How can i get my four year into his own bed.?

Question

my four year old son will not go into his own bed. I have three other children, two older and one younger, the younger one is also in my bed. I just want a nights sleep, has anyone got any tips.

Answer 1

Well, that's the downside to cosleeping, but here's a thought.

#1: put him in his own bed for naps and whatnot, but not at night, for a few weeks.

#2: sit him down, and say "your father and I have been talking about you, and we've decided you are showing yourself to be a very responsible, grown-up, wonderful young man. So, we've decided to give you some new privileges that you were too young for before." Then let him do a few other random new things, and "let" him join you at the store to buy "his" new bed for him to sleep in.

Answer 2

You know we had one of those toddler beds for our son, and for Xmas got him a new bunk bed. Hes been in it ever since and we figured out he was wiggling around and would bump the bed and it would wake him up. Now with the "new spiderman bunk bed" he can't wait for the bedtime routine. Also make sure you keep a routine for going to bed. For him we had a family bed. The next one I don't think so..... it crib time( That's the plan anyway we will see what happens.) HAHAHA . Hope I was some help Oh yeah don't forget if you had a light on in your room or a night light make sure you replicate.

Answer 3

If your youngest child is also a boy, put them in a bed together. If the youngest is a girl, put them in separate bed. You should be very strict about this and tell them both that it is time to be out of your bed and into their own. There might be crying, temper tantrums, and screaming. Put up with it and when they come to your bed, take them back to their bed. You, as the parent should be the one in charge, not the children. Do not change your mind or let tears upset you. Keep putting them back in their own beds, no matter how many times it takes or how tired you are. Please don't raise your voice to them, just explain that they have to sleep in their own beds and can no longer sleep with mommy, Tell them you love them very much but they can't sleep with mommy anymore. Please, please, don't allow them back in your bed, no matter how frustrating this is going to be. It will defeat the purpose and your children will think that if they cry enough, or have tantrums, or scream then they can get their way any time. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

My son is 7 years old now but at times still has night mares I asked him not to wake me up anymore so he goes on the couch but I've bought him a little dream catcher he liked that (I explained) the dreams kept coming so I bought him a bit larger one I tell him everything is fine nothing will hurt him the girls are next door to him and we His father and I are in our room. Finally he had his own money we took him to the mall made sure the first store we went in was the one with the dream catchers and he brought his own the biggest one there he said now he won't have any more dreams and he hasn't. When they are at a young age the spiritual world is very open to them there in touch with it and as they get older children have more control of their minds and less dreams. So If your child gets up in the middle of the night and wants to sleep with you have a back up and make a bed in the living room and tell them they are going to camp out. At times my children still do this. And I have 3. good luck

Answer 5

She merely should be somewhat a nap walker. My sister turned right into a similar way......and nevertheless is at age 24 (so is my brother, and he's nineteen). She may bypass to sleep in her mattress, yet faster or later of time she may upward thrust up (nevertheless slumbering) and bypass to a special room (and frequently to a settee) and may sleep some thing else of the evening there. For a jiffy, my dad and mom tried an organic supplement that more beneficial the seretonin in her mind to assist save her in a deeper sleep. i'm not particular i am going to even keep in mind the various tries to save my sister in her mattress. This merely may be the way she is stressed. as long as she is getting a competent evening's sleep, i fairly does not difficulty too a lot. She ought to "outgrow" it even as she hits puberty. If it turns right into a issue (like she is attempting to get out of the homestead or she isn't getting a competent evening's relax) then you definately ought to seek for advice from her usual practitioner.

Answer 6

My wife and I never let our kids sleep in our bed in the first place, so we never had this issue, but my wife's aunt and uncle were having a very similar issue and this is what they did.

They set a date that their daughter would be in her own room. They told her what that day was. They got her a "big kid bed" and let her pick sheets, pillowcases, etc. They trumped it up to get her excited about it...putting emphasis on the "you're a big kid now" aspect. She got so excited she didn't want to wait for the day to move into her own room.

Answer 7

I don't have any children, but I've seen this on the "Super nanny" and "Nanny 911". They say, no matter how frustrating it may be, just keep putting them back in their own bed; eventually they will realize that's where they are supposed to be, and that they are not allowed in mommy and daddy's bed.

Answer 8

Have you tried putting a night light in his room? Does he have a favorite stuff toy? Maybe you can coach him in believing that the toy wants to sleep in his bed with him and not in your bed. It might help.

Answer 9

tell him he is going to sleep in his own bed now that he is a big boy.
do not give in.
persistence and insistence.
basically, you are in charge, not him, and you have no choice but to make that clear by not backing down.
at 9.00PM or earlier, take him to his bed and read a goodnight story, then leave him. everytime he gets up you must take him back to his bed.

Answer 10

You should watch that show "Supernanny" -- she comes up against this problem a lot! Her solution is just to start doing it -- put your son to bed in his bed and if he gets out, calmly walk him back to his room and put him back in his bed. Repeat until he stays there. Don't talk to him, just calmly walk him back and put him back in bed. Usually it takes a couple of nights of this and then voila!