Answer to Question 1Parents can do the following: (1) Limit fluid intake later in the day. (2) Wake the child during the night and encourage him or her to go to the bathroom. (3) Use a night light so when children do wake up they can find their way to the bathroom. (4) Maintain a consistent sleep schedule. (5) Protect the bed with two layers of plastic and cloth sheets, alternating like a sandwich.. If the child wets the bed, the top wet sheet and plastic sheet can be pulled off and a clean and dry cloth and plastic sheet remain. (6) Have the child help wash the sheets and make the bed, so the child sees the consequences of the bed-witting. (7) Reward the child for making it through the night, by keeping a calendar and providing rewards for success. (
Keep positive. Talk with the child about staying dry rather than not wetting..
Answer to Question 2Sleep terrors are usually more severe than nightmares. Nightmares tend to occur during REM sleep while sleep terrors occur during deep sleep. Sleep terrors decline with age for a child and are associated with stressful change, such as moving to a new house and divorce.
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