my children like to have me close to them or they wont sleep my eldest used to be in his own bed but since he had nightmare he refuses to sleep in the bedroom now but ive changed the rooms around and he still doesnt want to sleep there now at the moment i let them sleep downstairs and as soon as they go to sleep i take them upstairs to bed but as soon as i put them in bed he wakes up in the night he's straight up crying on the landing and i end up putting him in with me my daughter is the worst at it as soon as i put her head on the pillor she's straight up like she knows that she aint in my bed please help me for sum ideas so i can finally have my bed to myself
2007-02-22 23:04:37 · 6 answers · asked by SUSAN S 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
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Get her book it is super nanny. She has GREAT bedtime routines. That DO work. but you have to be consistent. Your mistake was the nightmare thing. He has realized when he cries you will give in!!
Now he will munipulate you on other isues as well! It is best to nip this in the bud now!
Get the book though it will make life MUCH easeir for you and the babes:)
Good Luck & Patience
2007-02-23 00:43:10 · answer #1 · answered by OMeganO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Admittedly, I don't have this problem and I don't personally know anyone who does, but watching Nanny 911 has me convinced that is is a common problem.
On the show, they solve the problem by putting the child in bed, walking out, and every time that child gets out of bed, the parent puts them back in bed. The child cries (of course) and this can go on until 2 a.m., but eventually the child stays in bed and that's the end of it.
I am sure this solution feels like HELL when you are doing it, but the people on the show always seem happy with the results in the end.
Good luck.
2007-02-23 08:29:32 · answer #2 · answered by museumdoll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow Nanny Joe's advice and keep putting child back in their bed. It may take you all night and several days. Eventually it will stick. I t will be hard, and don't give up. Let the child cry. Hardest thing to do, but they know that the smart little devils.
Good luck.
Once you have this established, it is ok to let them in once in awhile, i.e., if really sick or truly scared, in these cases, the best thing to do would be to sit with them in their room until back asleep so the pattern doesn't start again.
2007-02-23 07:14:49 · answer #3 · answered by Cheryl F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have taught them to sleep with you. Now teach them to sleep in their own beds. It might take a few nights of crying and fighting with them, but be consistant. You put them in their beds and walk away...if they get up, you put them back, just telling them they have to sleep in their bed and walk away. It will only take a few nights of this, and they will soon understand. Be consistant!!
2007-02-23 08:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by altes_jan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roll over on them a few times, they'll get out.
2007-02-23 07:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by joemammysbigguns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
come on give them somemore time, they are still small...
2007-02-24 06:43:19 · answer #6 · answered by Richa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋