at what age did your child start sleeping alone in his/her own room?

Question

my daughter is 3 and still sleeping in my room

she will SLEEP there but when did your child start falling asleep in his or her room alone

Answer 1

This varies widely. In my opinion, I child can start sleeping in their own room within their first month. The longer you wait, the harder its going to become.

Answer 2

I know it can really tough to put your child in a different room. The longer you wait, the harder it gets. Trust me. You just have to do it!

Start by developing a bedtime routine. Do everything in the same order every night. Brush teeth, go potty, wash hands and face, read stories, say prayers, and sing songs (do these in whatever order you want). Don't ever neglect to do the routine!!!

And you'll need some tough love. After you leave her room for the night, don't come back. She may likely scream for quite some time but will eventually adapt. This is the part where it gets harder with age ... a 1 or 2 year old probably won't cry as long as a 3-year-old. But the sooner you get over this tough part, the sooner you'll be so extremely happy.

Although it may be difficult for you to listen to your daughter cry or scream, you will be doing a good thing for her. I've read that toddlers sleep better alone then they do with their parents ... and I've seen it with my own children! This transistion isn't just for you, it is for her too!

She may do what my oldest does and wake up early in the morning (5:00 or so) and come into your bed. I'd say I have the best of all worlds! My daughter sleeps in her own bed, I get a lot of rest, and we both get to cuddle and wake up together in the morning.

Answer 3

My son didn't sleep alone in his own room until he was 5, partly because he wanted to sleep with us and partly because he didn't have his own bed (part of the time).
If you want her to sleep in her own room, there are several approaches you can take. One is to go "cold turkey" and tell her that from now on she will sleep in her own bed in her own room. Give her some incentive such as a small treat (a few gummy bears or a sticker or whatever) in the mornings for staying in her bed and going to sleep there. make sure she has a nightlight in her room and a cuddly to sleep with and take time to tuck her in.

If cold turkey doesn't seem possible, some parents choose a gradual approach. They will put a blanket or sleeping bag on the floor next to the bed and have the child sleep there for a week, then move the bed a little further away once a week (or after a few days) and a little further away again until they are sleeping in the hall outside the parents' room. Then they continue to move the bed in timed increments until the child is sleeping in their own room. May take an entire month or more, but might work for you.

Answer 4

the day i brought her home from the hospital. we did a nightime routine starting at 3 months with bottle bath rocking and bed and by 4 months she started sleeping through the night. she was put in her own room and bed for naps and i have no issues with nap time at a year. if you think it's time to move her out of your room, i'm not saying there's anything wrong with her in there or baby's sleeping in their parent's rooms so no nasty emails. i was just ansering the question. this is what i did. worked for me may not for you. but if you are ready and your child won't sleep in her own room then make her. have her decorate her room how she wants and make it her own. put the bed where she wants it and it's safe to do so. then when it's bedtime read her a story or whatever you do and say goodnight. if she crys let her, if she gets up put her back in her bed. tell her goodnight for 2 more times, no more books or anything. after that just put her in her bed. you're going to have some very sleepless nights, but you cannot give in. once you have set your mind to it. if you do give in it will be all the more harder to put her to bed in her own bed. she is old enough to understand you are not being mean, although she might tell you different. be patient, and consistent and don't give in on this one if it is what you have decided.

Answer 5

My older daughter started sleeping in her own room at the age of three (because our youngest was born at that time) He is now 6 and still gets up most nights and crawls into my bed. My daughter though at age three didn't adjust well to sleeping in her own bed. The year she was 4 was especially hard,I thought i had a newborn baby again because i had to keep getting up to reassure her and comfort her back to sleep. She had a lot of nightmares that year. It was not unusual for me to be up 4 times a night during that time. Do what you feel is right for your child and for your sanity.

Answer 6

My son slept in his own room as soon as he slept for more than 4 hours, so about 2 months old. We still rocked him to sleep until he was 1 year old and then we did the "cry it off technique". And he will be 3 next month and we put him to bed and goes to sleep on his own.

Answer 7

I have a 2 yr old son and we are currently working on this. He still likes to crawl into bed with us and when you are beat it is so tempting to give in. He will sleep in his own bed if we come in with him. Again sometimes one of us falls asleep in his bed with him because we are so exhausted. I am pregnant now with our second son and I am still wondering how this could have happened since we rarely get the bed to ourselves.
The sooner you create a schedule the sooner your child will sleep though the night by theirself.

Answer 8

My 15 month old daughter has been in her crib in her own room since birth. I am now almost 24 weeks pregnant with baby #2, who will also be sleeping in his own room right away.

Answer 9

At 5 months, mine was sleeping in her own room. At 3 years, it's probably not going to be easy to get her in her own room, but she needs it. Work on it gradually. You might consider starting off by sitting with her while she goes to sleep in her room, and then working your way closer to the door each night until you're out the door. If she comes into your room, direct her back to her own. There may be tears, but she'll probably come to enjoy her own nighttime space.

Answer 10

It varies from child to child. I got the "heave-ho" to my own room at 4 1/2. My step-son had his own room at 3, my son, at 4, and my daughter at 3. It depends on how safe and secure they feel, and if they're scared of the dark, (like bad dreams etc.). Kids usually do fine around 4 in their own bed, in their own room, IF you make it kid-friendly with a open door, a nite-lite, and you let them come in with you when they get scared for the first week or so. Make it seem like a "big kid" kind of adventure. Praise them for being able to have their own room like a "big kid"..The little buggers fall for that one every time. They like to think of themselves as big kids! It worked for us!