I woke up to a copy of one of my favorite newsletters in my inbox - the ThoughtsAlive.com ezine by Leslie Householder. In it she had a story that made me think of my own children -- one in particular. I'm going to try this tactic the next time one of them is experiencing unfounded fears.
Here's an excerpt from Leslie's blog:
"Do you remember what it was like when you were a child, and going to bed was sometimes a scary thing to do? I remember thinking there were snakes under my bed, or monsters in the closet. Even though there wasn't any such thing hiding in my room, the fear was as real as if my life was truly in danger.
I'd lay there with the covers bundled around my neck, after having seen an episode of "Cliff Hangers" back in the 1970's - something about vampires, and it took a long time before I could go to bed without worrying about something swooping in to suck my blood.
Well, my daughter is ten, and something has planted the idea in her mind that someone is going to break in and kill her after bedtime. What a horrible thought! I have tried everything I can think of to help her go to bed in peace. We've used music, prayer, EFT, reading, and still, bedtime continued to trouble her.
Finally last night we had a breakthrough." Click here to find out what worked.
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