toddlers wanting to stay up all night?

Question

any help for 3yrs-6yr olds mixing the days up with nights????

Answer 1

Don't let them stay up all night. Get them up early each day and monitor any nap time. The 6 yr old shouldn't need one and the 3 yr old shouldn't sleep more than 30 minutes to an hour. Set a timer or alarm if you need to. Establish a firm routine.

Remember...you are the boss!

Answer 2

I work with an autistic child and boy do I know this problem well. What I finally found that worked was keeping a super strict routine. Every night the little girl ate dinner, took a bath, had quiet time (story or quiet video/play) and then when it was bedtime I turned on baby genius cd (lullaby dreams) on low turned out the lights and put her to bed. Then I left the room and didn't go back in no matter what. It took a few days but she got the point and now sleeps the entire night through with no problems. If you can do it with an autistic child you can do it with your kids!

Answer 3

When you let them rest during the day they will stay up do activities to keep the busy so when night comes they will be burnt out from all the things they do, Playing outside running and getting some air normally works, And making sure they are full also before they go to bed helps them sleep better at night, along with a hot bath, and some soft quiet music at night also.

Answer 4

Toddlers and young children need a consistent bedtime routine.
Bath, snack (without sugar),story, song, and then bed. The same thing every night, at the same time.

You'll likely have to take away their naps and keep them up during the day until they have become used to this routine. Once it's established, try a short nap in the afternoon, if they are cranky. It's definitely going to be hard to change and the child will be unruly at first.

Good luck.

Answer 5

I always had a routine, and if the routine didn't get followed, my daughter would get out of bed at least 6 times.

I always read to them and then sang the same song each night. I even said certain phrases exactly the same. They liked the security. If I forgot one line of our routine, my daughter would run into the hallway to remind me. But once all the expected actions were done, she would stay in bed. But she doesn't fall to sleep as fast. So I let her sing to herself. It seems to calm her down and keeps her busy until she falls asleep on her own.

Answer 6

If you nap them you need to cut back on them. The 6 year old does not need a nap and I would try not giving the 3 year old a nap either. Put them on a schedule with getting up in the morning and going to bed. Try getting them up and putting them to bed at the same time everyday.

Answer 7

I had theses problems with two of my kids. my 1st one , I had to take all naps away ,and make, I really mean MAKE her stay awake til 9pm then finally after a week of this fighting she finally kicked into sleep time at 9p and waking at 5 am.Now she goes to bed at 10 and wants to sleep til 1p!Teens! And my other ,he wouldn't go and kick in, so I had to ask my Dr. for help, he said a dose of benadyrl(can't spell it) at 8 and that should get him sleepy enough to sleep, and it did, but he fought it, so I found car rides with him made him fall asleep so I did that for a week or so and once he was asleep he slept til 12 am and then he was up again, then he was sleepy enough he would drink warm milk and go back to sleep.Good Luck.

Answer 8

Keep a routine. Make certain to take them to bed exactly at "bedtime" - whenever you've decided that will be (8pm, 9pm, etc.). If they truly aren't sleepy, consider playing soft soothing music at a low volume or reading a low-key fairy tale story, but make certain that the sleep-inducer is actually needed and isn't abused as a stay-up-later device.

Answer 9

ugh, that sucks, dont let them nap during the day!!!!! at least until they are back on schedule. i never heard of toddlers mixing up days and nights. Keep them busy during the day, and they will be tired at night.

Answer 10

Try getting them tired for one whole day they will get so tired and fall asleep during the night and will be awake during the day.So it might fix the sleep cycle.