Banish  Night Fears

My main reasons for writing The Monster on Top of the Bed are to entertain children and give them a way to banish monsters at will.  It does this by providing a mantra, “You’re welcome to stay until I say,  ‘Nay,’ then you’ve got to go, and you can’t say, ‘no.’”

This mantra does two things.  First, it empowers children who are having trouble falling asleep because they are afraid of monsters to banish them.  They just say the mantra.    It also inoculates children who are not currently afraid of monsters because they know the secret of banishing monsters.

Encourage the Golden Rule

But, the book goes further.  It also employs The Golden Rule, to help children understand that a monster may actually think of them as a monster.  Then, the books shows Karrit and Suzy (the little girl above) becoming best friends by putting The Golden Rule into action.

The words, “Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you,” are never said in the book, but your children, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, students–anyone who emulates the “Golden-Rule behavior” that Suzy and Karrit model will discover a way to make friends. Bye-bye loneliness!

Kids get it.  All you have to do is ask them why Suzy’s no longer afraid of Karrit.  Or, you can ask them why Karrit’s not afraid of Suzy any more.  Children also build their self esteem with this book because it helps them to understand that they will make friends if they make the effort.

Build Self Esteem

Here’s a hint:  For children who have low self esteem, it also helps to read the book and help them create affirmations, and to help them to develop constructive questions. When children (or adults) ask these questions, they come up with answers that provide life solutions.

 This book is available in Kindle, Nook, CD and .mp3 audio and printable .pdf formats.