Sleeping Habits: Older Child, First Response

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My 7 Year Old Daughter Is Having Vaginal Discharge

recently my 7 year old daughter complained that her "booty" was crusty. since she occasionally gets itchy and rashy "down there" from not wiping good enough, i assumed that's what it was, so i headed to her room with the desitin. much to my surprise, the area between her vaginal and rectum is very red and irritated, she has 2 bumps to the side on her butt cheek. her undies were crusty with a yellowish discharge. there is no unusual odor, no change in soaps, no bubble baths. i have never had a yeast infection. is that what she has?? ...

Waking at Night

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6 Year Old with Night Terrors

Every single night for the past 9 days now, my 6 year old son has been woken up with night terrors. He screams and cries and when my husband and I ask him whats wrongs, he tells us there is a man. We've tried to ask him about "the man" and he describes him wearing a green shirt with blue on it. We are also wondering if this "man" is telling him to do something, because when we first try to comfort him, his first response is, "No, I don't want to do it." This is so terrifiying for us, we have no idea what to do. Has anyone experienced this?...