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Conquering
Your
Child's
Fears
of
the
Unknown
By
Ruth
Berger
When
I
was
15,
I
woke
up
every
night
for
a
year
fearing
the
monsters
in
my
closet.
My
family
didn't
see
what
I
saw.
At
first
they
comforted
me.
Then
they
told
me
there
was
nothing
there
and
to
go
to
sleep.
They
began
to
get
annoyed
and
told
me
to
stop
it.
If
only
my
parents
had
understood,
I
wouldn't
have
been
so
frightened.
When
a
client
comes
to
my
office
now,
about
her
child
having
one
of
these
experiences,
I
ask
if
the
child
gets
upset
when
these
things
happen...
what
time
of
day
do
these
experiences
most
often
occur
and
where?
Is
that
area
colder
-
different
than
the
rest
of
the
house?
Is
the
child
reluctant
to
play
there?
Like
a
psychic
detective
I
search
for
clues.
I
want
to
know
if
the
child's
experience
is
based
on
a
spirit
connection.
Does
the
child
have
friends,
other
interests,
a
vivid
imagination?
If
the
answers
are
yes
to
the
above,
I'd
ask
more
questions:
have
you
always
lived
in
this
house?
Did
you
lose
a
loved
one
recently?
When
did
your
child
begin
to
have
these
experiences?
Is
there
a
connection?
If
the
child
appears
normal,
I
assume
he
or
she
is
having
a
ghost
encounter
and
offer
methods
to
remedy
the
situation.
Here
is
one
example.
“My
four
year
old
son
won't
sleep
in
his
room,
says
there's
a
monster
in
his
closet.
He
screams
if
we
try
to
put
him
into
his
bed.
For
the
past
month
he's
been
falling
asleep
on
the
couch
watching
TV,”
a
mom
complained.
“Is
he
afraid
to
go
into
his
bedroom
during
the
day?”
I
asked.
“No.
He
goes
in
to
get
dressed
and
play
with
his
toys.”
“Do
you
think
there's
a
monster
in
his
closet?”
Mom
hesitated.
“I'm
beginning
to
think
I'm
nuts.
I
try
not
to
be
influenced
by
my
son,
but
whenever
I
go
near
the
closet,
I
get
cold
and
afraid.”
Fear
begets
fear,
I
thought.
“Have
you
and
your
husband
checked
the
closet
for
why
it's
so
cold?”
“We
have
and
can't
find
any
reason
for
the
cold.
His
closet
is
on
the
other
side
of
our
bedroom
wall,
which
is
a
lot
warmer.
The
rest
of
his
room
is
warm
and
cozy,”
Mom
explained.
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