She does this several times a week. She comes into our room crying and wanting her mom to sleep with her. Typically, we calm her down and then send her back to her room.
2006-08-17 05:20:40 · 8 answers · asked by lonz29 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
You're probably rolling over on top of her as you sleep. Put her in her own bed!
2006-08-17 05:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
My kids are 1 1/2 yrs apart. They are 13 and 14 now, but i used to get this alot.
Sometimes it could be just a bad dream that woke her up and she wants mommy to protect her.
It could also be she just wants that extra closeness too.
I used to wake up in the middle of the night and see both my babies in my bed, they were pretty quiet so i never heard them come in.
There father and i split up when our youngest wasn't even a year, so I never really corrected it, i always felt if it makes them feel better to share my bed, i let them. It lasted a few years then they slowly stopped coming on their own.
My situation was different though, i hadn't the need for privacy as a married couple would.
What you're doing is all that can be done, it'll probably stop slowly over the next year or so. When my kids reached around 5, they seemed to like using their own beds by then.
2006-08-17 12:31:32 · answer #2 · answered by Val 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, but I couldn't help but have a giggle. Because JUST two days ago we finally settled this with our 3 year old.
We didn't have the problem until some of her other cousins started telling her the cu-coies (monsters) were under the bed, in the closet etc.
And we just don't approve of our kids sleeping in our bed or in our room for any reason.
So, Tuesday night, at exactly 3:30am when our 3 year old came into our room with this cu-coies issue again, my husband got up, got the pistol and said to her "does daddy need to shoot the cu-coies in the closet and under the bed."
He was DEAD serious. So after Daddy took her outside shot the cu-coies, and blessed the bedroom again - she's been just fine.
Children are not frightened for no reason. Ask her what's wrong, and find a solution that will make her feel safe OTHER than sleeping in your room, or having you sleep in her room.
Blessings To You & Yours
2006-08-17 12:40:40 · answer #3 · answered by Pastors Wife 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that something supernatural is plaging her. Children are very open to what we as adults veil. I dont know your beliefs, but I would do everything I could if I were you to prevent these entities from bothering her. I've had the same problem, even to the point of eventual marks being left, and my daughter drawing upside down crosses and a man who she had never seen before. And the tv wasnt influencing her as she really didnt watch it, and when she did it was monitored cartoons. Be very mindful and think about what I have said.
2006-08-17 17:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by ~Mother Of Angels~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of kids go through this stage of needing one parent (either mom or dad) I myself went through this with my mom but at a later age. Being three it would be kind of hard to describe to her that you have to work tomorrow morning and that without sleep work is hard. There is really nothing wrong with her its just that im assuming that you are probably with her when she goes to sleep, say rocking her to sleep or just being in her room when she goes to bed. What you need to do and this may be difficult is to almost force her not to come into your room, when its bed time you need to put her in her bed and let her cry herself to sleep (it might go on for a week) its not bad parenting because she isn't in pain but she will want you to be with her. Leave a light on for her so she doesn't get scared and alone, maybe leave a tv on or something that is moving so that she has something to do if she wakes up at night. All in all you need to break this habit, instead of calming her down and babying her everytime she wakes up you need to take her to her room and allow her to go to sleep on her own. You don't need to punish her or anything like that because she isn't doing anything wrong but try to teach her that when she wakes up she doesn't need you.
2006-08-17 12:32:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She could possibly be having night terrors or night mares. Speak with her about this and ask if there is something that is waking her up. It could even be growing pains as some children actually have pains in their legs or arms that can be painful from a growth spurt.
If that doesnt help, i'd call her doctor to make sure there is nothing seriously wrong.
2006-08-17 12:25:08 · answer #6 · answered by camoprincess32 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So long as you don't reward the behaviour, I wouldn't worry. Is she going back to sleep when you put her in her own bed? Then you're lucky. You have it pretty good if that is all that is happening. She will grow out of it. She's fine.
2006-08-19 01:19:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be paranormal activity... if you live in a old house i knwo alot about the paranormal you can get visitations they more or less visit. or of course nightmares, if your worried about paranormal activity bothering her visit a physchiatrist or talk to her
2006-08-17 12:26:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋