Hi all my 7 year old son has a very active imagination and appears to be struggling to understand fantasy vs reality. He is v.sensitive can't watch many kids movies as he is easily scared and then whatever he sees stays in his head for a long time. He hasn't been great going to sleep in recent months on and off is scared to be upstairs alone,scared of burglars being kidnapped then scared in daytime to go upstairs alone.
I have been trying gently to reassure him and try and show am understanding he scared but at same time trying to teach him he can settle himself to sleep. The last two weeks he has got much more scared and can't get a book character about a friendly werewolf he had at school out of his head.he won't go upstairs to loo on own and every night is clinging to me saying he is too scared and if i try and go back downstairs after bedtime routine he shouts out constantly and seems really scared so I am staying upstairs but after giving him reassurance going to my bedroom. He is also becoming more fearful in daytime .
Has anyone else had this or got any advice how i help him ..I just feel bit useless like I can't get through to him and hate to see him scared ..its also quite exhausting reassuring and then the pattern just repeats "I am too scared mummy"
Really grateful for anyone's advice :)