How to get better sleep for you and your child: nightmares or night terrors
This film is for parents and families of children who are disturbed in the night and includes information about nightmares and night terrors in more depth, focusing on the journey mum, Hannah, has had with her son.
Mum, Hannah describes her son’s experiences of night terrors, waking her regularly at night and how she and her husband were able to understand what was going on from her son’s perspective. She also talks about how they were able to comfort and soothe him.
While nightmares, night terrors and sleep walking are all normal behaviours they can sometimes be related to emotions such as worries. Nightmares and night terrors can be influenced by stress or a difficult period in the family and nightmares, like dreams, can be an opportunity to express and figures out the conflicts and worries of everyday life. This film shares some practical advice and information from Health Visitor, Paulene, based on the Solihull Approach.
Sleep is important for our physical and mental wellbeing and we know that from birth, sleep is fundamental for healthy brain development. While sleep is a natural instinct, it’s also a skill we develop: learning how to wind down and how much sleep we need.
Sleep support resources created by psychologists and health visitors are now available at www.inourplace.co.uk/sleep to promote connected relationships between parents and infants to help children to learn and thrive as they grow.
Other useful films in this longer case study series include:
Understanding the journey and complexities of sleep: Katie and James's story: • Understanding the jour...
My baby isn't sleeping through the night: Francine and Dan's story: • My baby isn't sleeping...