Two Yr Old Sleep Q's.

My son had night terrors until he was three. And the poor little guy, his room was WAY on the other side of the house from us. On the nights were he wasn't really awake when he was crying out, we would just sort of lay him down and try to not wake him up. And for the nights that he did wake up, we would talk about his dreams and we got him a kid friendly (I think his was Elmo or something like that)flashlight that sat right next to his bed so he could shine the light when he was scared. And it just sort of went away. Every once in a while he will still wake up but it is rare and he is six now. I wish you the best with it!
L.

they are called night terrors. You are not sposed to wak them up or even talk to them. just make sure she is safe-my son gets violent-you can sing soft or try to read a story, but she should outgrow them soon. my son is 3c now and rarely has them.

Sounds like night terrors, like others have said. I believe I heard the "Dream Doctor" advising people to use nightlights to help combat this, because it helps when you wake up and can see you're in a familiar area, or something like that. I'm not sure if that will help with a 2-yr old, but it might not hurt to try.

C.,
It is called night terrors, not all children have them but some do. Some do go away on thier own and some don't. Have you ever asked her what she dreams about. Try getting a water bottle and put a lable on it called monster away or something like that and pretend to spray all her room with it. My daughter is 12 and still has night terrors. (she has other issues thou). If this keeps up talk to your doctor.

I am going through the same thing right now with my two year old. Her pediatrician said it is completly normal. Some nights I get up with my daughter and just cuddle with her for a while and then put her back to bed. Other nights she doesn't cry for that long and I leave her alone. My best suggestion is to cuddle with her for 5 or 10 minutes and then put her back to bed. Don't stay up with her for a long period of time or she will get used to waking up in the middle of the night so she can cuddle with Mommy.

My younger brother had these terrors too... but I think they lasted longer. I remember him being 4 or 5 before he outgrew them. My mom used to have the best luck with him, he would be worse if my Dad tried to help. I remember being scared as well (I am 3 years old than him) because he was so freaked out. He would sleep walk during his as he got older and was scared of everyone while he was having one of them. My mom had to sometimes hold him so he wouldn't hurt himself.

I suggest talking to your pediatrician about it, so that you can get a good diagnosis. They may have some new suggestions for the best way to handle them.

Good luck.

J.

Night Terrors....

If that's what it is it's impossible to wake your child up and they are screaming yet in a very very deep sleep. My daughter also did this at age 2 and one day it stopped and never happened again.

I've heard that it's a big thing to do with a very intelligent child.. Not sure if that's true or not