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We've been settling Mr 13mo in his cot, rather than cuddling him to sleep in the lounge.
He settles just fine during the day, but not at night and settles a lot better if the hallway light is shining brightly into his room.
Can little ones be afraid of the dark? I didn't think they had fears at this age?
They definitely can be scared of the dark. My kids settled better with a light on from about that age too.
Char, when we were still in hospital when the girls were born, we would turn off all the lights at night and E would start crying but the minute we put a night light on, she would calm down. So, how young is too young for fears?
All of my girls need a light on to sleep. And all have needed a night light of sorts since the early days.
Definitely think they can be scared of the dark though
Mine went through that stage but I wasn't giving in and putting the light on as you need darkness to have a propper restful sleep, and my niece still has a full light on at 6 and didn't want to have to try and take it off at a later stage. They got through that stage though with reassurance, dd also had a toy she could press that lit up for a little bit then turned off so if she woke she'd press it occasionally but now she doesn't care.