re: OT Parents- Night Terrors

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.