He is an active child. He has been very good about goign to bed with out me in the room until just recently. Now he wants me to read, or rub his back. I am very patient with him, and I can handle him wanting and needing the special attentio at night, it is the EARLY mornings that are killing me. If I am patient and help him to go to sleep with out crying it is usualy 9:00 - 10:30 that he goes to sleep. He then WAKES UP at 5:30 AM. I am not getting enough sleep, and I don't think that he is either.
Any suggestions? Website? or books? would be great
2006-06-21 06:15:48 · 7 answers · asked by Roses Abound 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Make sure his room has darkening roller shades as the early morning sunlight probably wakes him up. Yes it's a challenge all right and it's very tiring. Make sure you take naps and have lie down for a quiet time or sleep as you need it for your sanity. Also watch what you're giving him to eat as it gets around supper time. No chocolate or sweetened snacks. Just sips of water or milk is best. Give a bath to wind him down. Keep the house quiet and try to relax yourself.
2006-06-21 06:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Take out his nap during the middle of the day. Keep him busy. Not much t.v. At supper time have him help (age appropriate stuff) be sure to thank him. small special big boy snack about 7 pm (dry cereal that he can put in a container himself). watch a short video, warm bath, brush teeth..all the time telling him he is a big boy..lots of praise..read a favorite book once or twice, turn on the nightlight and put him to bed (about 830)
when he wakes at 530 the next morning....tell him he was a big boys for sleeping all night in his room....then stay busy...It will be hard for you for a week, but soon he will tire out and sleep in a little later.
Did something happen to scare him? Does he have a stuffed friend he likes to sleep with?
2006-06-21 13:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by housefullofboys3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 2 year old too. I feel your pain. Many parents cannot handle their kids crying when they put them down to sleep. I, only the other hand, think it is ok if I put him in the room and he cries. I find he usually does it when he is super tired. Kids need to learn how to settle themselves down. I find he only cries for the most 10 min.
Also, a routine is a good thing for bedtime. Do bath, then brush teeth, then story, or whatever works for you guys. My son and I have a special thing where we go outside and say "night, night" to the moon. Now he knows when we start the routine that it is bed time. It gets him mentally prepared. Sure, he still cries, but not for long.
Also, does he nap in the day? I think 2 yr olds need less sleep also. All kids are different. My neighbor's son goes to bed at 11pm and wakes at 5am. Kids sleep as long as they need.
2006-06-21 17:35:39 · answer #3 · answered by Kitty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my little brother was two(now he's twelve, sigh) i use to put all his stuffed animals around his bed and tell him funny stories while using his toys as props. He loved the fact that he was getting a show and that his "friends" could watch it too. The last part is the best because then i would say "Ok shows over everyone to bed!" and my little brother was "everyone".He would always go fast alseep and never woke up in the middle of the night.yes it all was very time consuming, but it helped my parents out alot.
In conclusion, i think children at that age should get a lot of attention so that they wount get up looking for it at night.
2006-06-21 13:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever let him cry it out? My son tried that. We did the Ferber method when he was very young and I will sing him one song and tell him one story in bed every night, and then I leave while he's still awake. If he cries, I go in to make sure he's not hurt or wet. I don't talk, I just check on him and leave. If he still cries, I wait 5 minutes, go in and settle him down with no words except good night and I love you. if he cries again, I wait 10 minutes. I only had to go to 20 minutes the first time I did it. And then, I rarely had to go in to check on him. It's a habit. Kids are smart and somewhat manipulative, even at that age! He keeps doing it because he knows you will stay with him until he's asleep.
2006-06-21 13:21:34 · answer #5 · answered by jada_riab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess is that it's a fairly common phase. all my little sisters did something like that too when they were his age.
2006-06-21 13:20:25 · answer #6 · answered by c.a.s.o.m.e.s. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont have any suggestions, but my baby cousin does the same thing
2006-06-21 13:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by sesso*E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋