Does anyone know how to keep a 5-year old in the bed when I put her to bed. She gets up for every little thing

Answer 1

You might try a white noise generator. It will over power any noises outside of the room even with it at a lower volume. It will also provide a constant noise for the child to fall asleep to.

Answer 2

Your child is testing your resolve. Since she will be old enough for school in a year, it is very important that you establish a bedtime routine now. You need to be firm, but not mean when you put her back to bed. Make sure that she knows that you expect her to stay in bed and sleep. Naturally, give her permission to go to the potty if nature wakes her, but let her know she should go directly back to bed without you telling her to do so. Do not show any type of upset, as children feed off that and learn just which buttons to push. If you feel that she is becoming frightened during the night, when you put her to bed the first time tell her you shall look in on her a couple of times to make sure she is OK. If you make that promise, keep it! If you do not, she may not feel secure enough to stay in her room. These nighttime check-ins have always been a favorite time for me. You get to watch the sleep of innocence. I nearly always straighten the covers and give one more kiss on the forehead for the night before I go to bed. This usually does not wake them, but I think that they realize you were there and that you cared enough for one more kiss.

By the way, the couple of hours between your child’s bedtime and your bedtime are for you. You need that little bit of time to mentally relax before you go to bed. Parents need that time to recharge their own mental batteries.


Good luck!

Will D
Enterprise AL
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Answer 3

Reward her for staying in bed. Make a chart, and for every night she stays in bed, put up a star. When she has stayed in bed for a week, buy her something that she has been begging you for! Make sure you sit down and talk about how this will work, and try not to buy any treats or toys for her outside of this until she begins to catch on. Good luck! It worked for us! It worked pretty quickly, but we started this when they went into their own big person beds! I think they were all two or three.

Answer 4

I have a 4 year old who would not sleep in her bed. So one day we made coupons they are called Super Sleeper Coupons and if she goes to bed and stays there like a big girl she gets one and they are like money she can buy a toy or go to the park or whatever she wants with it It is great and she thinks that it is so cool when she redeems them.

Answer 5

As ridiculous as this is going to sound - and trust me, this worked on my toddlers - make them stay awake with you until your ready to go to bed.

Children feel they are going to miss something. Granted sleep is important to a child's well being. Missing some can make them irritable and not-so-happy little children.

When a child chooses to be interested in anything but sleep, keep them awake. Force them to sit quietly on the couch while you watch 'news' or something really boring. A child will quickly learn, the faster they fall asleep - the less boredom they will have to endure.

Call it reverse pschology, but sometimes, that will be what it takes to teach children to do as you ask them.

Good luck

Answer 6

set a bedtime routine and stick to it. Then she will have no reason to get up or call for you. Also, put a nightlight in her room and turn on a radio on low volume. If she still gets out of bed simply direct her back to bed with out talking to her or anything. Thats what has worked with my son.

Answer 7

My 4 and 6 year old do the same thing.I sit a bottle of water next to thier bed so that they have no reason to come out of thier bedroom.

Answer 8

begin a routine so that its no surprise to her when it is bedtime. also give her a chance to do all those silly things before bed, ie getting water and giving her babies a kiss good night. also try asking her what she would like to include in her bedtime routine she will be so excited that she gets to help, that she will want to go to bed and stay there to make mommy happy. also try to read up on other ideas ;)

Answer 9

i'm going through the same thing. i tell her if she doesn't go to sleep then she won't get to something or go somewhere the next day couse she will be too tired. if that don't work remove all the toys out of her room and either shut the door or put up a gate then she will get bored and ignore her if she has to ask you a zillion question like mine does

Answer 10

if after 3 attempts of putting her back in bed you may have to lay down with her untill she falls a sleep