Is It Possible for a 16 Month Old to Have Nightmares?

Yes, it is entirely possible for him to have nightmares. My daughter (2), has them every now and then. I know this is kinda personal, but do you and your husband fight a lot? If so, this may be the cause of the nightmares. Other than that I would say TV, other (usually older) children being mean, other adults yelling a lot or anything along those lines. Usually when my daughter wakes up screaming all she wants is to be held for a few minutes and then she drifts back off to sleep. I think she just needs to be reassured that everything is okay. You may want to consult his doctor to see if they have any suggestions. Good luck!

Hi, I'm 23 years old and have a 14 month old daughter. During the night, she has been having fits and waking up crying. I think she has been having nightmares. I have been sleeping with her lately to comfort her, but she still wakes. I'm not really sure what the cause is. Any advice is welcome!

it is definately possible to have nightmares at that age. However it is probably growing pain. The streching of the muscles and other changes that can at times be painful enough to wake the child. some warm milk and a warm mom will generally be enough to see you through the night. if they wake up crying and love doesn't seem to work as well; then try a little ib-profen

From what i have experienced with nightmares is if you can console him when he is crying it is nightmres, if you can't console him it is night terrors. My son had the night terrors. With the night terrors they don't remember anything when they wake up. With the nightmares it is something that they are afraid of, could be a show they saw or a story they heard or anything.