Nightlights and Children

My son sleeps with a night light. He told his father and I if he needs us he needs to see.

my children have a nightlight not because they are afraid but because they like to look at books and also to draw before they give it up for the night! We also have one in the bathroom because they can not reach the switch and that way they don't have to go into a dark bathroom at night!

I'm a grown woman, and frankly I prefer sleeping with a night light. LOL My two kids both have night lights in their rooms.. those that are automatic and turn on when it's dark. They also fall asleep with the radio on. I think mostly, it's just comforting. But also, my oldest says she's afraid of the dark. We only just put a night light in the bathroom (after putting an outlet in there), since she was turning on the hall light, so she could see her way into the bathroom, which is just across the hall. LOL

I think for our boys, they need the night light because they are afraid of the dark. I slept with a night light for most of my life so I can't complain! I'm still not fond of getting up at night and trying to find the light switch in the dark so a night light is still a going thing for this adult too!

My kids do have to have a nightlight on. I have a 7, 5, and 3 year old. My oldest doesn't really care for the nightlight, or can sleep without it but the other two HATE not having it on. I'll put them to bed and act like I forgot the nightlight just to see if they forgot or won't say anything, but man do they start to scream if I close the door and don't turn it on. They have to have it on because it looks like they're scared of the dark. Their rooms are right next to ours but they're still scared. I guess it's just kids being kids and scared of the dark like you said, of the monsters in the closets or under the bed, lol.

No, my son doesn't sleep with a nightlight. He finds it a distraction rather than a comfort thing. If I want to check in on him, I have to turn on the lights outside his room instead.

My kids have a night light also...but the night light is the closet light. When they fall asleep, they know the light gets turned off. At times I think they use it as play also. But that means when they start to play too much, I can use it as a threat that if they do not stop, I get to turn it off. hehehehe

I would have never thought that it could be for comfort. My brother use to have a night light, but now he says that he is not scared anymore. But, now and then I have to come and tuck him in and turn off the light. My sisters turn on the closet light when they go to bed though. I think that most of the time it it used to play as well, but it may be for it just to be there. I really don't think that they are scared. Because when they are really tired, they will ask me not to turn it on, or they will not even turn it on!! :)