If children are waking with night terrors, they're probably not night terrors. If they actually wake up, that's generally thought of as a nightmare. During a night terror, children will still be asleep, but they'll be frantic and screaming. If they are still asleep, then don't wake them up, because that can really startle them -- they won't remember what it was they were screaming about if it's a night terror. With nightmares, they will wake up and they'll remember the dream. That's the difference between the two.
If children are waking with night terrors, they're probably not
night terrors. If they actually wake up, that's generally thought
of as a nightmare. During a night terror, children will still be
asleep, but they'll be frantic and screaming....
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Dr. J. Timothy Duffy of Intermountain Healthcare answered:If children are waking with night terrors, they're probably not night terrors. If they actually wake up, that's generally thought of as a nightmare. During a night terror, children will still be asleep, but they'll be frantic and screaming. If they are still asleep, then don't wake them up, because that can really startle them -- they won't remember what it was they were screaming about if it's a night terror. With nightmares, they will wake up and they'll remember the dream. That's the difference between the two.If children are waking with night terrors, they're probably not night terrors. If they actually wake up, that's generally thought of as a nightmare. During a night terror, children will still be asleep, but they'll be frantic and screaming.... More
