I'am having trouble getting my two year old to fall alseep whats the best way to get her to fall asleep?

Answer 1

Join the club! I had to deal with this a month ago. What I did: set a time and stuck with it 1:30p for naps and 8:30p bedtime. No questions asked, just how it was going to be. I stuck with it (and yes, we had our battles) and within a week he was tucked in and fine with it. He does not fall asleep right away, he sings and plays with his baby but, he realizes who is boss and that is very important. You can be stern without being a bully, they need to have direction and discipline. GOOD LUCK and I hope this helps!!

Answer 2

Banana milkshakes, at body temperature. Babies and toddlers grow at an accelerated rate. The brain uses glucose 24 hours a day, and gets it from sugars, then proteins. If there is no food in the stomach, the body begins to break down skeletal muscle to get protein to make sugar (glucose) from. This is working in the opposite direction of the growth of the body, so, sleep is difficult, and babies wake up crying.
Milk is a complete protein, and takes 2-3 hours to digest. Fruit is the best source of immediate sugar, as fructose (fruit sugar) is most easily converted to glucose. The baby or child will get sugar right away, relieving the brains demand for electrons from glucose. The milk will provide protein to replace any cells broken down earlier, and then becomes a continuous source of glucose. The beauty of both of these foods is they each contain tryptophan, which is a natural sedative. It's the same one found in turkey, which is why people often fall asleep after a big turkey dinner. This allows the baby or child to drift into sleep without the use of artificial drugs. Warming the banana milkshake to body temperature enables the child to absorb it without expending energy heating or cooling it first. This is a fast and beneficial way to help a child sleep and grow.

Answer 3

I was just talking about this topic with a co-worker a few hours ago. We work in a childcare setting and we were trying to agree on a method that we could refer to our parent. So we suggest that you set a routine and stick to it, set a bed time and get a clock and put a picture of bed time on it and show the child the hands of the clock and when it is here, at the bed, then we go to sleep, get a calendar and use a sticker reward system if the child sticks to the routine. Do bath time, story, cuddle, tucked in the bed and lights out. tell her that if she does not cry or get up then in the morning she gets her sticker for her calendar, after a weeks worth of stickers then they get another reward, a special treat of some kind but I do not suggest it be a food. Repetive actions is the key here, doing the same thing every night, telling her that you love her and will be here in the morning with her sticker, do not be afraid to NOT give her a sticker if she had a hard time but reassure her that she can try again tonight to get one, and when she does give her lots of loving praise, positive reenforcement. Good Luck, if you stick with it it will work.

Answer 4

One major thing that helped my child want to go to sleep was buying a toddler bed and making a really big deal about her having a "big girl" bed.

I'de say if the child is eating before it's time to go to sleep make sure they aren't having anything that would upset her stomache and NO CAFFINE or sugar by any circumstance.

Try a nice warm bath about an hour before bedtime or even naptime, as hot as they can stand it, Johnson & Johnson nighttime bath with lavender works wonders.

Stay with them until they fall asleep for the first couple times, sing, read, rub their head or just comfort them while some soft lullibies play in the background.

If you have the means remove any distractions the sleeping area. My children's bedroom contains their clothes and beds with nightstands only so they can concentrate on sleeping and aren't tempted to play. The toys, games and movie/media area is kept in a completely different room.

Lastly I would say try to make naps and bedtimes as consistant and routine as possible and keep them involved, make them feel like they are running the show. The bed is best but if it's nap time let them pick the spot for nap, pick the pillow and blanket. Let them pick the pajamas out at bedtime, let them brush their teeth and hair. Let them pick the book to read etc..

They don't like to sleep becuase they are afraid they will miss out on something but i'm sure you will work it out. Good luck.

Answer 5

The best way i found for my two year olds was some good old fashioned lovin' and snuggling before they went to bed. Once in there (because they were still in cribs at the time) I pulled up my chair and read to them, we giggled a lot in that too. Then I'd get up and sing to them a quiet soothing song while rubbed their backs. worked near every time. If they had trouble falling asleep I picked them up and rocked them for a little while singing another song i knew . Two year olds need love and attention, they need human touch to thrive so if I had to do it again I would do it that exact same way .

Answer 6

The best thing to do is be consistant.....same routine every night.....My 2 yr old and I have a routine.......7 is bath time.....7:30 we get him some milk and we read a book or two.....8:00 we take what milk is left to the firdge and then its hugs and kisses and then bed.....no exceptions.....well some nights we skip bath time but that is only maybe one night a week....but its always 8 to bed....and thats that.....if they get up....pick them up and put them back...do not give them any more attention than that....soon they will learn that bed time is bed time not play time.....do not let them into your bed or sleep in theirs...this may help know but will give you lots of problems in the long run....the sooner they learn to sleep alone the better of you will be in the long run.

Answer 7

Give her some milk like an hour before bed time, this has the same affect as eating turkey at thanksgiving, it makes you sleepy. I play soft sleep music for my two year old in bed, but before we lay down we read a few books just to get him in a different frame of mind and to settle down, because he is very active.
He also has a big boy bed. Sometimes he gets up but I just pick him up and put him back in bed and explain to him in a nice soft tone that he has to go to bed so that he can play tomorrow.

Answer 8

i dont know but you are not alone on that one. i have two sons who refuse to go to bed alone. if your child is an only child why dont you try leaving them to cry themselves to sleep until they get used to knowing thats the way it is