D. Wheeler
My daughter, now 14, was a sleepwalker who also talked in her sleep. We realized one evening that she was really asleep when she got out of bed and talked to us while we were watching the news. At first, we thought she was awake because her conversation was normal. After a few moments, she wasn't making much sense and we sent her back to bed. I spoke to our pediatrician about this and he assured us she would outgrow it. I was greatly concerned that she would go outside on one of her sleepwalking treks so we installed door locks near the top of all doors leading outside the house. We used the chain-type closures that could be easily removed later. My daughter has not been "caught" sleepwalking in about 1 1/2 - 2 years , so the Doctor was correct, she "outgrew" it! Good luck!