Alright I have a 2 year old daughter. She's having a time with the night terrors. So is there anyway to somehow get them off this stage or what?
2006-08-06 16:28:25 · 9 answers · asked by helluvahangover 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
no. unfortunately. My oldest son had them off and on til he was about 4 1/2... (UM-MM...) keep a night light in her room, so you can see. keep a regular bedtime routine that is relaxing and calm... read bedtime stories EVERY night. I tried these... they made the time between terrors a little longer... (oh, Don't let her nap on the couch, My mom did that once with Ryan, and he had one, and she tried to hold him, he took her off the couch, Under the coffee table, and accross the ROOM, She says she didn't know a little guy could DO that!) ... (BTW, night terrors happen at a DEEP sleep) I've never heard of a way to stop them...
2006-08-06 16:44:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son had them.
I found that making sure he didn't go to bed too early seemed to eliminate them. From the time he was a baby I'd have to make sure he didn't go to sleep until 9 or 9:30. If he'd fall asleep early there was a good chance he'd have one. I suspect that keeping them up that extra hour or two makes them some "different level of tired" which - maybe - gets them past the stage of night terrors faster (or something like that).
Something that (less often) would trigger them too was a particularly hectic day or many different activities, places, and people. It wasn't that he couldn't be his usual very active, playful self. It was the thing about a particularly long day that had a big mix of things in it (like a holiday or a day with a lot of going different places and being with a bunch of different people).
To overcome this, I'd make sure he had plenty of quiet time for the couple of hours before he went to sleep. Something else he would do was take a bunch of books to bed and browse what interested him until he was ready to sleep.
A few times I either let him fall asleep early or even thought we'd see if he was past the night terror thing, and it was almost without fail that he'd have one. I am convinced that the later bedtime was the answer.
2006-08-06 17:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very difficult my daughter used to get them and then cry so hard she would wet herself, (this was after sort of waking up.) It didn't stop until she was almost 5. She would scream so much she would throw herself out of bed and onto the floor. It didn't happen all the time of course, but it was pretty difficult when it did as it would wake everyone up often.
The doctor told me that it was a developmental stage in her nervous system. She was sleeping incorrectly, and would go into too deep a sleep. Then this would trigger it. It is also the trigger behind some bedwetters.
You can not punish the child for it because it is physical, they seem like they wake up, and they might talk to you and you might get them up and take them to the bathroom and they might still not be awake. The child is more likely to have it happen after a very active day when they might crash into a deeper sleep.
Read some books on sleep terrors, sleep walking, bed wtting and other sleep disturbances and you can find tips that will help you get through it and help the child learn to sleep in correct cycles.
2006-08-07 18:38:54 · answer #3 · answered by inzaratha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not a stage normal kids don't have night terrors by the way there is a difference between night terrors and bad dreams my son has night terrors he is on medication to help with it and it is working but for u u should cut out tv and video games nothing rated over g is the best bet
2006-08-07 06:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by heather f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-12-03 08:11:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they have got precipitated by any specific incidence, they will have to be dealt with medically. If they are the result of watching excessive TV or violence on TV, keeping her away from such programmes will help. If she has got scared due to something like punishment, you would need to be more accomodative...... so you see, the CAUSE is important, as much as the CURE!
2006-08-06 23:12:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is nothing you can do but be there for her. Try getting her relaxed at night..warm bath then massage. Leave a night light on but they will probably continue. She will eventually grow out of them
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