The child screams in his sleep

A child's sleep can be very sensitive, it can react to any slightest sound. However, there are cases when parents notice that their child cries in a dream. It turns out that there is no normal sleep, not only for the child himself, but also for his parents, who are concerned about this behavior of their child.

If it's a baby, then he screams at night so that you can hear not only your parents, but all your neighbors. Waking up from his own scream, the kid does not know how to sleep himself, just like adults do. In this situation, the mother can help the child by shaking it on the handles or by offering the breast. However, it is worth investigating the reasons why the child screams at night.

Why does the child cry out in a dream?

Sleep disorders in childhood are common enough. Due to the fact that the child's nervous system is not yet developed enough, the child cries at night. This may be due to the following reasons:

• the child has accumulated a lot of impressions of the previous day and he is overly concerned about the events;
• the presence of psychological or physical trauma;
• active games before bed or long sitting at the computer causes sleep disturbances, one of the manifestations of which is a cry;
• nightmares can cause a cry in a dream;
• teeth are cut;
• the kid feels pain in any area of ​​the body and can not bring his feelings to the parents in a different way;
• In the children's room, where the child is sleeping, it is very stuffy.

What if the baby screams at night?

If during a dream the baby cries or often and screams a lot, then this can be the reason for contacting the neurologist to establish the true cause of this behavior of the child. To facilitate his condition, parents are important to observe the rituals of going to bed: dinner-quiet games-bathing-sleep. Also, it would be superfluous to restrict watching TV and finding a child at the computer. During putting the baby to sleep, the room should be fresh, quiet and cozy, the light must be muffled. In this case, the child will easily go to bed, and will not feel a sense of discomfort.

However, if the child regularly screams in a dream, then in addition to visiting a neurologist, you need to make an EEG of the brain. In the absence of any pathology on the part of the body, it is possible to show the child to a child psychologist who will help find the cause of the cries of your child in a dream. He will tell you how to adjust the conditions of life of a youngster to help him feel safe and reduce the state of stress, which causes the child to cry out at night.