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 [...]
Is my child asleep or awake when he is having a sleep terror – and how long do they usually last? Sleep terrors occur during deep sleep and usually involve seemingly persistent fear or terror, screaming, sweating, confusion, and tachycardia (increased heart rate), tachypnea (increased breathing [...]
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 [...]
Do babies have nightmares? Many parents wonder if their little one is having a nightmare when he cries out at night or during sleep. We really don’t think that little ones have bad dreams or nightmares. Instead, babies cry out for many reasons. For instance, he might be hungry or need a diaper [...]