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Submitted by Katherine on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 8:13pm.
For the second time in a week my four year old has awaken screaming and terrified, in a sweat and not totally conscious. He won't talk and can't explain what is happening to him. It only takes about five minutes to get him back to sleep, and so far he hasn't woken again. A brief scan of the web makes it sound like night terrors, which doesn't worry me too terribly, but does leave me wanting some first hand experiences. Anyone out there go through this with their kids?
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Submitted by einmaleins on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 9:12pm.Katherine,
sorry to hear that. Also no personal experience yet, we've got a book on Kiddie sleeping issues and the Night terror is mentioned there.
It says that most Kids will outgrow it easily, although it could last until the age of 12. If it happens before puberty night terrors aren't associated with any emotional issues and no drug treatment should be used.
Trying to give him a more regular sleeping schedule and move his bedtime ahead by 1/2 hour could solve the issue.
I'll take the book down with me to the store, if you want to swing by and read up on it.
Let me know how it goes,
mathias
einmaleins
You have my sympathy
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Submitted by enpen on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 10:27pm.My daughter has gone through this a few times as well. I hope it has stopped but I'm pessimistic. According to most of the stuff I've read it's best to let the moment pass, so to speak, make sure breathing goes back to normal and not worry about it.
From direct first hand experience I suffered through them until I was a teenager. In retrospect their severity seemed to come and go in relation to environmental effects (parents' divorce, moving, puberty, etc.). When I was 15 I began studying Kendo and about three months later a katana began appearing in my nightmares which literally allowed me to begin to fight against what was going on. I'm not sure how strange it sounds but it left me convinced that developing my passions was the only way I could escape being afraid to sleep.
On a more positive note, I understand for most kids it just goes away with time.
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Submitted by The Original Yoda on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 11:57pm.....I have this to look forward to...?