What age do kids STOP having night terrors? Or is it something they could possibly have their whole lives?
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At first I thought you were talking about nightmares and I had a whole answer prepared for you (they are usually sparked from something the child encountered throughout the day e.g. Horror movies, violence, fears and phobias. Usually if you can eliminate these things then children are less frequent to have them.)
But then I did a search on the word night terrors and found out that I am clueless to your situation - - I've included a link to a source that helped me find out more information, I hope this can help you also...
I have had them my whole life - although less frequently after I got out of my teens.
it might last forever i still get em...but i try to resolve myself since my parents are alseep.=(
My husband had them and his parents found out he had a hole in his heart and when it was repaired he stopped having them. I also had them and... i think i still get them every now and then. But you can help him deal with them and teach him to try to overcome whatever is scaring him in his dreams (picture himself stomping on/scaring away whatever is bothering him as he's falling asleep) I'm really sorry that he has to go through this it's not fun being scared to fall asleep - I hope that helps :D
My ex boyfriend still had night terrors into his mid 20s. He once ran down the hall and punched a hole in a wall and broke his hand. He had to see a sleep specialist and had them after moments of high stress. You should take your son to see a mental health specialist and try to address it ASAP before he hurts himself or suffers anymore.
It is possible that he may outgrow it, but not necessarily.
Sorry - I'm 27 and I still get nightmares. And yes, they can still freak me out sometimes. Once or twice (and I'm almost ashamed to admit this) I've been afraid to go back to sleep afterwards. I think it's related to what's going on in your life - fear, stress, that kind of thing. Make sure he doesn't eat anything before bedtime & keep telling him that they only exist in his head and it should get him through the worst of it. Good luck!
I never grew out of it. I still have them. I was told that I might grow out of it. That has not been true for me. I just had to get used to it. Maybe your son will have different experience and grow out of it.
my step daughter has them, at first really freaked us out ! we watched a dateline episode about them and also talked to the doctor. Most percentage grows out of them by the time kids are 8 years old.
My daughter is eight and she still has some on occassion. The doctor told us some triggers that has helped with them.
-Make sure they have a calm winding down time before bed, I noticed if she gets in trouble and gets sent to bed crying or upset they almost always happen. Also if she spends the night at someones house she gets scared and has them.
we just talk her out of them and ask her questions, how was your day, whats for breakfast in the morning. things like that, eventually she wakes up and wonders why she is in the living room talking to us, or in our bedroom .
Things like this very well could last a few more years but for the most part all i have heard is that its a childhood thing.
Good Luck!
I had an extreme case of night terrors as a young child which resulted in insomnia, they became less frequent in my pre teena nd early teens and now have gone completely from my life. Everyones experience with night terrors are different, annd it does possibly depend on the child, the environment etc. It may be a good idea to take him to a specialist just for a check up and some proffessinal advicxe on how to aid him in this time.
I don't think there's an average age for this. Our dreams are a combination of creativity, imagination, and a reflection of whats happening when we're conscious. It'll stop when the thing(s) behind his night terrors is resolved. It could be a traumatic event that happened, an innate fear of something thats going to happen, an issue that he's dealing with thats greatly bothering him, or it could simply be an overactive imagination thats pulled together bits and pieces of things hes seen and heard and made them into a horrible nightmare. Talk to him. If the terrors persist and are continually disruptive, you might want to seek professional help for him.
Its possible that they will last a long time. My son had them when he was 1-2.5yrs old. He is 4 now and hasn't had an episode in over a year.
Some grow out of them and some do not...my brother had them and grew out of them.
my son (10 next month) use to have them every nite at 11pm like clock work. didnt matter where he slept. i felt so helpless, after he turned 8 he had them less and less. the last one he had was a few months ago and in between he just had bad dreams that he was able to wake himself up from.
my question is.what causes them in the first place? i never had them, nor did his dad.is it hereditary?
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