Sleeping Problems - Las Vegas, NV

She mey be going through growing pains. You may wanna try massaging her shins, calfs and arms. This should soothe her a bit if thats the case. You you cuold also try a bit of childrens motrin or tylenol :) Hope this helps

Hello L.,

My son will be three shortly and when he turned two he began to wake up at night screaming hysterically and was almost in a sleep like trance. I would get him a drink and then tuck him back into bed and he'd be fine. This went on for awhile, then it turned into him waking and screaming and not going back to sleep on his own. He would ask to sleep with me, but I too did not want to encourage that kind of behavior, so I would lay in his bed with him until he fell back asleep. He also went through a phase where he would crawl onto the floor behind his closed bedroom door and would sleep. I used to feel so bad for him when I would find him there and so I placed pillows and blankets on the floor for him.

Now he is almost three and for the past three weeks or so he has slept all night in his own bed (not on the floor) and has hardly woken in the night at all.(**Knocking on Wood**):) I have read that around two, children become so aware of the world and the things that are out there and this produces nightmares and fears. My best advice would be to just go to your child, hug them, assure them, maybe talk to them about soothing things and if all else fails, crawl into their bed and snuggle them until they fall asleep. I don't suggest letting them crawl into your bed though, that would only create a bad habit. I personally reserve those moments for when my kids are sick and I want to keep a close ear out for them at night, plus get sleep myself... :)

All in all, it is just a phase (an exhausting one... Ugg!)and it will pass. Hopefully sooner for you than it did for us. Best Wishes, D....

This is common at this age. As thier mid devolops and their imagination grows, their dreams evolve.

My daughter has always had night terrors and such. And it is because she has such a vivid imagination.

I would move the baby out of the room if this keeps going on, so the baby can get the slepp she needs.

Also, is she really awake when she starts screaming? You might just need to go in and whisper soothingly to her to get her to calm down. My little one will also start talking in her sleep, and I just whisper it's ok, go back to sleep. And she normally does. And when she wakes up, no recolection.

If these are bad nightmares waking her, you should evaluate what she is exposed too during the day.

It sounds like night terrors. It sounds awful but it is actually pretty common in young kids. My son would get them occasionally till he was about 6. I would usually wake my son up, make him get out of bed and walk around for a bit, to make sure he was fully awake. Then I would put him back to bed and cuddle with him till he fell back asleep(usually didn't take too long). If he didn't wake up completely, he would scream again, but if he had been woken up completely, then he usually slept through the rest of the night fine.

It's similar to sleepwalking in that the child isn't conscious when they are doing it. The good news is that the child has no memory of it happening, the bad is that you can't talk them through it. If it really concerns you, tell your pediatrician. I don't know if there's anything they can do, but it's worth a shot.

Does she have nightmares or is she complaining of something hurting? It sounds a lot like nightmares. You might could talk to her about it, and comfort her, there isn't much to do if it's nightmares. Leave a nightlight on?
If she's hurting, like a tummy ache, I'd call the dr ...and if she's not old enough to tell you, i'd still check with dr just to be sure nothing is wrong physically. She could have an ear ache or something and I know those hurt really bad and especially at night time.

I don't know if this is true for your daughter, but my youngest sister and my son would do this and then grow an inch, she may be having growing pains and not be able to tell you it hurts. You could try giving her a warm towel to wrap around where it hurts and some tylenol. It's hard for kids that age to tell you there is something wrong but you could try talking to her about it. My son wakes up alot at night before he goes through a growth spurt.

Check out the following link:
http://www.toddlerstoday.com/resources/articles/nightterr...

Has good info on what is happening physically in your daughter. Also helps you distinguish between night terrors and nightmares. You might want to try increasing her sleep (if she may not be getting enough - this worked for my son).

I have a 2 1/2 year old son going through the same thing. Well, his have gotten less and less and only happen on rare occassions now. The doctor told me that he was suffering from night terrors. He would wake up in the middle of the night and just scream and scream and nothing would calm him down. He told me that the best thing for me to do was to talk to him as calmly as possible (very hard to do) and just try to soothe him the best that I can. He is in a state where is not fully awake, and if we even try to get near him he starts thrashing around, kicking and hitting, on top of his high pitched screaming that could shatter your ear drums! I would montitor what she eats before she goes to bed and see if differnt diet could have something to do with it, or maybe if she falls asleep with the t.v on (if there is one in the room with her). Also, call your doctor and see what they have to say about it too. Sorry you have to go through this, I know how you feel! Hang in there and good luck

Get a book about sleep issues with kids. My son went through "night terrors" when he was 3 years old & it was very scary, but luckily we had good books on the subject that helped us get through it.