More recently, Rink was reminded of how bad they really are when he stayed with relatives and saw that his nephew suffered
from night terror episodes.
If
the night terror episodes are frequent and occur at a specific time every night, you may find that waking your child breaks the cycle.
Children having
a night terror episode remain fast asleep throughout, in a deep, nondreaming state, yet they're extremely agitated and hard to console.
Night terror episodes are short - lived and usually occur over several weeks.
Unlike nightmares, most children do not recall a dream after
a night terror episode, and they usually do not remember the episode the next morning.
Take note of the time that your child usually experiences
his night terror episodes every night.
However,
night terror episodes are those dreams where children experience extreme anxiety and panic.
A big thing, too, that differentiates them from nightmares is that the child (thankfully) has no recollection of
the night terror episode the next day.
These night terror episodes can last up to 40 minutes (but usually less) before the child returns to a restful sleep with no memory of the event the next day.