smuga@mtuxo.UUCP (j.smuga) (05/17/85)
About a week ago, my six-year-old, normally a very good sleeper, came out of her room crying at about 9:30 at night. It seems she had seen something spooky on television during the day. Well, after I had cuddled her in my arms and heard the whole story, ending with "And I know it's not real, but I'm still scared," and she was still crying and begging me to sleep with her, I took action. I don't generally use room freshener aerosols, but I had one in my linnen closet. I told my daughter I thought the room needed to be sprayed for nightmares, and it worked. I made a good show of it that night; I sprayed under the bed, behind the door and inside the closet. Since then a quick spritz at bed time seems to do the trick. I just thought I'd pass this along. Maybe it will work with your child too, the next time a nightmare strikes. Janet