She will not fall asleep in her own bed, if she falls asleep and you put her in her own bed, she will come out of her bed. She does not want to sleep alone.
2007-01-31 06:27:10 · 6 answers · asked by virgo7 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Put her in her bed; read her a story, or sing a song. Make it enjoyabel. Then, if she gets out of her bed, just keep putting her back in bed. She'll get the hang of it, but you have to be consistant.
2007-01-31 07:38:13 · answer #1 · answered by babidoozer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow, you need to really address this and fix it before it gets to be an even bigger issue. children should not be sleeping in their parents bed, it's a bad habit, and it's unsafe sometimes.
try this: set aside a constant bedtime (8pm or whatever it may be)every night, this leads to her being in a routine, that's what you want to establish. right now she is used to the routine where she falls asleep because she knows she can get up in 2 hours and go sleep with you.
when and if she gets up (and i know it's a pain and like having an infant all over again) but you need to take her back to her bed (as many times as it takes) and have her fall asleep there again. it's not going to happen overnight, but the more she learns that is HER bed, and you will not just let her hop into bed with you the better of you will BOTH be!
good luck
2007-01-31 16:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by Taken by a Texan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we got my almost 3 year old daughter her first "big girl bed" 3 months ago, all we had to do was get 2 very special stuffed animals that stay on her bed 24/7. They were her new "big girl bed buddies" that always stayed on the bed and kept it warm for her for when it was bedtime. Worked like a charm.
2007-01-31 15:24:04 · answer #3 · answered by * 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any doctor or psicologist will disagree with me!!!! But let me tell you: I have 3 kids and expecting the forth. All of the have had trouble sleeping in their own bed. The older ones I hardly see anymore. Friends are more important than me. Right now, my two year old sleeps between my husband and me. But you know what? Eventually they will sleep in their own bed. They grow up so fast you will soon be longing for the time when she wanted to sleep with you. So enjoy it instead of dreading it. Buy a bigger bed or put a fordable bed by yours but most of all, enjoy!!!
2007-01-31 14:51:52 · answer #4 · answered by fieti10 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, it takes 21 days to break a habit. Are you ready for that challenge? Create a routine, one that you can stick with for at least the next two years. At 7:30 p.j. time, go potty, brush your teeth, get a drink of water... cover all of the excuses to get out of bed. Lets go lay in your bed and I will read you one story(sing a couple songs???) then I lay with you for three minutes . Count down backwards.. three minutes starting now, 2 1/2 minutes, do a count down( I started doing a count down otherwise I fell asleep) tell her she cannot get out of bed and you will check on her in a few minutes. Gradually cut back on the checking on time and also the laying with time.
As far as getting out of bed in the middle of the night. I told both of my girls they were no longer to get in our bed. After redirecting them back to their beds and if they continued coming back . I told them they could sleep on my floor. NOT comfortable! Eventually, they stay in their own beds. Our first daughter originally had a toddler bed. She was such a wild sleeper she always fell out of bed. We got her a full size bed. that helped a lot.
Good Luck!
2007-01-31 15:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by Nancy T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children at the ages of 3 and 4 develop phobias, and they just need to get over them. I lay next to my daughter till she falls a sleep. If that is not an option, get a night light that they like, leave the door open, and get maybe a dim lamp. It helps.
2007-01-31 17:02:06 · answer #6 · answered by BW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋