Tweet
How do you get you child or any kid to stay in his or her own bed at night? My son will want to sleep on th couch not go in his room and if he is in his room. It is questions all night long, What are you doing , Is the air on , I don't want it on. Can i turn my light on can i turn the bathroom light on. Then he comes in the room can I lay with you Mommy.....NO , Can i lay with you daddy ...No so he stands there. After about 4 hours of this he is final sleeping. Bt then he wakes up sometime in the night and sneaks into our bed and hogs the whole thing. NOw any help will work for me if you have it. Remember he is only 2 1/2.
-
-
i have the similar problem with my daughter
for us we had to just lay her down and say this is your bed and this is where you sleep ,not with us . give her lots of love and said good night now .. sound easy but its not
she screamed and cried for the first couple nights when she would come into our room we had to turn her around and put her back into her bed. we would tell her that we love her very much but that this was where she was to sleep no where else
..... eventually after a while of the constant repetition she eventually started staying in her room when we put her down
and yeah the silly questions are that just silly when she would start with them i would simlpy say that its time for bed give her a big hug and kiss tell her i love her and turn out the light and leave
if she followed me i turned her around and put her back into her bed with a kiss good night
idunno if this will help but it so far has worked for me there is still times when she wants to crawl in with me but i don`t mind that
good luck -
Hey thanks I will give it a shot. I just have to laugh when my son starts tellin me he don't want the air on and comes into our room and says turn the air off i don't want it on. Thanks againComment
-
Benedryl and a shot of wild turkey. ;)Comment
-
It's a matter of behavioral conditioning. Seperation anxiety is character trait shared by many young offspring in various species (ie., puppies) and humans are no different. My ex gf had 3 kids and we would turn on the radio (low) for them when it was bedtime and then turn it off later when they fell asleep. Windy winter weather, storms and stuff sometimes scared them and this helped. We also got them each a nightlight which helped a lot. Good luck.Comment
-
I will save that if nothing else works. :)Originally posted by Tinfish
Benedryl and a shot of wild turkey. ;)Comment
-
Excellent post mountainman.Originally posted by mountainman
i have the similar problem with my daughter
for us we had to just lay her down and say this is your bed and this is where you sleep ,not with us . give her lots of love and said good night now .. sound easy but its not
she screamed and cried for the first couple nights when she would come into our room we had to turn her around and put her back into her bed. we would tell her that we love her very much but that this was where she was to sleep no where else
..... eventually after a while of the constant repetition she eventually started staying in her room when we put her down
and yeah the silly questions are that just silly when she would start with them i would simlpy say that its time for bed give her a big hug and kiss tell her i love her and turn out the light and leave
if she followed me i turned her around and put her back into her bed with a kiss good night
idunno if this will help but it so far has worked for me there is still times when she wants to crawl in with me but i don`t mind that
good luck
Note, it is tough, yet do not answer questions, eventually, ie, after repetition they will stop asking quesitons cause they get no answer.
Sometimes it takes repeated attempts to get the message. And stay the course you're message is right, and when the message is right, it eventually is best for the child.
good luckComment
-
If he still takes naps make sure that they are always in his room also. I'm glad to say I never really had that problem with my kids. But you must be very consistent with them.Comment
-
Now that is a good point he takes naps on the couch.Originally posted by bowbow
If he still takes naps make sure that they are always in his room also. I'm glad to say I never really had that problem with my kids. But you must be very consistent with them.Comment
-
Same thing with my daughter when she was the same age. I was divorced and had a one bedroom apartment and she had a toddler bed next to my bed. she would get up in the middle of the night and get into my bed. When my girlfriend moved in and we rented a 4 bedroom house, my daughter wanted to know why my g/f was sleeping with me and she wasn't sleeping on her own bed in the spare room. She got used to sleeping by herself after awhile. You just have to be tough about it.Comment
-
have you tried telling him about the viscious creature under the bed that will eat his feet off if he gets down again.
JK
i just told my son if he gets out of bed he dosnt get to ride his bike when i walk the dogs the next day. broke the habit in a week.Comment
-
Haven't thought of that one I'll have to try itOriginally posted by jipped genes
have you tried telling him about the viscious creature under the bed that will eat his feet off if he gets down again.
JK
.
:rofl:Comment
-
i got a similar problem where my son will sleep in his bed most of the nite then in the middle of the nite come in oursComment
-
I agree that staying consistent is the key. I have a 10yr. old and a 20mo. old. Another thing that helps is I make sure they play hard when we get home to wear them out and then a nice warm bath to help them relax. They're normally asleep within 5min. Good luck!Comment
-
I would just threaten him with violence. This could be why my daughter ignores me though - so use at your own discretion.Comment
Comment