Posted on September 2, 2009 in Latest News
15% of younger children experience Night terrors.They are common among chilgren of the age-group 2-6 yrs.This article tries to understand about night terrors in children.
What are night terrors in children?
- The scientific term for night terrors in children is pavor nocturnus.
- It is a state when the child experiences shock,fear and confusion together.
- It can typically last from 5-30 minutes.
- The child feels helpless and cannot the recognize people(mostly parents), trying to console him.
- The deep sense of shock makes it difficult for the parents to easily comfort him.
What are reasons behind night terrors in children?
- It is an arousal disorder involving panic and loud scream.
- The brain is stuck between an intermediate stage of sleep and awakening.
- The primary reason for night terrors is fatigue in children.
- Depression and emotional stress are important factors of night terrors in recent times in children.
How deal with night terrors in children?
- The child should be given sufficient amount of rest amidst all his daily life activities.
- Sensitive children prone to depression and stress are to be handle with extra care and empathy.
- It is found that night terrors mostly occur 1 to 4 hours after the child goes to sleep.
- The parents can keep track of the exact time of night terror and wake the child from sleep in prior.
- Children care takers can be kept aware about the time of night terror by parents.
- The frequency of night terrors reduce with age.
Happy parenting !!!
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