When you moved your toddler how did you get them to not keep getting out of the bed? Did they not even try or did they think it was funny to come out of the room every 5 minutes?
2007-01-28 08:17:27 · 10 answers · asked by cigaro19 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
LOL...remind me of my first couple of nites with my son in a bed instead of a cot!!
I never saw the point in a stairgate on the doorway, coz once that comes off in a few weeks, then the whole thing will be repeated!!
What i did is just return him to bed every single time he got out of bed, and i mean EVERY TIME!!
You dont talk to him, give him eye contact, no cuddles etc, and they soon learn. I know it sounds nasty, but it works wonders.
Good luck!!
PS are you doing it tonight??
2007-01-28 08:46:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have just got to persist and take them back to bed every time they get up, after about 20-30 attempts the obviously realise that they are not going to achieve anything, and eventually fall asleep, but you must be consistent. I read a book but unfortunately not avaliable in English and it basically explained that you had to stay calm, put them back in bed, if they vomited clean it up change sheets etc and then back to bed again, after 3 days my daughter went to bed no problem, straight to sleep till next morning, i have found a book that teaches you the do's and don'ts of teaching a child to go to bed and stay there very similar to the one i had, why not give it a go, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain....
No cry sleep solution for toddlers and preschooler by Elizabeth Pantley.
Good luck, just remember no matter how tired you are you must be consistent and stay clam.....
2007-01-28 21:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by jane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I moved my first child into a bed for the first week or so when I went thru she was sat up in bed waiting for me-I actually ended up showing her she could get out on her own. But the door handle was high and her room totally safe so if she woke up before me she would just play. I am on grandchildren now! Sophia was put in a bed 3 months before her sibling was born so she didn't feel she had been pushed out for the new baby.
2007-01-28 21:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what we started doing with our daughter was let her fall asleep in her cot then we would transfer her to the bed and that way she would wake up in it.We did this for a couple of nights then she settled really well in just being put straight into her bed although she did occasionally wander and we just directed her back to her bed no matter how many times she got up,she soon got fed up and started staying put.At the mo though she is almost 4 and as started getting up and wanting to get in with us.we are dealing with it though.It can be hard some nights.Plus we put a safety gate on her room door so she could wander no further so she knew she was not goinganywhere else.
Hope all works out for you
2007-01-28 08:36:14 · answer #4 · answered by leedslass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all go thru it. My first one slept with me for the first 4 years of his life. lol My 2nd always slept in his own bed. My 3rd, better than the 2nd, My 4th and 5th? ugh! Hardest ones yet! Toddler beds, safety door knob covers so they couldn't get the door open to wander around. I'd always open the door once they fell asleep in case of an emergency exit was required. Now that they are older I just put them in their room and let them watch the DVD of their choice. Less stress on us all & they fall asleep with in 15-20 min. LOL Good luck!
2007-01-28 08:51:59 · answer #5 · answered by luv2bake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-01 12:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by bason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was in a regular twin bed before she was a year old. She had attempted to get out of her crib (I had done all the safety precations, lowered the mattress, raised the side rail) and she fell hard to the floor, I suggest putting a child gate up in the doorway of their bedroom if you're going to leave the door open. At first they are natually test the boundaries. You as a parent simply take them right back to bed.
2007-01-28 08:40:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mine gets up almost straight away. I stand behind the door and hold on to the handle so he can't open it. If he does it later -I say back to bed and take him back, if he still does it - I do not actually speak I just lead him by the hand straight back. It is very annoying but he gets fed up eventually.
2007-01-28 23:28:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, it's fun isn't it.
I still wake up some mornings and find my six year old in bed with me.
Good Luck
2007-01-28 08:29:47 · answer #9 · answered by sunny_day_grl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 21 month old son thinks its hilarious. im pulling my hair out!
2007-01-30 01:23:24 · answer #10 · answered by mummy_of_one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋