My daughter is almost 3. Recently she had become scared of the dark. She freaks out if her light isn’t on when she lays down. I want to get her a night light, but there isn’t a safe place to plug one in where she can’t get to it. I want to buy her a battery-operated one, and I was wondering what you guys used?
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Get the one that shoot stars onto ceiling!!
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There’s the unicorn teddy bears that project a light that she can hold.
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We use nightlights like these ones and they’re awesome!
I used a battery powered one it projected lights and lulls byes
This is the one we used. Cuddly and projects a stars.
We put glow in the dark stars on the ceiling.
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My granddaughter is 6yr afraid of dark i have lights on curtains, one that projects lights on ceiling and battery operated night lights
My 4 year old loves her moon night light. It changes colors and she can carry it around. It’s so handy! Amazon.com
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Our son has the star belly dream lights bear and he loves it. The lights stay on for 20 minutes.
We have a battery operated moon that stays on 24/7 in my sons room. Hangs on the wall or sit on his shelf he has had it for 2 years i have only changed the batteries 3 or 4 times
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My daughter is 3 and uses this. Her twin brother uses the same thing but Chase from Paw Patrol. She is afraid of the dark and this helps her feel safe.
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So is my son. Always has been. He is 18. It’s his thing that freaks him out.
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Those moon ball things are fairly indestructible. My daughter did the same thing. She grew out of it. It just took lots of comforting and reassuring. Now I leave the hall or bathroom light on and her door cracked. She is good with that.
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We use battery operated neon lamps.
J have this nightlight for my 2 1/2 year old - https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/globe-led-dino-rechargeable-night-lamp-0529680p.html?_br_psugg_q=dinosaur
I am 30 years old and I do not like the dark. Any night light will do. She’s 3 not 8 months. She is old enough to know not to touch it. If not teach her. It’s hot. Don’t touch it burns. Put a tv in her room.
Try one of these. They are soft enough to sleep with and also bright enough to be a ‘night light’. We have both a cat and a dinosaur and my kids love them
Houwsbaby Light up Kitty Stuffed Animal Cat Floppy LED Plush Toy Kitten Night Lights Glow Pillow Birthday Gifts for Kids Toddler Girls, White, 11.5’’ Amazon.com
We have a light fixture that when you up down the switch quick it night lights.
Listen that’s a terrible description let me try to find a link 
I’m 44 and still don’t like absolute dark… I have a nightlight in each room and the hallway!! Its just easier to see which way to the bathroom!! Lol
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Tbh i used a lamp for my daughter up until it broke then i told her that when she is afraid just remember baby brother is right beside her
I’m 29 and I’m still terrified
My night light plugs in though
I use to put night lights in for my kids, but they always threw them away
I strung christmas lights up in her room. The muli colored ones. She is 5 though. Its really pretty. And calming as its not too hright
I bought my son a star projector night light. We love it.
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Get her a flashlight, not a night light. When something scares her she can shine the light on it. It teaches them that things aren’t as scary as they look in the dark. You can get a fun kids 1. Or get a regular 1 she decorates with stickers to make it fun. I taught 3 kids not to fear the dark this way.
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I’ve also been down this road, my daughter just turned 11 today and need a light so I bought led trips for her room and/or a led light that works off battery and it’s colorful she can change it to her favorite color!
I use this for my son! Love love love I like how I can also use different coloured light bulbs for it as well.
I bought a red light bulb…worked great
My daughter is 27 and is still scared of the dark and being home alone.
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I use one of the $10 ones from target. I also have a SkipHop Owl white noise light
My daughter is almost three and she has a dimmer in her room, so we just dim her light really low. It works really well for her.
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Both my kids have the moon wall night light. But before that I used glow in the dark spray paint and sprayed their light fixture on the ceiling. When they turn on the light to activate it, it glows for at least 30 to 45 mins after the light is turned off
Blue tooth rechargeable speaker 
I have a sloth that lights up neon colors, you just charge it
We got a starlight projector. Its amazing
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Our little ones have the plush unicorn and dinosaurs with the light in the belly. Just push their tummy and the light comes on. The battery compartment can only be opened with a screwdriver. We also have the pillow pets that light up to make patterns on the ceiling. We love them.
Use the google home app & get a dimable smart bulb and replace her regular light with it. Dim it to 1-5% when she goes to bed.
i have plug ins and we have a light switch one that takes batteries and we have stuffed ones and my kids are a little bit older and scared of the dark and a glow in the dark light switch face plate
I have a monkey night light that’s silicone. You charge it up and it lasts all night and has different colors, bought it at either home depot or lowes.
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We use pillow pets that light up. So the kids can have them in bed and it projects star on the ceiling. Also has a built in 30 minutes timer
I bought my daughter a Gloworm! Glowie saved my sanity!
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get a tap light that you both can turn on and off
LED lights around the room worked for my 7 yr old.
I got my daughter string star lights on Amazon. They were $12, battery operated, have 6 different modes and a dimmer on them. We love them
This is one area I really spoiled my kids, they’ve always had a small tv and dvd player in their room so after dinner, and a bath while putting on PJs I would let them pick one movie to watch while falling a sleep, the didn’t really need a night light because they had a movie to go to sleep to.
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I’m 50 and STILL afraid of the dark.
My daughter got this light up unicorn and she loves it.
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They make lamps with night lights at the base
Dollar tree has battery operated press on night lights that you can stick to the wall!
We hung Christmas string lights above her bed/around the windows. Then when those got too bright… we weaned her to Christmas lights around her closet with the door open, slowly getting it closer and closer to being shut. 
I have a battery operated nightlight for my daughter. I got it for like 10$ at Walmart. She wasn’t scared of the dark until I caught her 7 yr old brother telling her there were monsters under her bed:woman_facepalming:t2: (she just upgraded to a twin from a toddler bed that was floor level) I bought a dollar store room spray and told her it was “monster spray”. I also said when you spray it under the bed it makes them go home to their mommy’s for bedtime:woman_shrugging:t2: she is my youngest and my older two are boys that never dealt with monster fears 
I got my daughter night lights from IKEA is a pink flower and I swear by it xx
We use battery operated fairy lights and hang them over picture frames.
I leave my 5 year olds tv on with volume super low in case he wakes up so he isn’t scared. But if by chance it gets cut off somehow he’s gonna flip
My daughter has a unicorn light that hangs on the wall. Its battery operated, so no wires. 
We have LED lights on the ceiling and she picks her color every night.
If you’re willing to spend a bit extra, get the Hatch! We absolutely love ours!
I have 3 of these for each of my kids. They aren’t too bright because you can pick different settings. It comes with a cord but can also have batteries instead.
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I got my kids something called a Star Belly. It shines a light from their belly by a push of a button and automatically shuts off after like 15 minutes. It’s also a stuffed animal. Just be prepared to get lots of batteries
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If you want a safer nightlight try a solar powered one. I love them. They have them at target in the hardware type section
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My aim has a projector night light its plugged in away from his bed but it lights up his ceiling
VAVA Home VA-CL006 Night Lights for Kids with Stable Charging Pad, ABS+PC Bedside Lamp for Breastfeeding, Touch Control&Timer Setting, White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0785DT97B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_VV9KW8NT32Y1SWPWMQY0 we love this one
I bought star projector and a pack of AA rechargeable batteries
My oldest daughter went through this and we got her one of the pillow pet dream lights…we were able to find her favorite animal and her favorite movie character so she always has one
My daughter is almost 8 and scared of the dark. When we put her to bed, we let her TV on and playing the screensaver or background, so she has some light. Her bedroom is also off of our kitchen and we always leave the light above the sink on.
$1 tree has those push on ones you can stick to her bed or next to her bed. They run off batteries but are so worth it
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We have a plug in that changes color.
If she doesn’t like the dark, I don’t think she’ll get out of her bed to unplug it.
Ours doesn’t light up in the light so we forget it’s there, but if you can’t find one like that consider unplugging it during the day.
Get these! They change colors and has a remote to turn on and off
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Give her a flashlight.
let her pick one out and you don’t need to get a battery operated one either just teach her not to touch it. most of them are made with led bulbs so they do not get hot.
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There are lamps with a night light option. Or a dimmer lamp.
A tealight with a solar bar.
Leave a light on in the hall
I got these lights off Amazon, they are motion activated or have a switch on top to turn them on. They have a magnet on the back. My 4 year old uses them to go to the bathroom at night. They’re great bc you just charge them.
Twinkle light from Amazon♥️
I have this little rainbow light for my daughter I need to put new batteries in it though
This one can plug in or use batteries it puts unicorns and stars on her ceiling
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And my boys have this Minecraft light they carry it to the bathroom and we have little plug in night lights one in the bathroom and one in each of their rooms I got the rainbow one at Walgreens and the Minecraft one at Target I saw a really cute butterfly neon light for my girls room I want to get too and one for my boys room you can hang on the wall I just don’t know if they plug in or not but go to the kids bedroom section there they have cute stuff!
I use a lamp with a very small wattage bulb as a nightlight for my girls
Don’t have q kiddo that is afraid of the dark but my husband have a humidifier for our baby and it has light that changes colors you can put it on a timer and don’t need batteries. I love it cause the light is bright enough we don’t have to turn on the light to do feeding and change baby but not bright enough to keep him awake
We use this one, it’s rechargeable and changes colors if desired! My son loves it and I love that it has an automatic off timer ROYFACC LED Night Light Touch Lamp Bedside Table Lamp for Kids Bedroom Rechargeable Dimmable with Remote Control Warm White Light RGB Color Changing - Amazon.com
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Vava night light off Amazon. The best night light I’ve used.
They have these round ones that hang on the wall that you press and they turn on, at walmart. Sorry if that doesn’t make sense …I’m sleepy 
We use a ryobi lantern. It has 2 brightness settings, easy to use and lasts a few days. We already had ryobi tools and the batteries to go with them. Using this had a great side benefit of maintaining my husbands batteries and extending their life.
I use a little lamp in my babies room. She goes to sleep great ever since
I have battery operated candles that can be set on a timer. They come on by themselves at the same time every night and they all turn off in the morning.
We have an alarm clock with a light on top that is different colors and does stats on the ceiling- it’s battery operated! My boys love it!!!
I told my kids, if they are afraid, ask God to send his angels to surround them in their white protective light bubble and to cast out all negative energy. I told them God never fails to answer your request ( he loves his little children) and that the angels are way more powerful than anything scary out there. They’ll get rid of anything bad and protect and watch over you while you sleep.
I ran lights at the very top of the wall and out the door, down the hall and plugged in the livingroom. It’s not very far, the lights have a long cord thankfully.