Do children 4years old below dream while sleeping?
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There is no question that newborn infants have REM sleep, according to Dr. Charles P. Pollak, director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell hospital in New York, and the rapid eye movements can be observed as they sleep. The two eyes move together, mostly side to side, but sometimes up and down. \n\nIt is a well-based inference that babies are dreaming in REM sleep, he said. \n\nAs for the content of any dreams, Dr. Pollak said: "That is like asking whether your pet dog or cat is dreaming, because they can't communicate, and you can't ask. We presume that infants dream infantile things, but we don't really know what it is that they dream." \n\n"There is some evidence in adults that the direction of eye movement corresponds in a crude way to the content of the dream," Dr. Pollak continued. \n\n"If they are dreaming about walking in a field," he said, "the movement is most likely horizontal. If they dream of looking up at a building or climbing stairs, vertical eye movement is more likely to predominate. We can't go further than that."
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Dreams are often a reflection of a child's inner fears. Perhaps she fears that the family will break up because of some show she watched - have you argued with your spouse within hearing range of your child?\nSome children are ultra sensitive to even a little bit of argument between their parents. The best way is to make a big show of affection between your spouse in front of her and give her lots of reassurance. Also, you can buy one of those cheery, cute nightlights of rotating animals and place them by her bedside.\nLeave the door a little open so she can call for you. If you can, read her a cheerful, happy bedtime story of happy families and so on (maybe using animals as a context? Children love animals), and stroke her hair till she falls asleep.\nBe ever ready to rush to her bedside if she continues having these nightmares.\n\nIf she's still having these nightmares, maybe you should bring her to a psychologist specialising in child psychology?
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They'd dream in pitch black as they have never had any visual points of reference. They do not know what things look like so cannot dream about it subconciously. Their dreams would involve sounds, emotions, thoughts and their perception of the seeing world.
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Well of course they sleep, but they certainly do dream. In fact their dreams are more vivid and sensual then sighted people because blind people have very strong senses. Their hearing, tasting, and sense of smell are quite accurate.
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People who are blind do dream. The dreams of people who have been blind from a very early age (called “congenital blindness”) tend to be different from those who are blind now but had sight before. Those who are congenitally blind often have dreams that include more instances of sounds. Both groups experience dreams as imaginatively rich as those of sighted people.\n\nWhether or not congenitally blind people dream in images has been studied, but the findings have been mixed – some studies conclude that congenitally blind people do not dream visual images, while other reports conclude that they do.
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age doent matter and 4 years isn't that big of a gap
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Dreams are the same for adults and children.  They teach us things, give us insight, help us work through problems, bring fears to the surface.  They are very beneficial-although not always pleasant to have.
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My one and two year old do the same thing...A lot of people sleep with their eyes open ...While freaky to look at...it is not harmful or mean that anything is amiss.
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dear asker . every body is blaming you on your question , what i need to say to yuo is that children are wounderfull , im sure you love them as you said in your question and no on noticed , but you have to know that they will get older within a blink , children are the biggest dream to have ! and if u have them thank god , dont blame them for not atchieving a bigger goals , like dreaming in house that is in the middle of nowhere and just because of your children school you are bound to one place .\ni understand your question perfectly , coz i asked that myself , you dont mean to be irrisponsible but you care too much to your children that yo are afraid to look at your dreams as a child ...\n\ndont worry dear asker , you will have long long trips once your children are bigger , they wont showt at nights , they will let you sleap and have better questioning for life .!\n\ngo hug your child and go with him to a trip you would love to see him/her smiling from inthosiasim and i promiss that will make you so happy.
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Yes - you are wrong. A 4 1/2 month old child can only express themselves through crying - crying is not necessarily a sign of great distress.\n\nIf you have checked all the obvious things - well fed, warm, dry, comfortable (and the child has been awake for at least a couple fo hours) then your child should be able to go to sleep.\n\nRemember this - if you train your child to be rocked/sang/walked/driven to sleep this is something you will be doing for some time. It is actually kind to teach your child how to fall asleep - that way when he/she wakes up in the night they will know how to send themselves back off to sleep without any distress.\n\nTrust me - I have 2 gorgeous children who are extremely well-adjusted and confident in themselves and my wife's and my love for them, and we used what is called controlled crying with both of them.\n\nThe key with controlled crying is you do not just pretend your child is there - you keep returning to their room or cot to reassure them of your presence, but without lifting them and stimulating them.\n\nRead up on it - but you are certainly not causing him harm if you ensure that his needs are met.\n\nSounds more like you have serious issues with your wife than with your child. Perhaps that's what you should be focusing on.
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I do know what you are referring to.  I did read in a medical journal awhile back about hyperactivity and symptoms similar to ADHD in children being related to a sleep disorder.\n\nI did a quick yahoo search for you and here's an article:\n\nhttp://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2004/10/sleep_1004.html
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usually it depends on the person and what kinda day they had. I used to sleepwalk when I was younger a lot. Now just once in a while. My son doesnt at all. Stressfull situatiation during the day can cause it too.
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I think their dreams would be blank as well. How can you dream of something you have never seen? If once they saw and went blind then I would say yes they do. If they were born blind, then there is nothing for them to see even in sleep. I wouldn't think they would see colors shapes or anything due to the fact they don't know what they look like.
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no. ambien is not approved in children yet. they are working on it, but it is not yet
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Not sure.I have had dreams like that AOLT when I was a child
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I'm not one to interpret dreams but I would say that you need to be careful who you let in your home, whether its friends or otherwise, especially around your child. All dreams mean something and I believe you have been warned!!
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The hardest part for my 4-year-old is remembering not to run, and to use a quiet voice. Aside from that, she loves going to our local art museum, because they have an open art studio that we can all enjoy creating in!