This article talked about Night Terrors and nightmares. Many people do not think there is a difference in the two but there is. Night Terrors are a sudden awakening, panic and screaming and the person does not remember it in the morning. Night Terrors also happen within the first couple hours of sleep whereas; nightmares occur during the second half of sleep during REM. It explained that nightmares are stemmed by life events that the child finds frightening or difficult. Nightmares are easier to handle than night terrors. It said that when a child is having a nightmare the parents should wake the child. Parents should also eliminate fairy tales and games involving scary make believe games in the evening. It encourages parents to tal
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