What is the most important thing to know about parasomnias?

What is the most important thing to know about parasomnias?

Gary Feldman (Medical Director, Stramski Disorders Center, Miller Children's Hospital ) gives expert video advice on: What is "sleepwalking"?; What is the most important thing to know about sleepwalking? and more...

The important issue with confusional arousals, night terrors and even sleepwalking is that if you try and wake up or arouse the individual, the child, during parasomnia, they'll often become more agitated. It perpetuates the problem, so if your child is having a night terror or a younger baby a confusional arousal and you try to wake them up from their parasonia they may become more confused, more agitated and more combative. Often if you just leave them the parasomnia will subside on its own and the child will settle down.