Change Causes Fear

“Mommy, can you leave the light on?” It’s a common request of small children at bedtime. The change from light to dark brings with it fear of monsters under the bed or creatures in the closet. Most children grow out of the fear but these feelings of things being different causes fear throughout our lives. Reacting to change and its fear has distinct stages like dealing with any loss. First is Denial (NO) followed by Opposition (I’ll fight this). Then the critical stage Resignation (This