suggestions on how to keep my son in his new toddler bed?

Question

ok well my son is 21 months old and we ended up taking the side rails off of his crib and putting the safty rails up that turns it into a toddler bed of some sort now my real question is how do i keep my son in it last night he got up after i was asleep and was playing in the living room and fell asleep in the chair he wont sleep through the night any suggestions

my son is climbing out of his crib

Answer 1

My daughter did the same thing for about a week,He just has to get used to the big boy bed.Make him feel proud to have it.

Answer 2

Childproof his room. Make sure all furniture is bolted to the wall. Cover outlets. Make sure he can not reach anything unsafe. (Diaper creams and whatnot). Then put a gate up on his door, dust off your baby monitor and put it back in his room.

This is a safety issue more than anything else. The house is not safe for him to wander alone, and it is unreasonable to expect a 21 month old to have enough impulse control to go for a wander, even when they know it is wrong.

Also most people rarely sleep through the night every night, particularly children. Keep a log of how often you and your hubby actually wake up during the night. Do you honestly sleep through the night every night. Or do you sometimes wake up, sometimes to go to the bathroom or get a drink, sometimes just enough to know you are awake, get resettled and fall asleep again. Don't expect of a toddler what you don't even do yourself.

Also if you want to minimize him calling you on the "intercom" give him some water. I assume even if he is pottying that he requires assistance still. Make sure when he does call you do go to him, so he learns he is safe in his room and mommy is always close at hand.

Answer 3

When my son was 27 months old we made the change from crib to big boy bed. He kept getting out of bed so we put up a baby gate and just let him be busy in his room (lights off and bedtime routine completed of course). After a few nights of sleeping on the floor in his room, he decided it was more comfortable in his new bed and has been sleeping there ever since.

Answer 4

When we put my son in a toddler bed we knew there was no keeping him 'in' the bed if he didn't want to be kept in. He was good at going to the potty at this point, so we put the potty next to his bed and told him if he wanted to go pee, he could just get out of bed, like a big boy, and then get back into bed. It made him feel really 'special' that he could get out of his bed. He also has a big easy chair in his room that we've always sat in to read to him. Sometimes after I put him bed and tuck him in, I'll hear him get into the chair and start rocking and singing. Some nights he prefers to sleep in the chair. We let him do either and don't make a fuss so long as he's in his room.

Answer 5

If he's climbing out, it's MUCH safer for him to be in a toddler bed. He could fall and break something if you continue to let him climb out of a crib.

That said....when my daughter was ready for her toddler bed, she kept getting up for about a week. I stayed in the room with her, sat next to the bed, and patted her back till she was calm enough for me to back away. Once she was asleep, I left the room very quietly. This method may take a while, but it worked for my daughter!

Also, try to limit the number of toys your son has access to at night. Give him a favorite stuffed animal or a blanket, but that's it. The less stimulation he has to keep him awake, the better the chances he'll stay in bed and go to sleep.

Answer 6

Oh man....i HATED this battle with my 2 1/2 year old twins. That new toddler bed became freedom!!! And my misery! What i had to do is stand in the doorway and tell them 5000 times to lay back down. Eventually they fell asleep.....but it took several nights of standing there for sometimes almost 2 hours to get the point across mommy wasnt giving in, or sometimes daddy took the doorway shift. We still occasionally get a kid out of bed though. Its hard but whatever method you chose stick with it!! Some people sit on the floor of their childs room until they fall asleep. I took the doorway area so if i had to sneak off they didnt notice as easily. Good luck though!!

Answer 7

I agree, he's truthfully waiting to pass to a newborn mattress, or maybe a super newborn mattress. No experience having him get harm mountain climbing out of the crib. I used a toddler gate contained in the entrance of my son's room to maintain him from wandering contained in the direction of the abode. I saved the video show on so i'd desire to nevertheless hear him if he mandatory me. From what i've got examine, you have gotten some good innovations to attempt. good luck!

Answer 8

Well shut his door then because if he can't open the door he won't get out... Also I think his bed would probably be the most comfortable thing in his room to sleep on..
Try this for about 2 weeks and see what happens

Answer 9

What we did with our toddler is put up a baby gate that she couldn't get over. She used to play in her room till she was ready and then she'd climb into bed and go to sleep. We had to get an extra tall gate because she was able to climb over the two and a half feet tall gates we had previously. Now, she normally just goes right to sleep.

Answer 10

first, put him to bed when he is still awake... have a bedtime routine.. teeth, books and bed.. then stay awake and if he gets up put him back into bed.. yes it might mean a few sleepless nights.. (haven't you been through the before) but in the long run, he will learn how to put himself back to sleep and stay in his big boy bed

also.. try getting him an alarm clock... tell him he can get out of when he hears music playing.. set the clock to play a favorite cd or radio disney when it is an apporpriate time for him to be out of bed