Oh my oldest child could not tolerate being in a room alone, - and since she shared a room with sister, it was not a problem, until psychiatric hospital stay when they put her in her own room. SHe also could not ever ever tolerate total darkness and neither could husband.
My son, from birth could not sleep at all unless touching another person. He slept on my chest or dhs till he was 4 or so, and then moved to sleep beside husband- holding hands, and he also could not tolerate darkness. Oldest difficult child now sleeps in dark in a room alone, but neither her nor husband can tolerate being alone in the house. EVER. and oldest difficult child cannot sleep unless someone is awake, neither can husband.
My son does now sleep alone....in the dark. nd he will stay home alone on rare occasions when it is needed. He is fine.
I think the most difficult ages overall and in a general manner were age 8 and age 12 and age 16 in the girls.
