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[quote=Anonymous]My 9 yr old has had these fears for a while. Our old house backed to woods and we had a lot of critters (foxes, snakes, frogs, etc.) coming on the property and nearby.  I used to have to remind him almost every night that we have an alarm, he's on the second floor, I wake easily, etc. I added nightlights of his choosing and told him he could keep any light on in his room that he wanted. Nothing was really all that effective, but I think it had a lot to do with the house we were living in. We lived there from ages 5-8 and around age 8 iss when these fears became noticeable. He's normally a really sociable kid with a strong character. We are renting an apartment on the ground floor in a different location and he's sharing a room with his older brother and I haven't had one issue with DS expressing these types of fears. He has expressed that when we find our next house, he will share a room with his brother. His brother adamantly disagrees. So, I anticipate having to deal with these fears again. I will definitely look into the suggested book before then.[/quote]

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