OT Parents- Night Terrors

Probably a tv influence. Kids are very impressionable, obviously.

My 4 yr old daughter had nightmares before, but I don't think they were at the level you are describing. I cuddled her up to me the rest of the night. For my sake Hope you find what you're looking for.

We went through this last night with our 11 month old. The more we try to calm h down, the worse he gets. It sucks.

He will have a nigh a month like that. Doctor said it's lack of sleep during the day, and/or a change in routine.

Yea she had a high fever on Friday night but did not have one Sat or Sun when these episodes occurred. I'm hoping it's just a weird hangover from that and will stop soon.

Just reading up on it on the Internet it says not to touch them or talk to them as it will only make it worse but it's pretty hard not to try and comfort your child while seeing them like that.

Our son had them for a few years. They happened 45 - 1 hour after he went to sleep. The cause was medicine he received before bed (Tylenol usually) or exhaustion from a long day of playing.

We would pick him up and carry him outside. We were told the fresh air would calm him down, which usually took 15 minutes. It was a long 15 minutes. He never remembered a thing in the morning.

Night terrors are a form of very deep sleep. Similar to sleep walking. The name is more frightening then the episode our kids go through.

My youngest daughter has true night terrors - she damn near hallucinates scary things. She is convinced they are real at the time. Calming her down is tough. My middle daughter has bad dreams after a "scary" movie. For example we watched Night a the Museum II Friday and I am still dealing with her fears from that.

I guess it all depends...

My son had them for a while when he was 2-4 years old. Scary to watch your child go through that but in the end they are harmless and should pass over time.

I have experienced true night terrors with a family member so I truly feel sorry for you. True night terrors are not caused be TV. They have nothing to do with your child being scared before they go to sleep. Most people on here most likely have no clue what you mean by night terror but unfortunately I do. They are not just a bad dreams where your child wakes up terrified for a long time. Night terrors are a very specific event. Almost always a child starts screaming or talking like they are having a bad dream but it is very different. The child usually has their eyes open like they are awake but they are not conscious. They scream and cry uncontrollably and you can't do anything about it because they can't really hear or see you. These usually last a while like sometimes 30 minutes to a hour or longer before the child calms down completely. Most doctors will tell you that it is caused by some sort of change to their bodies like different food, change in sleep routine, a recent illness or something similar. They will also tell you that they really don't know exactly what causing them and they can not be cured. Good news they usually just stop for good after a while. Bad news that date is unknown and these come on with no warning.

I suffered through these as a kids, and they are awful. I really do feel for you and your kid. Try limiting his/her carb intake for dinner, I know it is hard to do for a kid. It may help him or her sleep deeper, bc the body is not processing carbs while sleeping. Other than that, just be there for the kid. I hope the episodes end soon. Mine got way better when the dog started sleeping in my room with me. He would wake up barking and would lay down on top of me like he was protecting me from whatever was in the room. This helped me a lot as well. After a while, you just do not want to go to sleep, bc you know what is gng to happen in the night. Just stay as positive as you can. prayer sent.