Archives for January 2007

Although little research has been done on the subject, some sleep experts believe not only toddlers – but infants – are affected by night terrors.       Often simply trying to awaken and comfort their daughter when the night terrors begin works. The biggest thing is to remain totally calm. This medical advice takes a common sense route, encouraging … [Read more...] about Toddler Terrors, Infant Anxiety?

Night terrors – which have a physiological cause – are very different from nightmares or other night awakenings caused by previous psychological trauma.   A few months after Shelia Jordan’s granddaughter was born, the infant survived a car wreck that killed her mother. Today, at 3 years old, Jordan’s granddaughter is haunted by nightmares triggered after she hears loud … [Read more...] about The difference between Night Terrors and Nightmares

Night terrors happen most often when children sleep deeply. Fathers, who have ever carried a limp child from the car to their bed without waking, understand what it means to have a child in deep sleep. The normal sounds that would arouse a sleeping adult – a slamming car door, rattling house keys, stumbling over hidden toys – don’t awaken these children.   Yet, it is … [Read more...] about Deep Sleep – Some Symptoms of Terror