxy astronaut night light and he loves it so much! We tell him the astronaut fights bad dreams and the lights mimic space and stars which is known to be calming
2026-01-26 03:30:40
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mandyrod__
Mandy :
If he has a hatch machine I recommend to stop using it ☹️my friends baby went through night terrors and once she stopped using it they went away.
2026-01-30 14:38:00
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dewannatolar
Dewanna Tolar :
Yes!!! He will be 3 in June but he has just started this! 😩 We have started saying our prayers before bed and being very intentional with asking God to protect him! Hoping this passes soon! 🥴
2026-01-26 00:38:18
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christy.wilson14
Christy Wilson :
I know this may sound silly but take a pool noodle and put a glow wand in it. Let him take it around his room and tell him he’s swatting out the monsters with the magic light wand. Worked like a charm for our friend. You got this 🫶
2026-01-27 21:34:53
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lorena_ariana
LORENAARIANA :
When my daughter went through this we got her a Jesus stuffy and started letting her help us spray Holy Water around her room before bed ☺️
2026-01-26 20:15:57
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taylorgastmeier6
Taylor Gastmeier :
My daughter turned 3 in November and has been going through this for 6 months 😭😭😭 she was the best sleeper until she was scared of the dark and monsters. I’m hoping there’s a light at the end of the tunnel 😭
2026-02-01 02:27:01
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erinnieman0
Erin Nieman :
My kiddo is right around the same age and we are going through the exact same thing. One thing I’ve learned is to make sure we aren’t accidentally teaching our kids monsters are real. By us checking under their bed/closet for monsters, we are showing our kids that there could potentially be a monster sometimes. So instead we need to shift our focus to teaching our kiddos monsters are just pretend or for play.
2026-01-28 01:51:46
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lindsayluv1
lindsayluv :
my daughter went through the same thing! she went from sleeping in pitch black to needing a nightlight every single night. i do leave her light on that amber light as well. i found out she was scared of a silly monster book we got from the library. i made her “monster spray” (water and lavender essential oil) to spray in her room every night. she is almost 3 and a half and she got over it 🩵 it gets better with reassurance!
2026-01-28 20:39:31
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baileyjohns888
baileyjohns888 :
Does he watch monsters inc???
2026-01-27 03:38:44
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brittanyab18
Brittany 💛 :
If he is having night terrors, I would look into talking to his doctor about having a sleep study done. Night terrors are sometimes a sign of sleep apnea in young kids. My friend’s son had really bad night terrors until he had a sleep study done confirming that he had sleep apnea, then had his tonsils and adenoids removed to treat the sleep apnea. After that he was sleeping sooooo much better and the night terrors were gone! 🫶🏼
2026-01-27 02:36:54
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iridumi
iridumi :
I got a Jesus night lamp for my 32 months old. He is doing much better now! we thought him that Jesus is the light and He is there to protect him. He loves it and no more fear of darkness.
2026-01-27 17:39:57
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parkerhattie
MAMA | NASH 🩵🫶🏻 :
I bought a galaxy projector off of Amazon that my almost 3 year old sleeps with now since switching to a twin sized bed. He developed that same fear with a new bed
2026-01-28 12:52:10
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sophiep2188
Sophie :
sit in his bed without him with in the dark with the amber light on and see if there anything that creates a shadow on the walls that could be scaring him. we had to remove a teddy hammock from the corner of his room cause it was creating shadows that looked scary to him! It started when he was almost 3 and its hust now getting better. it lasted about 3 months for us
2026-01-26 19:41:50
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kaylipenrod
kayli | daycare | boy mama 💙| :
Does this mean tik tok is working again because I haven’t seen any new videos until now lol
2026-01-26 01:11:13
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mckennamickle
Mckenna Simpson :
Our babies are a few weeks apart! We also just went through this. We bought her a Jesus night light and allow her to keep her door open because it makes her feel better. Also sometimes I allow her to sleep with her tonie box so she doesn’t feel so alone. It’s those darn cartoons they watch now a days. Everything has monsters in it so we are monitoring everything she watches!
2026-01-26 21:09:18
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briana.halpain
Briana Halpain :
My son is almost 2.5 and this has been us for the last month-month and a half🫠 he finally will go to sleep in his room but gets in our bed every night around midnight.
2026-02-04 20:52:16
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rachelnelson2194
Rachelnelson2194 :
The same thing happened to my daughter who just turned 3. We also used to use the hatch since she was born, but we recently started hearing voices out of the hatch and she said there was monsters in it so we got rid of it.
2026-01-26 23:31:39
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autumstangelo
Autum St. Angelo :
Same thing with my almost 3 year old he just comes and gets in the bed with us and it my favorite 🥰
2026-01-26 21:12:50
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oriannacosta
Orianna Costa :
3 next month and going through this right now….
2026-01-27 14:01:31
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auburn.studio
Joy :
Yes my son is 3 next month and terrible night terrors and we’ve tried all the things! Wakes up multiple times a night! :(
2026-01-26 04:36:42
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aubreyn21
Aubrey :
Also going through this….. it has not gotten better…
2026-01-26 20:26:04
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carleemorgan89
Carlee :
My son is almost 4, and he’s having similar issues. But not quite to the extreme of yours… we’ve said ALL the same things as you, you’re doing great momma!
2026-02-16 03:12:31
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samanthacbrown0
Samantha :
Mine is 3 in March too and that’s all she’s been talking about for 3 weeks 😭😭😭
2026-02-09 16:42:45
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viva_la_ali
Patty :
Everyone going through the same thing, what are yall doing? My 2.5 daughter just started this and she use to be a unicorn sleeper. Feeling quite lost. She does not like a nightlight,
2026-02-07 02:17:34
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georginap0425
Georgina/ SAHM :
My lil girl is 2 1/2 she has developed that fear too
2026-02-10 14:06:40
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