Perhaps your child has become an expert in delaying tactics as bedtime approaches. The ways in which your child might express their night-time fears will depend on how often they’re frightened and on their age and language skills. Children’s brains have adapted to modern times though so instead of saber-tooth tigers it is now monsters which haunt our young children at night since these are the threatening figures that our little ones are exposed to in books and television shows. These nightmares affect 50% of children and occur most often in the 3-6 year age group. Apparently it’s an evolutionary advantage to have had a few practice runs before being chased by a real saber-tooth tiger. I once heard that young children are hardwired to dream about frightening, child-eating creatures.
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