Night Terrors Versus Nightmares: Know the Difference
Here’s how you can distinguish between the two to help your child.
By Kim West, Contributor |Feb. 2, 2018, at 6:00 a.m.
If your child has been having nightmares and calls out to you at night, respond quickly and compassionately to help the child get back to sleep. (Getty Images)
When your child wakes up at night and is upset, crying and shaken, you will do almost anything to help them calm down, feel safe and comforted and get back to sleep. But sometimes your child is inconsolable and in the morning has no recollection of the event from the night before. How can this be?
There are actually two very different nighttime events to consider: night terrors and nightmares.
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/for-parents/articles/2018-02-02/night-terrors-versus-nightmares-know-the-difference
