Night terrors are a normal, if frightening, phenomenon of childhood. If they occur frequently or over a long period of time, however, discuss this with your child's physician. Are most common between the ages of three-five. Run in families. Occur in the first third of the sleep cycle.
Night terrors are a normal, if frightening, phenomenon of childhood.
If they occur frequently or over a long period of time, however, discuss this with your child's physician. That way when she has a bad dream she just touches me or my husband and then goes back to sleep. I'd like to add a few comments based on my first-hand experience with this disorder. I realize that most children outgrow this disorder and never remember any episodes. I have to disagree with the comments that you can't wake a child or shouldn't wake a child during an episode.