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Post by northernlghts on Dec 27, 2017 12:27:09 GMT -6
A few times now my 3 yr old has been screaming, really loudly in her sleep about being chased and yelling not to touch her. When she's awake she knows the difference between Tag and being chased. Is this a typical night terror or should I ask her school if this is actually happening? I'm not looking to blame anyone, I just want to know if I should tell her teacher that this really bothers her and she screams about it in her sleep. She has no memory of it in the mornings.
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Post by billyhorrible on Dec 27, 2017 13:32:28 GMT -6
Why do you think her nightmares are related to tag? Has she said something? To me the fear of being chased is a normal natural fear and not something surprising in a nightmare.
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Post by northernlghts on Dec 27, 2017 15:29:41 GMT -6
Only because she is screaming "Stop, leave me alone. No. I don't like that. Stop chasing me" repeatedly.
This could be normal, she's just never yelled words before now. Her night terrors before were just a lot of crying.
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Post by sheilathetank on Dec 30, 2017 9:18:30 GMT -6
Only because she is screaming "Stop, leave me alone. No. I don't like that. Stop chasing me" repeatedly. This could be normal, she's just never yelled words before now. Her night terrors before were just a lot of crying. K has night terrors and they involve words. She usually screams for "mommy" or "daddy". Once or twice it has involved a "no! Cookie! GO" (refering to her cookie monster stuffed animal) or something to that affect. Could it be that now that she is more verbal she is able to vocalise her night terrors? It wouldn't hurt to mention it to her teacher and asked if she's noticed any change in her interactions with her peers.
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Radley
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Post by Radley on Dec 30, 2017 19:12:35 GMT -6
DS never talked so much other than crying for us or yelling “no”. It might be worth just asking the teacher to keep an eye out or seeing if the teacher has noticed her acting differently. I do have a suggestion for the night terrors though. So I tried a couple of nights checking the time that he would start screaming. He goes to bed at 7:30 and would generally start having night terrors around 11pm. So I woke him up at 10:30pm and would have him go potty or drink some water. Something about disrupting it kept him from having night terrors the rest of the night. After about 2 weeks, I stopped waking him up. I think he has had a night terrors only once since.
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Post by northernlghts on Dec 30, 2017 19:51:27 GMT -6
Thanks ladies. It's entirely possible it's because she's more vocal and articulate now. Probably will ask her teacher next time I see her rather than calling.
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Post by Taitai on Jan 1, 2018 5:26:25 GMT -6
Radley That's a good idea to keep track of the time and try to head it off. @northernlights DS1 just started having these the past two weeks. I hope maybe your DD's teacher can shed some light on whether anything there is triggering it. Fingers crossed they let up soon for her! These terrors really suck.
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