Nightmares
Caution: Sleuth is not a substitute for professional advice, and may contain inaccurate information. Are you a parent? Explore and track children’s health with our app.
Download the Sleuth app!
Create an app account to take 70+ more quizzes and save and track your child’s changes over time.
Get the app
Take a quiz and get instant results
Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.
Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Nightmares
When parents mention Nightmares they also mention these other symptoms:
| Symptom | Frequency | Number of mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | Often | 2 mentions |
| Constant worry | Often | 1 mention |
| Defiant behavior | Often | 1 mention |
| Sleeping a lot | Often | 1 mention |
Characteristics of Nightmares
How common is Nightmares?
Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 23.52% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Nightmares.
Percentage of kids with Nightmares by year of age
This is based on a survey of 489 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Nightmares “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.
Frequency
| Outcome | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Continuously | 2% | 10 mentions |
| Hourly | 0% | 0 mentions |
| Daily | 3% | 18 mentions |
| Weekly | 13% | 65 mentions |
| Monthly | 16% | 83 mentions |
| Annually | 10% | 53 mentions |
| A Few / Several Times | 18% | 92 mentions |
| Once | 4% | 22 mentions |
| Never | 34% | 174 mentions |
Severity
| Severity | Percent of Children | Total Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Very Severe | 2% | 10 mentions |
| Severe | 8% | 39 mentions |
| Moderate | 14% | 66 mentions |
| Mild | 32% | 157 mentions |
| Not at All | 44% | 215 mentions |