bed time...?

Question

My 2 yr. old gets out of bed over and over again at night....for at least one hour how do i make him stay in bed?

Answer 1

okay, I understand what you mean. What we did is, the 'car seat'. whenever he came out, we put him in the car seat (yah an actual carseat) buckled him in for 2 minutes. I know this seems harsh, especially when he cries when you tuck him in again, and if he comes out again, just say, "do you want to go back in the car seat?" I guarantee you that if you tried this it would work.

Answer 2

Watch super nanny!
She says you should pick the child up, and put him back to bed.

The first time, just say,its time for bed. Second time same thing and then the third time and from then on you don't say anything,even if you do get fed up! Pick then up,put them in bed,Tuck then in and that's it!

The child will soon realize that his attempts to get your attention is not working. If you say anything or talk to them they win. DONT let this happen.

You'll have to be strong, it might take a couple of days for the child to realize the boundaries you set,are SET! And from then on you should have no problems to get him or her to bed. There will be the occasional test,to test you,but don't be fooled!

If the child cries,don't talk to them,or pick them up for a cuddles. Your not being mean, your helping your child deal with his frustration or what ever the problem or feeling is they might have. You just rub they're back,or hair or what ever saying, shhhhh. And then leave the room. You have to realize that kids are bluddy smart! They'll do anything for attention, negative or positive attention. It's hard to ignore your child crying, but the sooner you do it the best.

Good luck, I'm sure you can do this!!!!!

Answer 3

been there done that...now, depends on if you have a toddler bed or a crib still or even a converted crib. we decided to put the crib rail back up, that slowed him down a bit (he wasn't going to get hurt, we made sure of that) but our problem was keeping clothes on him age 2.
last year when he was doing that the most was at age 3, we, my husband and i, would continually go in and check on our son when we heard a noise and say now "get back to bed, its time to sleep, not play or read" "the sun is down to sleep and the moon is up to watch over you now, or, tomorrow is a new day to play but it wont be any fun if you are a sleepy head, get to bed and stay there so u can fall asleep" and so we would continue to do that. he is almost 4 and now we are pretty sure he is in bed until he wakes up in the morning. all you can do is be consistent whatever you choose to do. it certainly sounds like you have a high energy little guy like mine...consistency is important cuz these guys will test you to your limits!!!!! as if the one who is the most stubborn will prevail in my house, lol, sort of, yawn!

Answer 4

Just keep up with being the Parent.... don't let him go, hes smarter than you think, and if he gets away with it once, that will set you back about 5 months.......
Keep putting him back into his bed, be firm but gentle. Tell him its bed time, its time to stay in bed and sleep....
What is his favorite character??? Does he have a favorite stuffed animal that he sleeps in? Tuck in the stuffed animal, make the animal have his own box to sleep in and tell your son that he has to sleep like his stuffed animal.....

Answer 5

When you figure it out...please let me know!!! My son will be 3 in February and he won't go to bed in his big boy bed (twin size) so...we have to wait for him to crash and burn where ever he is when he falls asleep...then about 15-20 minutes after ~ I pick him up and put him to bed...he gets up around 2 am EVERY bloody morning!! I have to go "nap with him" so he'll fall asleep again!!! He will out grow it...our almost 6 yr old did...

Answer 6

you just need to keep putting him back in bed and leaving the room

Answer 7

its normal 4 der age 2 wake up every hour

Answer 8

Take him back to his bed and be consistent about it..