Be aware of things that may be upsetting to your child, and to the extent you are able, try to minimize the distress. Children usually have night terrors at the same time each night, generally sometime in the first few hours after falling asleep. Doctors suggest you wake your child up about 30 minutes before the night terror usually happens. Get your child out of bed, have her talk to you. Keep her awake for five minutes, and then let her go back to sleep.
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.