He used to be asleep at 7. Now refuses to sleep till 9 or 10. ( his day routine has not changed ) Its a huge fight! Is there any way of having a pleasent bed time?
2006-11-21 15:32:50 · 8 answers · asked by housemouse 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My son is 18 months and bedtime is 8:30 every night no matter if he fusses and crys about it.You are the parent and the child needs to know that you are in control.Let him fuss and fight-but don't change the bedtime.Eventually he will learn to sooth himself to sleep and learn that putting up a fight gets him nowhere.
2006-11-21 15:36:26 · answer #1 · answered by mama of 2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son did the same thing when he was about 11 months old... the time change also messed with him quite a bit. Honestly, we just went with it.. to a certain degree. He wants to sleep at 9, so we let him go to sleep at 9... but EVERY night, we put him to bed at that time.. no matter what. Some nights he cries... so we follow this schedule.. (he is now 20 months and in a toddler bed, but it was the same when he was in his crib still)
9:00 put him to bed... if he is still crying in 3-4 minutes, I go into his room, calm him down, and assure him I am still there.
5 minutes later, he is almost always asleep... but if he isnt, I repeat the 3-4 minute thing. It only took two nights to get him to sleep through a whole night, and although it was hard going in there every night, every few minutes, he got the hang of it.. and we havent had a problem since.
2006-11-21 15:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kristin B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't had kids before so I don't really know this from experience, but my friend's parents said that someone told them to put the child to bed at the desired time and absolutely ignore their protests. After a few nights, the child would realize that complaining won't work, and that they will just go to sleep. Supposedly, this worked...
2006-11-21 15:37:35 · answer #3 · answered by KatamaDama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just have to be firm and strict. Put him in the bed and close the door even if he fusses. Also midday naps help and studies have shown that little ones develop better cognitive thinking with a nap...too bad that study wasn't done on American adults!
2006-11-21 15:44:41 · answer #4 · answered by X M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what worked for us was dimming the lights, keeping things quiet and boring, if you make staying up look enticing then baby will want to stay up. also falling asleep is alot easier with a full tummy, don't forget that bedtime snack, but keep the sugary foods to a minimum
2006-11-21 15:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by nanabooboo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once he's good and full (after dinner), let him play for a little while, give him a bath(try Johnson's bedtime with Lavender) It worked wonders with my daughter at that age, and give him a little bath-time play, he should be ready to sleep by then.
2006-11-21 15:38:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut out a nap.
2006-11-21 15:38:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is afraid mommy won't be there when he wakes up, he might have separation anxiety, just keep him safe and happy.
2006-11-21 15:36:31 · answer #8 · answered by fourcheeks4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋