Children are very soft-hearted and they cannot suffer their nightmares alone. It is extremely hard for them to face something horror at a very young age. The terror of a nightmare can effect a child badly, it can make them insecure and can also make them feel anxious, not only for hours but also for few days.
It often happens that a child does not want to sleep after a nightmare. This is because they get this fear that as soon as they'll close their eyes, they'll fall into the abyss of demons. This fear of sleeping is only to avoid nightmares. They avoid sleeping, which is obviously not good for their health.
According to Dream Time, to help children overcome their nightmares, parents ought to help them tame their nightmare demons with their magical powers, which children believe they have. Once this is done, children become confident in themselves and are less likely to be scared to sleep.
Nightmares are completely normal but parents usually think that there is something wrong with their child. However, there is nothing like that. When a child moves to a new place, like a new school or a new neighborhood they make scenarios in their head and it causes them nightmares.
According to AT Health, Alan Siegel is a writer and a PhD as well, he says that her daughter Sophie discussed her first dream when she was two years old. She woke up one day, screaming badly, she saw a nightmare of spiders.
When Sophia was crying, all Alan did was that he told her that he will protect her from spiders and kept on saying, "Go Away Spiders", after saying it many times Sophia smiled and repeated the same thing. It gave confidence to her and she knew that her father is there for her. Therefore it's really important to let your child know that parents have their back.
