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4 yr old having night terror now !help



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amother
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Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:30 pm
He's been screaming for 15 min already. Heellppp
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amother
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Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:32 pm
Just hug him and let it pass
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Gomama  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:34 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…..
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amother
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Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:34 pm
Does not help to hug him he pushes me away. I feel like calling hatzala I'm at my wits end
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amother
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Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:35 pm
He's not in his room he's sitting near the stairs screachinggggggggggggg
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  Gomama  




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:35 pm
Are you sure it’s a nightmare? Maybe something’s bothering him?
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  Gomama




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:37 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.
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tweety1




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:40 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
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amother
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Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:42 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.
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amother
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Post Mon, Sep 30 2024, 8:43 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
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amother
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Post Tue, Oct 08 2024, 12:33 pm
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.
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amother
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Post Tue, Oct 08 2024, 12:36 pm
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
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amother
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Post Tue, Oct 08 2024, 1:11 pm
I'd say a good step would've been to get off imamother...
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