If a child is afraid of dark, does that mean that he is going to suffer from schizophrenia or parano
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2007-11-15 19:00:51
Answer:
No most children are afraid of the dark, it's because they are afraid of what can't be seen. Try a night light, to help calm the child down at bedtime or leave a landing light on, my children always had the street light shinning into their bedroom, so I had my night lights for free.
Make sure they are relaxed be for they go to bed, read a story, not a scary one, make sure the bedroom is warm and reassure them you are not far away, for example in the lounge or in your own bedroom, don't shout at them become upset, just reassure them once more, then take them back to bed, stay for a while, they insecurities will slowly disappear, as they grow older they will understand why the sky darkens at night, so their fear will fade away.
no, it means you should leave a light on for him/her.
No. Being afraid of the dark is a common childhood fear. One has nothing to do with the other.
my 3, 8, and 10 year old all sleep with the telly on, they r chickens, but so was i at a young age like theirs, and im not schitzo now, i just worry alot,
I'm not a Doctor but I was deathly afraid of the dark when I was little and out grew it when I became a young adult (many, many years ago). I believe it was just a case of over active imagination. I grew up to be a fiction writer...you never know it may have helped!!!!
This would no doubt depend on how this fear started, how he/she is treated (ie: if someone tries to 'teach them a lesson' in a harsh way it will no doubt worsen), and if schizophrenia (which, btw, has many forms) or paranoia runs in the family.