On Wednesday 08 November 2006 09:59, Dan Winship wrote:
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Look at it like this; if a child is convinced that there's a monster under his bed that wants to eat him, his parents can try to convince him that there's no such thing as monsters, or at least that there's no room for a monster to fit under this particular bed, or whatever. But most of the time, it ends up being a lot easier to just buy the kid a night light. The parents know that the night light doesn't really do anything, but it makes everyone's lives easier, so...
Recent research shows that insufficient darkness during a child's sleep may promote the development of myopia. (And I'm not kidding or making this up: <http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7195/1369/a>). In general, it's better to address the psychology rather than pander to fear. This will serve the child much better in adulthood.
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-- Dan
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