If your children have nightmares, here is an excellent article explaining how for the most part, these bad dreams are a manner of coping with the many changes they face in the process of growing up. What I especially liked about the article is the suggestion that nightmares are not necessarily a pathology, but in fact could be a positive indication that children are actively coping with a new challenge. The author offers several explanations on how to effectively coach your children to tame the demons of the night.