Background

What are children dreams about?

The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about children dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with children dreams. These are the words that make children dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of children dreams can be illuminating about show children affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example children dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how children in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that children is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that children is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, children dreams have more family than 94.0% of dream symbols, more recurring dreams than 91.9% of dream symbols, and more health events than 89.8% of dream symbols. On the other hand, children dreams have less peers than 81.4% of dream symbols, less weird dreams than 80.8% of dream symbols, and less fun than 69.5% of dream symbols. Notably, children dreams might be nightmares! Though even if these dreams are nightmares, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are bad dreams or that children is a bad thing to dream about. It just means that dreams of children are more likely to be nightmares than dreams of other things. Furthermore, dreams of children are very social! Children dreams contain more characters tan 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams, in general, are very social. There are people or characters in almost every dream, so it is notable that children dreams have are so social. Finally, dreams of children are family oriented. They are more related to family than 90% of all other symbols. In other words, dreaming of children will increase your chances of dreaming of a family member. Dreams help us to process our emotions and social relationships. In a certain lens, you can think of dreams as simulations of the world. This can be especially helpful for our relationships with family. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of children is different than dreams of children in general.

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of dreams have children

How common are children dreams?

6.3% of dreams have the children symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are children dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like child and toddler. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and people's ages.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of children?

Children dreams are notable because they have substantially more inner children, emaciation, alimony, Kuwait, my children, orphans, giving birth, Kenya, verbs, abortions, uteruses than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of children?

Children dreams are notable because they have substantially less Serbia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, El Salvador, Estonia, Laos, Somalia, Gimli than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into children dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in children dreams.

Who is in dreams of children?

Who is in dreams of children?

Dreams of children are more related to strangers, much more related to family, and more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to insects and less related to peers.

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What are the emotions in dreams of children?

What are the emotions in dreams of children?

Children dreams are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general. They are less related to fun.

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Where do dreams of children take place?

Where do dreams of children take place?

Children dreams are more related to home than dreams in general. They are less related to transportation and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of children?

What happens in dreams of children?

Children dreams are more related to sex and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to eating and drinking.

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How do dreams of children related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of children related to the type of dream it is?

Children dreams are more related to nightmares, much more related to recurring dreams, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to weird dreams, and less related to good dreams.

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How do dreams of children related the senses?

How do dreams of children related the senses?

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How can you make sense of children in dreams?

Children dreams are common. Among other things children dreams are nightmares, very social, and family oriented. Do you think this is true for your dream of children? How might your dream of children be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience children in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about children in dreams. See how you feel about children now, in your waking life.

Examples of dreams of children

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of children dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for children dreams. Read at your own risk.

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