Dreams, Nightmares, Night Terrors and Confusional Arousal

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Guidelines for Easing the Transition from Crib to Bed
Unless you have decided that you want to have a family bed, teaching your child to sleep through the night in her own... »

A-Z Guide

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Night Terrors
True sleep terrors are a more intense form of partial arousal. They are considerably less common than confusional... »
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Nightmares
Nightmares are unpleasant dreams that awaken a dreamer from sleep. Children wake up and remember a scary or sad dream,... »

Blog entry

Confusional Arousal
A confusional arousal begins with the child moaning and moving about. It progresses quickly to the child crying out and... »
Confusional Arousal and Potty Training
My youngest son was having a confusional arousal, and his mother observed that these events are most common at the same... »
Get Out of Bed Free Card -- A fun way to keep kids in bed!
The October 1999 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reports success with giving preschool and... »
Sleep Terrors, Sleepwalking and Bedwetting: The Effect of Naps
Sleep terrors, sleepwalking, and bedwetting all fit into the category of “partial-arousal parasomnias”. Although there... »

Q&A

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Do Nightmares Have a Purpose?
Nightmares are generally thought to be most common at the ages of 3 to 5 years --the peak ages when children express... »
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Stress Related Insomnia
We don't want our children to experience pain, much less to help them embrace pain. But what an honor it is to be able... »
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The Truth about Dreams, Nightmares, and Night Terrors
Dreams have been described since the beginning of human history, but it was only in 1953 that Aserinsky and Kleitman... »