Weird Behavior with My 2 Year Old Daughter

Ah . . . from such imagination are poets made.
The older girls will probably be engineers or teachers or attorneys.
This one will be a poet or an artist or a composer.
She also sounds very very smart.
Comfort her, love her, let her know you'll always keep her safe.
Some of the moms here will probably suggest
some "go away monster" solutions . . .
a spray bottle with water, maybe a little spice or other fragrance.
Spray liberally around the room with ritual language
indicating that this is a safe, monster-free area.
Let us know what happens.

It's probably just her imagination at play. I would just go along with it and tell the "monster" in a very firm voice, that it has to go away and then spray something scented around the room, like lavendar room spray, and tell your daughter that it is "monster remover spray." See how that works.

Time to break out the Monster-B-Gone spray. Plain water (or lemon water) in a spray bottle should do the trick. Make sure to spray under the bed and in the cupboards!

This is totally normal. The great thing about imaginary monsters is that you can come up with a ritual to get rid of it. Perhaps a song, a dance or some kind of saying. Don't worry it will pass :)

There could be a few things going on:

1. she saw soemthing on TV that scared her
2. she had a bad dream
3. she has figured out how to make believe
4. Something traumatic happened to her in the room

There could be something else, and I am not trying to start any controversial discussions, but everyone has different beliefs. So please don't focus on this too much, just another suggestion: she actually could be seeing something (spirits, etc)

My 2 year old has started with the "monsters" ever since Haloween. She will yell "monster, I'm scared!" and run and hide behind me too. I think its just their imagination kicking in. I tell her "you are more powerful than they are, they are scared of YOU". That way, I don't invalidate her fear (because I believe its a REAL fear to them), but I also am trying to make her understand that she is more powerful than her fears. Good luck, I think this is totally normal for this age.

It's her imagination, I love the Monster B Gone ideas.

Sounds like your daughter is very imaginative.
I've known many kids who actually begin having "secret friends" around this time. They were highly intelligent children.
Have you tried letting her sleep in her bed in a different room?
If she thinks there is a monster in yours, that might cure the problem.
Maybe she'd be happier in her own "monster free" zone.
It's worth a try.

Best wishes.

I do not know if this will work but i have been doing it.
I use a room spray and I tell my kids its good night sweet dream spray.
U could say it makes the monster go a way????

Well I going to suggest going the other way and not play into that the monster is real. I think that only feeds into the fear that she is feeling. I think it is possible to teach a child this young what is real and what is pretend. Some might think that this will in someway retard her imagination. I disagree. It's scary when a child is trying to figure out what is real and what is not without some guidance. It's a normal part of development and requires guidance just like anything else.
I would sit down with her when she is relaxed and not dealing with the unseen "monster" and ask some questions about what she thinks is real and what she thinks is pretend. Pick examples like characters on TV or in a book. You can read a story and then talk about parts in the story whether or not if that could really happen of if it is just pretend.
Sit down the monster spray bottle and be honest at a level that she can handle and I think it could help her :)
Best Regards,
C.

My son would sometimes see things - he didn't see monsters but would either called them ghosts or a little girl/boy. Sometimes he was scared, sometimes he wasn't. I always asked him lots of questions during the "episode." What does it look like? What color/how tall/fat or skinny? Can you ask it's name? Where did it come from? Is it a boy or a girl? The questions seemed to calm him a little and then I'd either tell him to tell 'it' that this is our house and they must be nice if they want to stay or to if he seemed scared I'd explain what is real and what is just for TV, movies, books, etc and just for fun to pretend. I didn't really make a big deal, I'd just act very non-chalant and have a conversation with my 2yr old. Good luck, this is also when we had to start leaving the door open and turn on the night light.

All the answers are great..I love the monster b gone spray. My kids have never been through anything like this. I watch paranormal shows on TV..I know it may seem weird but she can be a sensitive (yes I do believe in ghosts). I don't know what you believe in but don't discount her thoughts and feelings just in case this is really real to her. I would suggest talking about it, getting descriptions, and trying to ease her mind that monsters don't want to hurt her and they just need help. BUT before going that far try the monster be gone spray first. You should not have to open up that can of worms unless absolutely necessary.

We went with the 'good monsters' approach. They live in the closet, watch over us and guard the house when we are gone. Worked better than showing him the empty closet and after a few months they disappeared by themselves.

This is actually fairly normal. I"m surprised your other children didnt go through this.

Go with the Monster-b-gone spray. I think its a greaet idea.

Mu 9 yr old actually had 4 imaginary frinds for about a year, but she wasnt scared of them. The doctor said to go with it so we did. They gradually disappeared.