LIZ D.DEAR SOPHINA, I WOULD ASK YOUR CHILDS DOCTOR ABOUT ''NIGHT TERRORS'' OR SOMETIMES THEY ARE CALLED ''SLEEP TERRORS''. MY DAUGHTER HAS THEM SOMETIMES TWICE A WEEK. IT IS NOT A NIGHTMARE. THERE IS A DIFFRENCE. NIGHTMARES TEND TO HAPPEN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS . AND NIGHT TERRORS TEND TO HAPPEN A FEW HOURS AFTER THEY FALL ASLEEP. MY DAUGHTER IS PUT TO SLEEP AT 8 PM AND IF SHE IS GOING TO HAVE ONE IT WILL HAPPEN NO LATER THAN 10:30 PM. WHEN IT HAPPENS ... SHE GETS OUT OF BED AND WALKS BACK AND FORTH FROM HER BEDROOM TO THE LIVING ROOM . SHE IS VERY FRETFUL... ALMOST LIKE SHE DOESNT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HERSELF. SHE IS TOTALLY ASLEEP .... I JUST TAKE HER GENTLY AND TELL HER MOMMY IS HERE AND CALMLY WALK HER BACK TO BED... SOMETIMES SHE WILL WAKE UP AND IF SHE DOES SHE WILL NOT REMEMBER A SINGLE THING. IT IS A BIT FRIGHTNING ,,, TO SEE... BUT FOR WHAT I READ AND HEAR FROM HER DOCTOR , IT IS QUITE COMMON. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN E MAIL ME AT PBJ340@AOL.COM. GOOD LUCK LIZ D.