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Nightmares in Children: What Parents Should Know - Healthline
It's difficult to learn that your innocent little one is having bad dreams. Nightmares in children are common, but there a few things you should keep an eye on.
http://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/nightmares-in-children
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Nightmares May Signal a Child is Being Bullied - AAP
~Many children who are bullied suffer in silence. The trauma can lead to anxiety, depression, psychotic episodes and even suicide.
https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/Nightmares-May-Signal-a-Child-is-Being-Bullied.aspx
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TV, Nightmares and Childrenâs Sleep - Psychology Today
Moms and Dads, here's (link is external) yet another good reason to turn off the television when your child is in the room: a new study (link is external) suggests that both violence on television and evening TV-watching can disrupt children's sleep.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sleep-newzzz/201107/tv-nightmares-and-children-s-sleep
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On Call: Why Kids Have Bad Dreams - Parenting
Nightmares usually hit during the last third of the night (between 4 and 6 a.m.) in REM sleep, which is when we dream; night terrors tend to occur earlier in the night (between 1 and 3 a.m.) during the deep stages of non-REM sleep.
http://www.parenting.com/article/on-call-why-kids-have-bad-dreams
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Night Terrors and Nightmares - NHS Choices
Many children experience nightmares and night terrors, but most grow out of them. They don't cause any long-term harm to your child.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/night-terrors/Pages/Introduction.aspx
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Parenting and Child Health - Health Topics - CYH
Many children's sleep is disturbed by nightmares, night terrors or sleepwalking. While these can frighten children and worry parents children usually grow out of them in time.
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114
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Nightmares and Night Terrors - StanfordChildrens
A night terror is a partial waking from sleep with behaviors such as screaming, kicking, panic, sleep walking, thrashing, or mumbling.
http://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=nightmares-and-night-terrors-90-P02257
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Sleep - Children and Nightmares - Better Health Channel
Your child may have only a few scary dreams a year, or be troubled by nightmares much more often.
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/sleep-children-and-nightmares
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Children's Nightmares and Bad Dreams - Raising Children Network
Many children have nightmares and bad dreams. These expert tips explain the causes of nightmares and how you can stop your child's nightmares.
http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/nightmares.html
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Nightmares: Why They Happen and What to do About Them (ages 5 to 8) - BabyCenter
How to provide reassurance and understanding when your child wakes up scared.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_nightmares-why-they-happen-and-what-to-do-about-them-ages-5_67319.bc
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WebMD - Nightmares
Are nightmares disturbing your child and you in the process? Learn more about this common problem.
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/nightmares
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Nightmares for Children, How to Help Kids with Nightmares - ClevelandClinic
Learn more about common causes for nightmares in children and tips parents can use to help kids reduce or eliminate nightmares and sleep better.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/childrens-hospital/health-info/diseases-conditions/hic_sleep_in_your_babys_first_year/hic_nightmares
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Nightmares in Children: Solutions & Answers - National Sleep Foundation
Help your kids sleep better, learn the solutions for soothing nightmares in children. Help your kids get a good night's sleep with the National Sleep Foundation
https://sleepfoundation.org/ask-the-expert/children-and-bedtime-fears-and-nightmares
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Nightmare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A nightmare is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear but also despair, anxiety and great sadness.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare
