My daughter will go to bed at 9 or 10 pm and she will sleep until about 1 or 2 am and wake up and come get in my bed, she does this every night. Any suggestions would be helpful.
2006-10-10 03:57:37 · 12 answers · asked by Crystal 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My 4 year old has the same problem. We do a "monster " hunt before we go to bed . we go in the closet and sprinkle it with glitter"fairy dust" to keep the monsters away. We do the same thing under the bed. And she has 4 plugs in her room that are all filled with nite lights. she has to have a certain blankey ,pillow and a cup of water. When shes all tucked in we read a story say our prayers and she goes to sleep. 3 am here she comes blanky over the shoulder and thumb in mouth. Crawls up right in the middle of the bed and snuggles against mommy. LOL never fails. Im clueless as well.
2006-10-10 05:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by redsnowykitten 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Omg, you are in the exact same situation I am in. My 2and half yr old will go to bed, but then in the middle of the night she crawls into mine, refusing to go back in her own bed. So I am just as dumb founded as you are. Sometimes ill wait till she falls back asleep, then ill cary her back to her own bed. But about an hour later she comes back into my room wanting to sleep with me again. This can happen maybe 3 or 4 times a night, and I am getting a lack of sleep. She always slept in her bed before, she just started doing this about 3 months ago. I would love to suggest something for you to try, but i don't have any suggestions. Hopefully you will figure it out. Ill keep a close eye on this question to see other peoples answers. Good luck, and sweet dreams.
2006-10-10 04:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by skybluebabyboo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is exactly what my 2 year old was doing. I finally went out and bought a book called "Good Night Sleep Tight" by Kim West. Letting her cry it out wasn't working and I needed a better method to solve our problem. The book helped me to teach her to go to bed and back to sleep on her own, with very limited crying. We started it in the beginning of September and now my daughter sleeps all night in her own bed and if she does wake in the night, she's more than willing to go back to her own bed. The book has sections for children your daughter's age. Good luck.
2006-10-10 04:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by S. O. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree only because you are giving the child a reason to believe that whatever she is afraid of is real.Try getting a nightlight or if you already have one just keep putting her back in her bed,try reading her a soothing story or sing her a lulliby to kinda relax her.ware her out during the day!!Try this cause it works for my son,swimming,although the seasons are changing though unless you have a heated pool but swimming wares them down or just letting them run around outside but do that and she should start sleeping through the night good luck!
2006-10-10 04:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by ///\oo/\\\ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was young, my parents could never get me to sleep in my own bed. I was so scared of being by myself. Don't make your daughter feel like she is doing anything wrong because this will only make her more scared. This is what my parents did. For a week, they would let me watch TV in their room until I fell asleep. The second week, they let me sleep in a cot at the end of their bed. Each week that went by, they would move the cot closer and closer to my bedroom, until eventually I was in my own room. All that I wanted to do is make sure that I could see my parents and this was a great way.
2006-10-10 04:10:07 · answer #5 · answered by sdilib 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem, I finally told her she could not come in unless it was an emergency and even then she had to sleep on the floor, she eventually realized that this was very uncomfortable and now she sleeps in her bed every night. I f this does not wrk then don't let her come in period, walk her back to her room tuck her back in and sit with her for a few moments and then leave, it is more habit on her part then needing you trust me it will work
2006-10-10 04:03:28 · answer #6 · answered by rye252000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am in the same situation.....my daughter goes to bed fine on her own, but every night (about 3), she comes into my bed....her dad leaves around that time to go to work, and I don't know if his alarm wakes her up, but I, too am at a loss to remedy this problem. I've tried EVERYTHING, to no avail....let me know if any advice helps you guys out!! Good luck! : )
2006-10-10 05:05:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
when she comes in to your room, pick her up and put her back in her room. she will get the hint... if she is scared of something, find a way to make it not scary anymore...i did this with my daughter, now she stays in her bed. she needs to know, though, that you dont want her to come and sleep with you... help her to beleive that her bed is where she belongs and that she is wonderful for staying in it. positive reinforcement is much more effective than punishment ... a little flattery can get you a long way with some kids...
2006-10-10 05:18:38 · answer #8 · answered by dindonelle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask her why she leaves her own bed. If it is because she is afraid of something, get a clean spray bottle and tell her that you are filling it up with (whatever she is afraid of) Spray. Then before she falls asleep, spray the room with it. She should sleep throught the night.
2006-10-10 04:02:35 · answer #9 · answered by Wendy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
kids tend to want to be where there mommy is even if that's on the floor in the back house so in other words try sleeping in her bed with her for a couple of nights it will be worth it
2006-10-10 04:16:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋