What is the difference between a nightmare and a night terror?

The following episode is a Feed Play Love highlight episode, back due to popular demand.It can be very unsettling when your child wakes up in the middle of the night terrified and crying. It can be very difficult to calm and console them. So how do you know if they are having a nightmare or a night terror? Dr Chris Seton is a paediatric and adolescent sleep specialist at the Woolcock Institute. In this interview from our archives he explains what a night terror looks like and what to do about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.