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A dream
arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress. An event
or experience that is intensely distressing.
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A sudden awakening in dazed terror
that occurs in children during slow-wave sleep, is often preceded
by a sudden shrill cry uttered in sleep, and is not remembered
when the child awakes called also pavor nocturnus. |
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From the Author
One day I was reading Bayla and the SleepStone
to a group of kindergarten children. At one point in the story, Joseph
Daniel describes his bad dream to Bayla.
He then asks the otter, "Does this ever happen to you?" A tiny little girl with
enormous eyes was sitting at my feet. She looked intently at me and solemnly
said, "Yes. All the time." Its for little girls like that, as well as my own
son, that I wrote Bayla and the SleepStone. I have received enormous satisfaction
from knowing that this simple story has helped hundreds of children feel secure
and safe enough to sleep through the night.
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Editorial Reviews Dr. Donald
Arnold, Pediatrician and father - "Bayla
and the SleepStone cultivates the young child's independent
transition to sleep by encouraging the child's ability to fantasize in
a positive manner. The magical quality of the story enables the child
to overcome fearfulness associated with the developing and often frightening
experience of vivid dreams and nightmares. Beautifully illustrated,
captivating and developmentally appropriate, the story facilitates
a positive bedtime experience for parent and child." |