What should mothers do if their 7 year old son always wants to sleep with her?

Answer 1

come on guys(or girls) let that baby sleep with you. it may be just a temp. thing he is probably wanting to be close to you. nothing wrong in that. but ask him and see what he says. but you are his mom and sometimes they just need your security.

Answer 2

Whether or not this is a sign of a problem depends. Has he always slept with his mother? Or is this a new request? If it's something new, try and talk to him and figure out why, but don't deny him the comfort of sleeping in mom's bed a while if he needs it. When you deny a child the comfort he needs (no matter their age) that insecurity stays with them for life, and he will look to other places and people to fill it.

If he's always been in mom's bed, it's certainly not any big deal, but you could start moving him to his own. Make it a gradual thing, though, not a sudden "Go to your room and stay there every night all night" kind of thing. Make sure his room is a place he likes, with a bed he likes and stuff. Start out going every other night. Then gradually (after a month maybe) move to him sleeping there most nights, with special prearranged nights he gets to sleep with mom (weekends or mom's day off or something) or if he's scared of thunderstorms, tell him it's ok to come in.

Answer 3

Tell him NO, make it exciting to go in his own bed, read him stories in his room, play with him in there but there is no reason that he should be sleeping with you. If you start that then he'll never get out of your bed and people will be talking, I know they love you and all but they need to sleep by themselves. Tell him that he is a big kid and big kids do not sleep with there mommies and daddy's. Did you try getting him a nigght light or letting him fall asleep with the TV on and shutting if off when you know he's in a sound sleep? Try these tatics and good luck. But the longer you let him sleep with you the harder it's going to be.

Answer 4

Dear Mom,
Im a father of three. The oldest in Iraq. The youngest is in college. My best advise is to make the transition gently and with patience. Give him ownership by allowing him to customize his space. Allow him to have a nightlight or a hall light and his door open. Avoid "blood and guts" TV before bed. Be sure he always knows you are close and won't leave him alone. Hope it helps. Aloha.

Answer 5

You should make it fun for him to sleep in his room. Put some glow in the dark stars on the ceiling. Maybe a TV in his room. Or you could just lay down in his room until he falls asleep until he gets used to it. If nothing works tell him that if the kids at school knew he still sleeps with his mom that they will laugh at him.

Answer 6

Get to the bottom of what the real problem is, maybe the other parent has left and the child could think his Mom might leave him too. It can be just about anything with an insecure child, but it needs to be addressed.

Answer 7

He needs to get in his own bed now he's getting too old for that! Redo his room and have him help with it incorporate his ideas, help him feel comfortable in his room to encourage him to sleep in there! Let him know you love him but y'all need to have your own separate space now a place where you each can go to be and do your own things, i.e. play, study, etc... it may be difficult at first but he'll soon come around! Good luck!

Answer 8

Find out why he doesn't want to sleep by himself. He might be scared to. Maybe get him a nightlight or something if he's afraid to be in the dark alone.

Answer 9

well if he has been sleeping with her all the time theres no problem but if not then i'd talk to the child and see why the change

Answer 10

Make him sleep in his own bed. He will get use to it sooner or later.