does anyone know anything about Night Terrors?

[Bobbisox]

My small grandson who is 5, tends to get these if he's coming down with a cold or a minor illness, I am told my daughter just holds him and reassures him, his eyes are open and he is crying a lot, this can happen at least a couple of times a night, then when he gets whatever is going around at school...back to a happy sleeping child
any ideas?

[wendilla]

My Grandson went through a phase of having night mares He would settle if he got in mum and dads bed but this couldn't carry on as it was distrupting there sleep. She stopped him watching any dvds that might be a bit violent in the evenings. That didn't work. She got him a Dream catcher .That didn't work. I think it is something that they go through .Don't know if it is a coincidence but she got him a new mattress and that worked. Un believieble.

[Bobbisox]

really ?
Funny enough she is just about to change his bed from a junior one to a' Big boys' one..lol
thanks wendilla

[andy-hughes]

Our middle daughter had these for a couple of years - four to six.

She would wake crying, and sometimes pointing to something, but obviously not awake, although her eyes were open. A few minutes of cuddling and soothing phrases, and she went back to sleep again.

She never remembered these incidents the next day, and eventually, they just stopped.

I think it's a phase, and like an epileptic fit, it looks far more distressing to the observer than it feels for the subject.

if it gets really bad, have a wword with your GP.

[Bobbisox]

andy you have discribed this to a T,
she has spoken to her GP and they said he would outgrow them
thanks
Bobbi

[andy-hughes]

Pleasure - glad to help.

A x