Can sleep terrors happen during a nap? Yes – sleep terrors can definitely happen during a nap. Really, they can happen any time your child is asleep. They happen when your child is stuck between sleep stages. During a sleep terror, your child’s brain is actually asleep although he may do [...]
My baby screams during the night then resists being held or comforted. What is going on? It’s possible that your little one is having a sleep terror or a confusional arousal (something like a less intense sleep terror). Sleep terrors are the exact same thing as sleepwalking but more dramatic. [...]
How common are sleep terrors? Sleep terrors are quite common for little ones, even though they can be quite scary! They are not associated with any long-term negative effects, so if they happen infrequently, there is no reason to treat them. If your child’s sleep terrors put them in physical [...]
What are sleep terrors? Sleep terrors can be very scary for you to watch, but be assured that little ones have no memory of them – so it’s not at all scary for them. Sleep terrors occur during the first half of the night (about 90 minutes to 3 hours after they fell asleep) when your child is in [...]