The program is designed to help your child solve the problem in manageable chunks, one piece at a time. If your child is able to reduce their level of anxiety by 1 or 2 points during the first session that’s great. The more specific the memory and the more clearly they can picture it the better because it’s the good feelings those memories hold that make the difference. memories that are associated with confident happy feelings, such as a holiday, playing a sport they enjoy, playing with friends, succeeding at games or at school, etc. One of the main ingredients will be for the child to imagine a very positive experience they have had in the past.
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Then the program will take them through a series of steps to help them solve the problem. Encourage your child to rate the level of anxiety that they have when they are lying in bed alone at bedtime. The program begins by having your child measure their level of anxiety or fear about sleeping on their own on a scale from 0 (not scared) to 10 (terrified). Each session should take about 20-30 minutes. Even if there is no improvement at first it’s best to persist at least 6 weeks until some improvement starts to occur.įirst of all, plan to work on the program with your child during the day (not at bedtime). Then they use the program again the next time and so on until the problem is resolved. That is, they use the program, they generate a new idea or two and feel more confident, they practice using their ideas at bedtime and experience a bit of success. The goal is to build on their successes, even small successes, one bit at a time. The final Confidence session will appear when your child’s level of anxiety drops to 0-2 out 10. The sessions do not have to be done in any particular order and a session can be repeated as many times as needed depending on what may be triggering their anxiety. The idea is for a child and parent to do one session together every 5-7 days and for the child to practice the strategies between each session.
Each session is designed to address a different aspect of a child’s fear of sleeping alone.
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The first session is the only one provided in the 7-day Free Trial.
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There are 8 different interactive sessions provided in the Bedtime Hero Full Program. While the therapy puts a child in the driver’s seat for solving the problem and achieving their own success, parents play an important support role throughout the process. Of course, even a partial improvement is better than things just staying the same. I understand that using a structured online program is not the same as a child working with me in person, but all of the strategies and ideas that I use are incorporated into the program. I have used this method with children in my private child psychiatry practice numerous times with positive results. While a teen might be able to to use it on their own, children need a caring adult to help them through the process. It is designed for children who are at least 6 years of age up to teenagers 14 years of age. Bedtime Hero is an interactive online therapy program for children who are nervous or afraid to go to sleep in their own bed and sleep through the night.
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