It’s 10:30 p.m. You’ve just fallen asleep, and you’re awoken by a piercing, frightened scream from your 5-year-old’s room. When you rush in, you find them sitting up in their bed, crying hysterically. “No!” “Mommy!” “Go away!” they whimper between screams. When you go to their bed and comfort them, they push you away. You…
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