My six year old is insanely scared of being alone....

Question

when it's time to go to bed, he freaks out if he is left in his room by himself, no matter how many lights are on. I don't think he is necessarily scared of the dark, because even in the daytime, he won't close the door when he's using the bathroom and if he needs something out of his room, he runs in, gets it and runs right back out. He has been sleeping with his nine year old sister, but now she wants her privacy, and I don't know how to get him to sleep in his own room.

Answer 1

yeah, take him to a doctor or a psychologist. they know what will be the best for him. when i was a child, i saw this movie and it haunted me till i was like 14. i still think about it sometimes and i just pray.

Answer 2

Talk to him. Be understanding, not critical. Ask him why he doesn't like to be by himself. Ask if he is afraid of anything, or if he feels nervous when he's not with someone and why he thinks that might be or what he thinks about if he's by himself. If you can find the root of his fears, then you can work with him to overcome them - and if you don't feel you can, then perhaps it's time to stop in to the doc's office to see what they think!

Answer 3

My daughter is a lot like this and she is 7. She is getting better but hates to be alone. What bugs her is the silence, I find if there is background music she is a lot braver, it is just the complete silence that bugs her, then her imagination starts to run wild. She is a heavy sleeper so I just lay with her until she falls asleep, which is generally within 10 minutes and we play an instrumental lullaby CD that is close to an hour long and put it on repeat all if necessary. And anytime she wakes up I start the CD again. It is from Fisher Price, its in the baby section not the music section, it has helped a lot. As far as going into a room I tell her she can turn on every light even in the day if it helps and it does a little. I have also told her to take her favorite stuffed animal along for security. She is getting better the older she gets. For a while I thought we would both go insane. But she is a lot like my older sister as far as fears and anxiety go and she turned out fine LOL I always tell her having you for a sister has made me much more understanding as a mother. I was the one she always slept with etc.

We also leave the TV on a satellite music channel or music on in the room and it really helps. But she would race into and out of a room faster than anyone I have ever seen LOL But then again my sister could turn off the light and leap into our bed across the room in about 2 seconds.

Answer 4

stay in the room till he falls asleep