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My little sister wakes up crying every night.
Okay, so this has been going on for the past few months - my five-year-old sister wakes up, sleepwalkwalks through the house in search of our mom, and cries. She is practically implacable; she does not fall back to sleep easily; she is either unwilling to or incapable of telling me what is wrong. Sometimes, I have to lay in her bed with her in order to get her to fall asleep.
At first, this only happened every once in a while, but now it happens EVERY NIGHT. It's gotten to the point where I wake up the instant I hear footsteps in the hallway. Sometimes, I just avoid falling asleep until she does it, because I know she will and I also know that I become quite irritable when my sleep is disturbed.
So, my question is this this: Is it normal for a five-year-old girl to wake up crying in the middle of the night, every single night? I can understand the occasional nightmare or the midnight bathroom break, but (again) every night?
I'm worried about her, which is bad enough, but I'm also losing hours of sleep over this issue. Any help you can offer would be much appreciated.
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it could be many things... i have to do a speech on this in class.. i chose sleep paralysis.. you should look deep into those areas... sleep paralysis night terror etc etc. some people catagorize these under narcolepsy but others debate on whether or not is should be related... google :) i hope things get better
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It sounds like night terrors. You can google it for indepth information. They usually come about when there is a major change in the child's life. I recommend starting her on a routine schedule and stick to it as it will provide a routine for her and allow her to relax before bed.
A routine like bath at the same time every night, followed by getting ready for bed. Then a story of quiet time in her room and then bed at the same time every night. Children crave and need consistency. It helps them feel safe. I would also talk to her during the day and see if there is anything in her room that scares her in the dark. Try leaving a low burning light on in her room and closing the closet doors. Have her tell you something good she is going to dream about before she goes to sleep like kittens or the beach. A lot of times people dream about the last thing they thought of before falling asleep.
During the day while she is involved in another activity, ask her what she dreams about at night and see if you can get her to tell you. She may not remember but she may talk to you if she is involved in something else.
Don't leave the TV on when she is falling asleep.
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While it is normal for people to have nightmares, it isnt normal to have one every single night. Consider if anything traumatic has happened in the family or anything? nightmares and waking up crying can be the affect of a pshycosamatic problem. Something deep with in her brain is causeing her to do this, and she may not tell you because its quite possible that she doesnt even know it. Maybe you should consider taking her to a consoluer, and they may be able to help you out.
hope i helped. i wish for the best with yall.
-jessicamarie.
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I know that sleepwalking is very common in young girls. I actually went through the same ordeal myself. My mom ended up letting me sleep in her room until I got over the issue. However, I wasn't waking up every single night. It sounds like your sister's ordeal is a little more serious.
I would recommend taking her to the doctor. Perhaps he can prescribe a children's sleeping aid to fix the issue. I know that the problem will go away eventually, but you need your sleep too.
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