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You’ve done the bath, the books, and the goodnight kiss — and then, just as you reach the hallway, you hear it: “I’m scared.” If bedtime has started to feel like a nightly negotiation, you are in very good company.
You’re watching your child build block towers, narrate elaborate pretend adventures, and memorize every dinosaur name on the planet — but they can’t name a single letter of the alphabet.
You’ve heard the theme song so many times you catch yourself humming it in the shower.
You’re standing in the cereal aisle when it happens — your 5-year-old collapses into a full-blown meltdown over the wrong color of cereal bowl.
Your little one woke up happy, ate breakfast, and then — the moment you mentioned school — the tears started.
Your sweet three-year-old just hauled off and hit their best friend over a toy truck.
You’re standing in the middle of the grocery store, your 4-year-old is melting down on the floor, and a small voice in the back of your head is wondering: shouldn’t they have outgrown this by now? Take a breath.
You asked your 4-year-old if she drew on the wall.
You ask your four-year-old to put on their shoes, and they respond by telling you to get their juice — right now.
You’ve done the bedtime routine, turned on the nightlight, and tucked in every stuffed animal — and still, your preschooler is convinced something is lurking under the bed.
