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6. Dim the bedroom lights. If your child is
afraid of the dark, make checking the closet
and under the bed part of the routine. You
can even use a homemade solution of Mon-
ster-Be-Gone (water & lemon juice) in a
plastic bottle to spray these areas as an extra
precaution.
7. Use a night light in the bedroom and bath-
room if the child tends to use the bathroom
at night.
8. Talk about their day or something they did
that pleased you, or read a short story.
9. Kisses, cuddles, tuck in, then lights
out… .and don’t go back in!
10. As your kids reach the upper elementary
grades, back off little by little and let them
follow their own bedtime routine. Sweet
dreams!

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