every night around 1am she wakes up crying for either one of us (mostly daddy lol) and runs into our room saying she doesnt like the monster. I nor my partner dont mind her sleeping in our bed but it'd be nice for her to sleep in her own bed all night. Anyone got any suggestions? she is 2 1/2 yrs old. No sick comments plz!!
2007-06-10 12:15:47 · 11 answers · asked by celtic_princess77 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My little guy had some horrible night terrors when he was that age.
Really monitor what she's seeing. If she watches television it could be anything from a commercial or cartoon that we don't think is frightening but is really upsetting to a 2 year old.
Also make sure none of her books, movies etc are upsetting her.
Lastly make sure that she spends lots of time playing in her room during the day so that she can think of her room as a happy friendly place she wants to stay in.
Try getting up and going back in her room with her and looking under the bed to make sure there are no monsters (don't try to explain that monsters don't exist she's too young for reasoning). Give her a favorite stuffed animal to protect her that will "keep the monsters away".
Good luck, remember it's just a phase and one day you'll look back on the time she spent cuddled up in your bed as a much loved memory.
2007-06-10 12:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by Breeder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take her back to her room and turn on all the lights - look under teh bed in all the cupboards and make the room feel safe for her. A little night light or music light - might help to distract her if she wakes in the early hours. The thing is children learn to manipulate situations from a very early age - If it works now - she crys and you take her in with you then even when she doesn't have nightmares she'll be snuggled inbetween the two of you. Its very difficult as she's still a baby but you need to try and keep her in her own room or it will be a long hard job when shes older to get her to go back
2007-06-10 12:28:10 · answer #2 · answered by busybee26 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, I'm not quite sure she is having "night terrors" It sounds like she is having nightmares or fears of monsters, dark, etc. I had night terrors when I was little and so did my uncle and his son. They are hereditary. When a child has a night terror, they aren't awake, but having a nightmare while sitting up and/or being really upset. She wouldn't really go running into your room awake. It's a kind of sleep-walking. It can be very scary for a parent to experience this. and the only thing you can do while the child is having an episode is rock them or calm them down and get them through it. whether its one or the other, be patient. she will come out on her own, just help her deal with this. and if your VERY concerned and she seems a bit "off" consult her pediatrician. Hope this helps!!
2007-06-10 14:17:30 · answer #3 · answered by samantha22482 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sisters little girl started doing this too, mine ( I have four ) never really done this for any lenght of time. my sisters little girl moved to a bed from a cot. this seems to have worked.( not sure why) also worth a try, milk before bed causes nightmares in people ( both my husband and I can not have milk befor bed) so this may be worth a try, the question is- as most children go to bed with a bottle of milk, at what age do these 'milk nightmares' start? another trick is when she does wake up, you are not meant to talk to child but to take hand and gently put back to bed. the idear behind this is that the child is only half awake so talking to her will wake her up fully, so just take back to bed as if found just found her sleepwalking. hope this helps
2007-06-10 13:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by mockbegger cherry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not night terrors, night terrors are unconsolable crying in the middle of the night - in their sleep. She is having obvious nightmares though. I would walk her back into her room and check wherever she thinks these "monsters" are and read her or tel her a nice story or sing her a song. Just love her without letting her use this as a manpulation! GOOD LUCK
2007-06-10 12:21:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mommyof3 BGB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being over tired or lack of sleep can cause terrors, my 2 yr old daughter occasionally gets these. But shes never spoke during them or said shes scared. What your daughter is experiencing sounds more like nightmares???
2007-06-11 10:55:17 · answer #6 · answered by Jane M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw something about this before - if it happens at a regular time each night you should wake her just before this time and then settle her back to sleep. You may have to do this a few times. It's supposed to break the pattern. Good Luck
2007-06-10 13:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by Loislane801 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound like true night terrors. There are several good books about children's sleep problems. My favorite is an older one, Solve your child's sleep problems, by Dr. Richard Ferber. Feedback from my patients' parents was very positive.
2007-06-11 03:26:40 · answer #8 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say try letting her drink warm milk before bed, and when it's almost time to go to sleep make sure she's not kidding around and calm her down, also don't let her watch shows with weird looking figures.
2007-06-14 07:40:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u could talk to her that there's no monsters and that u will live the door open and a night light u could also tell her that there are angels looking up for her and if u don't believe in angels tell her that u are in her dreams taking care of her. Give her something she likes to hold so she could fell comfortable
2007-06-10 12:28:55 · answer #10 · answered by erica r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋