This clinical trial will test the efficacy of parent-delivered DreamChanger Intervention in combination with Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) for reducing the frequency and severity of nightmares in children aged 3-10. Children will be randoimized to either the combined intervention or to a waitlist control group.The intervention will include providing children with the DreamChanger remote, and providing parents with instructional videos, explaining how to use the device along with the IRT strategy to address nightmares. At baseline, mid-treatment, and post-treatment, parents in both groups will complete questionnaires asking about the child's nightmares, sleep, externalizing and internalizing symptoms, PTSD symptoms, demographic characteristics, and parent sleep and distress. Parents in the intervention group will also be asked to complete questionnaires regarding their compliance and satisfaction with the intervention, as well as a 3-month follow-up assessment.
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Nightmare frequency and severity
Timeframe: Baseline, mid-treatment (2 weeks following baseline), post-treatment (4 weeks following baseline), and at a 3-month follow up