Monster Spray

A few months ago, my daughter had a night terror that one of her brother’s toy dinosaurs transformed into a real life dinosaur and was chasing her around the house.  That sparked a very real fear at bedtime.  After a week of patiently giving her all the assurances, proof that both dinosaurs are extinct and that toys aren’t alive- and even praying with her and for her, nothing seemed to ease her concerns and I could often hear her whimper when I shut her door.

Of course from an adult perspective, it’s easy to dismiss such an irrational worry, but to a child, it feels very real.  However; as this problem is a figment of her imagination, I decided to use my imagination to come up with a solution.

Introducing, Noelle’s “Monster Spray.”  This idea was inspired by a book I read as a child, “Sheila The Great” by Judy Blume.  One of the bit characters, Mitzi a spunky 5 year-old was also had the bedtime scaries until her Grandma whipped up a batch of “Mitzi’s Monster Spray” which consisted of water in a spray bottle.  I do something similar but with a few oils of calming properties as I don’t think Noelle would be convinced of its efficacy if it were just water lol! 😂

Is this A+ parenting? Nope.  Is this a nifty hack if your kid is frightened? Absolutely!