Monsters & Terrors: Preschooler
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Night Terrors
Asked by K.J. from Boston
on September 27, 2008
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My almost 3 year old has been waking recently and seems to be having night terrors, from what I've read. I'm curious, how long do these usually last and is there anyt...
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- K., I would look for something that might be causing him anxiety. My experience with night terrors are that they are caused by something that can not be dealt with du...
- My son started having them at age 2 when he had to move from one room to another at daycare. It was rather a scary moment and I did wake him up and calmed him down. Ne...
- My five year old daughter experienced night terors last winter. She had them everynight for a week and then they ended and she has not had them since. I found it bes...
Night Terrors and Irrational Fears
Asked by M.C. from Providence
on November 17, 2009
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Hi Mama's,
you all have been a great help in the past and I am again seeking your advice. My Son just turned three and has always been a great sleeper (NEVER up more ...
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- Hi M., I'm going through the same thing with my 3 year old daughter right now--fear of the dark. Almost every night (although for the past 3 nights now, she ha...
- Hi M., I am a Christian Mom also and what we found when our daughter was small even into her teens..We would pray the sciptures over her sleep and dreamlife that th...
- Hi M.~ My son who is now 8 1/2 had these same night terrors when he was 4 years old. Initially my husband and I tried to wake him up to "snap him out of the screaming...
Night Terrors
Asked by C.T. from Minneapolis
on January 10, 2006
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My 19th old son screams almost everynight and he's not even awake. I've been told he has night terrors (not nightmares)His Pediatrician say's it's probably something t...
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- My godchild use to have night terrors- they discovered it had something to do with her blood sugar being too low. You may want to try and give him some protien (i.e...
- My own son around that age had night terrors. He rarely ever watched TV so I do not believe that it was TV related. I will say that it is heart wrenching to witness ...
- My son is now 25 months, but he has experienced night terrors off and on throughout his little life. We were never told it was as a result of any stimulus during the ...
Night Terrors
Asked by D.F. from Charlotte
on January 21, 2009
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Have a 3 1/2 yrs old grandaughter that has been having night terrors. Seem to be getting slightly better but not much. Next step may be a sleep study. Now her little...
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- That sounds a little familiar. Are they eating right before bed? My kids always have bad dreams on the nights where they eat something before bed. When it does happe...
- I have had the same thing happen to my son. I went back to work after being at home with him for over a year. He seemed not to need me during the day, but at night h...
- I know you have probaly done this already ,but try taking a diffrent approach. Talk wit each child seprate as best as possibe. write each one's account down and review...
Night Terrors
Asked by T.M. from Portland
on March 22, 2010
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Can anyone explain to me, what exactly is a night terror? My girls dont ever watch anything scary or dark or with magic or anything. We are pretty protective about wha...
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- Night terrors have nothing to do with what a person watches or sees. It's a sleep disorder that occurs during the transition of sleep cycles. A child having night te...
- Even when we shield our children from the media and the scary things it shows, life still has its scary elements for children: a dog barking at them, not knowing where...
- You have already been giving some good advice....I just want to back up a few things! They are not caused by tramatic events or watching something scary. If they are...
Night Terrors
Asked by K.G. from Fort Wayne
on April 2, 2010
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my daughter is almost 9 mo and for about the last 3 weeks she has been having night terrors anywhere from about the first hour to about two hours into her sleep she wi...
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- Hey Gibby- You may also try putting her to bed 30-45 minutes earlier. I read about night terrors a while back, and that was the recomendation. As for what you'r...
- Its normal and developmental based. Try research it online. You are doing fine. If its any consolation, the child is not traumatized by it nor do they remember it.
- Hi Gibby, sounds like you are doing just fine. Maybe if you want to spend less time up with her, you could nurse her sooner in the process. But you are certainly ...
Night Terrors
Asked by B. from Jackson
on April 13, 2007
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My 22mo ds has had night terrors almost every night this week. It's terrifying because he throws himself around (he stands up in the bed and throws himself). I have ...
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- He try B. going and buying a dreamcatcher and hanging it above his bed. My nine year old was having really bad nightmares when he was ur sons age and I was told to buy...
- http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/sleep/a/night_terrors.htm http://www.clubmom.com/display/230992 http://www.ynhh.org/pediatrics/subspecialties/ADENOIDS.pdf My daugh...
- Two of mine had night terrors, (one still does). You have to let them go through them. Mine would not let me console them or hold them. It's very scary when it first...
Nightmares / Night Terrors
Asked by S.M. from Charlotte
on June 6, 2007
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Maybe I'm being over-anxious, I really don't know. My daughter turned 2 in March and has been having problems w/ sleeping (not that she ever really slept great). Sh...
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- Hey. My 4 year old son has night terrors some nights too. We just try to do what you have been doing. I think his is tv shows. We use to watch NCIS and Ghost Whisper a...
- Hello Dear.Your daughter is very sensative naturally.if the trouble began when she started daycare,I suggest you take that as a warning something is amiss.As for your ...
- WOW! I totally feel for you b/c I was TOTALLY in the same place with my daughter. Right around the same age as your daughter, she would wake up (screaming) and be up...
Nightmares?
Asked by T.R. from Denver
on November 11, 2007
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My son is having nightmares. We co-sleep. He wakes up SEVERAL times in the night (last night, for instance, I felt like it was ALL NIGHT LONG). I have a phobia of bees...
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- Hi T., so you have to lose so much sleep. We lose a lot of sleep too. Our little girl wakes up screaming sometimes and there is not much to comfort her. Sometimes w...
- My son started having nightmares just a couple of months ago. I have had some friends whose children have night terrors and asked people on this website for advice. Th...
- I think you need to talk with your son about the fact that nothing will hurt him and that he is safe. You have to not show fears around your children or they will lear...
4 Year Old Not Listening
Asked by S.H. from Huntsville
on March 14, 2010
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My 4 year old daughter does not listen very well. It's driving me & my husband crazy! We will tell her to do something & she will throw a fit & not do it. An example f...
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- Go to the bookstore. Buy the "Love and Logic" books. Look forward to a peaceful home.
- Hi, my daughter is five years old and I had a similar occurence this morning. She's hungry but after her friend invited her to come over, she said she wasn't hungry ...
- Fortunately we did not experience this with our children. Is it possible that this really started early in life.........they are so cute and we give in so easily. ...
