Mom tip #1

When your kid wakes up with a nightmare, or is afraid to fall asleep because of monsters in the closet, give her/him a teddy bear such as a lion and tell her to take this lion into her dreams. He is the strongest lion and he is her friend and he will protect her in her dreams and from anything that scares her. Just hold on tight and he will keep her safe. That helped A.J. when she woke up talking about bears that bite. I told her this and she held him tight and went back to sleep.