Need help getting my 8-year-old to not be afraid to sleep alone...

I'm still scared to sleep alone. I have always been and i think it might be because my mom always gave into me. instead of telling me i had to sleep alone she would allow me to sleep with her. To this day i cant sleep in a House all alone and I have to have lights on. Even though it is hard to hear her cry, she will eventually get used to being alone and hopefully not end up like me. Good luck.

Rather than laying down with her, could you sit next to her for a few nights, maybe use special music and read a story together but you sitting not lying. That will give her the same presence but with a little less physical contact. Maybe leave a nightlight on for her as well. As time goes by, if that works well, perhaps start the story with her then leave her to read a bit alone, then come back to tuck her in. The trick might be to give her body time to wind down before sleep so she is really calm, but to gently wean her off having you there for the whole time.

well i think you should start trying to tell him that you are big now and you should not be afraid of the dark and you should start telling him/her that the children who sleeps with their parents that are cowards i think you should tell him with love and i am sure that he will understand what you are trying to teach him/her.

She needs ur touch etc. She afraid that she will be alone in future. She is now fearing about her parents. She wants all love must be with her only. So better sleep with her for some more time and tell stories etc.

I think it is not very strange that an 8-year-old girl can't sleep alone in the evening,just calm dowm.Don't worry,maybe you can try to play music that your daughter likes to make her confortale,then she will be attracted by the music,then she will forget the lonyness and can't hear the noises,see nothing.

well just ask her to do it or when she is sleep just take her to seprate room and leave there alone

Have you tried a special toy that she can take to bed with her or maybe leaving a light on until she is used to sleeping on her own . You could also try some gimmick where she would recieve something for doing a good job if even each night she can go in there and lay down for herself for short periods of time until she is able to sleep on her own . Start with like 10 minutes or so the first night and then the next night try for 15 and every night that she can do this then you could reward her with something small . Not sure if any of these idea's will help but best of luck !!

I have a 15 year old daughter and she used to do this all of the time to my husband and I. I couldn't sleep in her bed because it was too smal so she would always end up in our bed next to me. I got so tired of that. after a while, I couldn't handle it any longer because we slept in a queen size bed as it is. I fianlly made her go to her room and sleep. She also cried for ours and said she was scared. Our rooms weren't that far apart though. I let her even try to go to sleep with a lamp on. She would keep crying until she finally fell asleep. We had always given in to her, but once she figured out that the crying was no longer doing any good, she stopped it and went to sleep. I think listening to soft music at night may help her go to sleep also.

When I was a child ,it just like your daughter.I can understand her if she is sleeping alone.My suggestion is that you can read a story before she sleep,and you should encourage her to be a brave girl.The story about the brave will be ok.Do not worry about it ,it just the characteristic of a little girl .Utill now ,I still a little scare about the dark .Take it easy