with all the do respect blackpearl sidhani 'Visual hallucinations' is a right word kwa mtoto mdogo wa miaka 3 ,
nikirudi kwa mzazi aliye uliza hili swali mwanao anakitu twaita Night terrors
Night terrors are a common sleep problem among children. By some estimates, about 15% of younger children have occasional night terrors. Although most common in children between the ages of 2 and 6 years, they can occur at almost any age.
Although usually considered to be normal or benign, they are often very scary and distressing to parents who often overreact, especially during a child's first night terror.
Children who have night terrors are usually described as 'bolting upright' with their eyes wide open, with a look of fear and panic, and letting out a 'blood curdling scream'. These kids will usually also be sweating, breathing fast and have a rapid heart rate (autonomic signs). And although it will seem like they are awake, during a night terror, children will appear confused, will not be consolable and won't recognize you
Typical night terrors last about 5 to 30 minutes and afterwards, children usually return to a regular sleep. If you are able to wake your child up during a night terror, he is likely to become scared and agitated, mostly because of your own reaction to the night terror, especially if you were shaking or yelling at him to wake up. Instead of trying to wake up a child having a night terror, it is usually better to just make sure he is safe, comfort him if you can, and help him return to sleep once it is over.
No treatment is usually necessary for routine night terrors. Since they are often triggered in children who are overtired, sticking to a good bedtime routine and making sure your child is getting enough rest can help to prevent them.
Pia it might help kama ukimuamsha usiku before the time that he usually has a night terror. hii inaweza kusaidia to interrupt or alter the sleep cycle and prevent night terrors from occurring (it also works for sleepwalking).
Pia jaribu siku moja kulala naye huku mmewashaa taa just for one night & see kama ataamka tena!
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