2007-05-22 15:02:21 · 8 answers · asked by T T 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Night terrors can start as early as age three. They usually abate by the time a child is 12.
2007-05-22 15:10:03 · answer #1 · answered by Adsartha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will vary from child to child. Our youngest child had night terrors beginning when she was about 18 months old. She was 7 when she had her last one. She will be 10 in July. Not all children have them, however. They scared the heck out of the whole family when she'd wake up just screeching. We'd rush in to her room in a panic to find her sitting up with wild open eyes with some degree of arm and leg flailing. They'd last between a couple minutes to 1/2 hour. All we could do was talk very softly to her with reassuring words at first then gradually we could touch her gently and finally hold her until she went back to sleep. The next morning, she'd remember nothing about a bad dream nor was she aware that she had woken up screaming. Her night terrors stopped shortly after we switched bedrooms around in our home and she started sleeping in a different room. She had 2-3 episodes and hasn't had one since. I have heard of babies having night terrors as well.
2007-05-22 22:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my sons night terrors started well before the age of 1
2007-05-25 21:33:41 · answer #3 · answered by Raphesmama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son had them at around a year old when he started walking. The pediatrician advised us to change his environment when he was in the middle of a night terror but not to try to wake him up because it just agitated him. We would carry him from his bedroom to the living room and he would calm down or wake up. It was a frightening experience. It lasted for a few months and then it just stopped.
2007-05-23 00:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by Jbuns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend whose daughter has been having night terrors since she moved into the toddler bed around 18 - 20 months. She is 39 months now and still has them occassionally. Personally, I think they are stress related. They are worse if she doesn't nap or if her routine is upset.
2007-05-22 22:16:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 4, but she started to get them at 3 and a half. they were so crazy...she would wake up screaming so loud that you would have thought someone was hurting her. My doc said it was normal and could take a while for her to out grow this. She is now 4 and still has them on a regular basis, about 2 times a week. We have been putting soft music on in her room and this seems to help a bit! Best of Luck!
2007-05-23 01:19:05 · answer #6 · answered by janinewood 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
around 6-my daughter has started having them
2007-05-22 22:11:29 · answer #7 · answered by brisbeachmom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they lear santa and the easter bunny aren't real
2007-05-22 22:09:26 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋