4 yr old having night terror now !help

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amother

OP ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:30 pm

He's been screaming for 15 min already. Heellppp

amother

Hydrangea

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:32 pm

Just hug him and let it pass

Gomama ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:34 pm

Give him a hug.
Say with him shema again and explain that Hashem is watching us.
Ask him if he wants a drink
Tell him your right outside his room and he’s safe…..

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:34 pm

Does not help to hug him he pushes me away. I feel like calling hatzala I'm at my wits end

amother

↑ OP

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:35 pm

He's not in his room he's sitting near the stairs screachinggggggggggggg

↑ Gomama ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:35 pm

Are you sure it’s a nightmare? Maybe something’s bothering him?

↑ Gomama

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:37 pm

amother OP wrote:

He's not in his room he's sitting near the stairs screachinggggggggggggg

So maybe ask him if he wants to rest on the couch for a few minutes and then go back to bed.

tweety1

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:40 pm

amother OP wrote:

He's been screaming for 15 min already. Heellppp

DC gets it too. 5 years old. Nothing bothers dc. Always happens if I transfer from one place to the next in middle of sleep, sometimes a regular night too. I try to hug and comfort dc but it doesn't usually work. It passes at about 15-20 min. No idea what it's from. The next day when I ask dc what happened dc had no recollection. The kid screams mommy mommy staring into my face, I hug, I hug tightly, talk to the kid and nothing helps

amother

Lawngreen

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:42 pm

Night terror is not the same as a nightmare. You need to physically get him to wake up. I find even if they push away when you hug if you sit on the floor take them in your lap and stronghold with a foot over their foot and a strong tight hug . He will probably scream and try to get away but strongly hold onto him and you can whisper to him in an extremely calm voice.

amother

Blonde

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 5:43 pm

They’re annoying but actually pretty harmless to the kid. I sometimes can calm my kids down by rubbing their feet, but doesn’t always work. You just need to wait it out

amother

Nasturtium

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 9:33 am

I know this is later but for next time, if it really is a night terror, a night terror stops when they fully wake up. All you have to do is wake him up. Bring him to the light and stand him up. That's if it's actually a night terror. If he's hysterical from a nightmare that's another story.

amother

Daphne

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 9:36 am

For the future another way it helps to instantly wake them if you can somehow manage to get him to go to the bathroom. I know night terrors are scary but they are normal at this age he will outgrow it

amother

Diamond

Tue, Oct 08 2024, 10:11 am

I'd say a good step would've been to get off imamother...

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