My son is 3.5 and is have a really rough time falling asleep on his own. I typically lay in his bed with him until he's just at the point of sleep and then kiss him good night and leave before he actually falls asleep. However, since the Thanksgiving holiday, he's been unable to do this. The second I begin to get up from the bed, he begins to panic and cry, begging me not to leave.
If I do get up and leave, he becomes semi-hysterical. Closing the door and holding it shut only leads to enrage him to the point where he is banging on the door with both fists, screaming, and waking my daughter across the hall. Going back in and lying down with him causes all the tears to go away almost instantly. I have tried reasoning, bribing him with rewards, and sitting on a chair instead of the bed. None of these work. He won't sleep unless I'm in the bed with him and then the instant I leave, no matter the time of night and how deeply he's asleep, he pops up and the panic begins again.
2007-12-11
01:36:52
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Toddler & Preschooler