I am sure there isn't anything to worry about. It is common for ones that age to be afraid of the dark. My son will be 4 on Sunday, he has't liked the dark for a long time now. I leave a ery small night light on for him. It is a stage most kids go through and the more you can do with them in the dark the less fear they have.

my 4 year old is scared of the dark. the only way we can keep her in bed at night is to leave the light on. my now 6year old use to be that way to but now she does not need a light at bed time. so I would think it is just a phase.

3-4 is when children start to be afraid of things. It doesn't occur to them before. For my daughter it was monsters coming into her room, so we put up these wallpaper fairies all around her room, especially her doors. We told her that the fairies come alive at night to protect her and don't let anyone in but us. It took a lot of reasuring, but we got through to her. Now my son is afraid of 'bad guys'. we haven't quite found a 'gimmick' but we've reasured him that our dog guards the house and won't let anyone hurt us.

This is a phase and with some understanding and hugs, he'll grow out of it.

Both my boys were afraid of the dark at times. I got one of my sons a big tiger stuffed animal to cuddle. He never really wanted a night-time toy before, but I think it helped his fear. He thought it would protect him. We also left the closet light on with the doors closed. My older boy has and cool night light called "Moon in my Room" It looks just like the moon on the wall and has a remote control. It will eventually turn itself off after he falls asleep. He really likes it. Have you asked him what he is worried that will happen? Talking about it helped my younger boy, too.

I believe this is very common. At 4 they are so aware of fear which they were not as aware before. With my son we leave the bathroom light on at night and give him a flash light.

Do you know if it's just the dark or if it's something else? Is it monsters? loneliness? Or is that he just can't see his surroundings?

They have a lot of great "night lights" these days. My son has the "fish tank" light and he loves it. The fake fish swim around and around and it puts out just the right amount of light for him. It's very soothing for him. My daughter has a butterfly lamp that projects butterflies onto her walls and ceiling and she loves that but she also still has her musical birds crib toy that she sleeps with and it plays relaxing music while the birds flutter about.

There are also a number of great books that discuss darkness and monsters... you can search the recommendation section in this community or check Amazon.

My daughter insists on sleep ing with her light on, and not just a night light. We have just learned to accept it.

most like it is both my girls went thourgh it. My 3 year old just started. My four once in awhile. somethings that i find help. Is making sure i montor what they watch nothing scary even some cartoons. i put a canlde in there room for little while and play soft muics. i also make sure to read storeis and sit with them for a little while with the lights off and rub there backs. i find if i have not really spent qualty time them in through the day it is worse. hope this helps

I got my daughter a playskool gloworm doll that lights up and plays gentle music when she squeezes it. That way if she wakes in the night she has her gloworm and doesn't get scared. I also leave the door open a few inches when she goes to bed. It seems to do the trick.

I bought a gallon fish tank with one beta fish in it and put it in my son's room on his dresser. The tank has a light in it that you can turn to any color. At night, my son feeds "Henry the Fish" and chooses the color light that will go on. This way he has a light on and Henry keeps him company.

my little girl is afraid of the dark to. what i did was get her a nightlight. I think it is a phase and he will get over it though.

stuffed animals work well nite light i m new here, favrite toy laying down with them for a bit

I also have an aquarium in her room. We leave the light on at night and turn it off during the day, poor fish don't know that it's day or night. But the light is bright enough to light the room subtly, and she hasn't been afraid of the dark yet.

I think it's very common for kids that age to go through this. I know I did, and my son is going through it now as well. I leave a night light on for him every night, and we also look out the windows, in the closet, and under the bed for monsters. Both of these help him tremendously. My husband and I don't just check for monsters for him, we get him to look with us. This way, he faces his fears, he can see for himself there is nothing there, and it all seems less scary then. He has the occassional nightmare, but we always go into his room and comfort him for a few minutes when this happens. Don't worry about it too much. It will gradually get better. Just comfort your child the best you can, let them know you take their fears seriously, and tell them you are always nearby if they need you. Good luck!

It is just a phase he is going threw and will probably be going threw till abot the age the age of six. Try a nightlight and see how that helps. also no monster movies or books and what works for me is doing a check in the closets and under the bed for monsters. I also gace a special stuffed animal and said it gaurded him so the monsters wouldnt attack. hope this helps.