Toddler Night Terrors  

Aydan used to have those when he was around 18 months (he's the almost 4 year old). It was basically a nightly thing, didn't depend on naps. He'd wake up just screaming bloody murder and it was nearly impossible to calm him down. We'd have to bring him downstairs and put him in front of some cartoons and he'd eventually calm down and go back to sleep. All we could do was ride it out, and he eventually stopped.

My oldest son had night terrors regularly until he was about ten and then they cut back to a couple times a month. The last time was when he was 17. There's not a thing you can do about it as far as I know except just hold her till she wakes up or goes back to sleep. My son never remembered what he was dreaming about, they rarely do. Good luck! There'll be time to sleep when you're old.

My son had them a few times when he was younger, but not very many and not often. My daughter has had them quite a few times. Her most recent one was a few weeks ago.

Fortunately my two never had night terrors, or night mares that I am aware of. My daughter has had trouble sleeping at times, but she is an adult. I think she gets stressed. Maybe kids get stressed and have night terrors,but they do not have the words to express their feelings and they just scream it all out. Good luck, and sleep tomorrow, I guess it would have been today.

I've been lucky that the closest that I've ever had to deal with to what you've described is when it will storm during the night. As soon as my son hears thunder or sees lightening, he is down the stairs and in my bedroom in a flash. He will typically go back to sleep pretty quickly once he is in the room with my husband and myself. I really don't like the fact that he is afraid of storms, but it is something that I've learned to deal with.