any tips on how i can get my 2 yr old son to sleeo in his own bed?

Question

i was dumb and let my son sleep in my bed any tips on how i can get him to sleep in his own now

Answer 1

1st off... you were not dumb, alot of woman do that.

2. Start by making him a pallet on your bedroom floor and have him sleep there and grdually move it to his room.

3. Have him pick out a favorite sheet set or night light or toy to sleep with but only in HIS bed.

good luck

Answer 2

The best way I've found is to have a BIG BOY party, buy him his own bedding (I'm assuming you already have the bed), decorations for his room (don't forget the night light and a special mommy and me chair), potty chair, and anything else you want him to graduate to. Then tell him that he is such a big boy know that he gets his own bed and how proud of him you are. Help him make his bed and decorate his room, then when it's time for bed do the same routine as always except snuggle with him in the chair tell he's almost asleep. Then lay him in his Big Boy bed and tell him a story. (I always use the Once upon a time there was a little boy that became a big boy story) More often then not he will be asleep before the story ends. It make take a few nights of repetition but stay consistent. Don't let him bounce back and forth between beds. Works for girls too.

Answer 3

You have to let him cry it out. My son came in my bed in the middle of the night and I wouldn't know until the morning. I was told to make him a bed on the floor using a sleeping bad, etc and he could sleep there, but he was not aloud in my bed. You might have to get up and keep putting him back in his bed. He might throw a fit,but it won't last forever.

Answer 4

Been there done that.....
It takes a lot of backbone and patience. He will cry for a while. First try sleeping with him for until he falls asleep. He'll eventually get use to sleeping on his own and you won't have to stay with him. He may even wake up and cry shortly but you just have to stick to it and don't give in.
I know, it's hard listening to your little ones cry but it is better for them in the long run. My aunt let her daughter sleep with her when she was small and never would put her in her own bed because she would cry. Her daughter is now 7 years old, in second grade and still sleeps with her mom and dad. DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE. Everytime I would struggle with my son on sleeping in his own bed I would just keep thinking about that.
Good luck, I honestly know what you're going through but please believe me when I say it does get better.

Answer 5

Its something we all are guilty doing. Before bed time tell him that tonight you need him to sleep in his very own bed. Put him to bed that night and reassure him that you are there if he needs you but it is best for him to sleep in his bed. Give him a "lovey" something like a blanket or stuffed bear to sleep with him .Tell him the bear is lonely if he doesn't sleep with him. Talk to him like he is a big boy and he'll notice that you are expecting him to be a big boy and sleep in his own bed. It could take a few weeks, but put him in his bed and leave the room. He may cry a little or fuss. If he gets out of his bed let him, when he decides he's tired he'll get back in bed or fall asleep on the floor. Great thing about 2 years old is that they just want to be in control of themselves and insisting on sleeping with you is just his way of being in control of something. Whether you started the idea or not. Hang in there. Its like a battle of wills with little ones, but this is the beginning of them learning whether you will give in or stick to your guns. Good luck!

Answer 6

I had that problem with my oldest daughter. The problem was when it started. Its like weening them off the bottle, read to them in your bed, or even try taking them into their room and lie down with them. Tell them that their bed is just as comfortable as yours. And lay in there until they fall asleep, because its not so much the bed that they want, its you. Your their security and they feel safe with you. So as long as you let them know your there even in the middle of the night when they cry out to you or come running in your room to sleep with you, just take them back into their room and lie down with them and let them know your there. It'll take a lot of time and getting used to, but they will soon start sleeping in their own bed and you don't have to pretend to sleep with them.

Answer 7

Tell your son that both of you will sleep in his bed, and wait till he falls asleep and go sneak in your bed, Give him a teddy bear or something to make him think that you are still there. Tell him that mommy needs privacy and sooner or later he would love to sleep in his bed. That is how we did my brother!

Answer 8

Simple. Lay him in his bed, walk away, and close the door behind you. I know it gets rough when you hear them cry or they get out of their bed but if you are consistent within time it should work. When i was teaching my son to take a nap at a certain time it took practice. Stay outside his door to listen if he gets out of his bed. If he does, go back in and put him back in bed. I heard you should not talk to them just go and place them back in bed, but what i did was every time he got up, i gave him a stern talk. Just simply say it's bed time, no getting up, no toys, no talking, just time to rest. Eventually they get the concept that they are not going to win and give in and just sleep! But YOU must not give in!!!!! Stay consistent and it will work! GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 9

it is a long time ago but I remember what a nightmare I had trying to get my daughter to stay in her room.
In the end I would take a book, I would read her book to her a little, then I'd say 'It's Mummies turn to read her book," then I would sit in the chair and read silently to myself while she just lay quietly in her bed.
If she spoke I would say "Don't disturb mummy when she's reading," and eventually she would sleep.
Even if she woke in the night I would do this- because at least I felt I was getting some 'me' time too!
It took a few weeks, but we got there, and she now lives a long way from home and no longer needs her mummy to tuck her in!!!

Answer 10

Try camping out in his room until he falls asleep. After a while of doing that spend less and less time on each of your "camping" visits. Then offer a reward if he sleeps all night by himself