when i was a child my mother used to frighten me of a ghost known as 'mother of noon' (in my language as 'gharmay mor').. so that we should sleep ..
and me and my siblings really slept after this threat
A childhood belief about ghosts

others believed things like this
- i told my mother that sex was when two people get naked and tell ghost stories.— linds
- I used to believe that my mother didn't sleep and that she was a super hero!— AntoineBoom
- If I pretend to sleep the ghost won't eat me
Anon - When I was little my parents would tell me if I ate candy before noon I would get worms.— Jenny
- I used to only sleep on my back because I thought I would break my ribs if I slept on my stomach.— Molly
- I used to believed that when I went to sleep my heart took a rest too, and didn't pump at all while I slept.— Lara