my son is 3 and is still sleeping with me and my husband how do we get him in his own bed?

Answer 1

Lock him in his room, he'll eventually cry himself to sleep.

Answer 2

Two options: step by step (first in a bed next to yours...or you sleep with him a couple of nights in his rooms and leave when he is asleep). Make his room and bed very comfortable. Have a nighttime routine, read a book, bath, etc.
OR: put him in his bed and let him cry... I would go for the first option, as he is old enough to understand he has to sleep in his own bed. Good luck. (I just showed my 7 month old baby to sleep in her own bed, no problems at all)

Answer 3

Does he have an actual bed? If he does when its ready for bed time have him lay in his bed and read him a story and just stay there until he falls a sleep. Tell him that he is a big boy and needs to sleep in his big boy bed.

Answer 4

children thrive on structure, they like to know what's next. you need to associate certain things with bedtime, such as putting on the night clothes, maybe a bath before jammies, teeth brushing, let your child make themself a small glass of water to have by the bed in case of waking up thristy. Maybe a book to read while your child first lays in bed. What is important is that you create a ritual around bedtime for your child. - you need to be patient because you have already created a ritual, your own, and gotten your child accustomed to your ritual so you are "retraining" - let your baby know that this is OK, this is a big Boy/Girl step, this is what big kids do! Most imprtant, when it's bedtime, no whining will delay it, no stalling behavior should be tolerated. (If your child just needs to tell you one more thing, - tell them to wait until morning. If they are crying, it's OK you know they are safe, if they are "scared" - again, you know they are safe - this process will teach the child to know it too.) be patient, be resolute, be assertive and love your child.

Answer 5

I went throught this with my daughter. We put a twin sized bed next to ours and moved her onto it. Once she began to get used to sleeping there. I then started makeing her go to sleep on her own, but still in our room. Then, we moved her bed across the room from ours to transition her to sleeping alone. Once she got comfortable with that, I then made the transition of making her nap in her room by herself. When that was no longer a problem, we moved to putting her to bed in her room. The first couple of days of each transition were a little tough but she quickly adjusted. Now she sleeps by herself any where with out any problems! You just have to take baby steps and build there confidence. Let them work up to it. I also took her shopping to pick out big girl bedding and room decorations before I made her start napping in her room. That really helped because she felt more involved and was excited to sleep in her big girl room. Hope this helps!

Answer 6

we are in the same boat you are in. what we did was bring his bed in our room and once he's asleep we put him in his bed and he usually sleeps all night sometimes he wakes up and gets in bed with us, next step once he does sleep all night for a while i'll move his bed into his room and hopefully he'll be used to his bed that he will stay in his room all night. but i also think what helps him sleep in his bed while in our room is he can hear us breathing so maybe once you make the move to his room record youself for a night and then play it in his room so he still hears you are there.

Answer 7

Make his bed/bedroom really cool! Really play up how great it is to be so 'big' and 'brave'. Have story time and explain how envious you are that he has his own bed! Now, he can spread out and lay sideways if he wants!


good luck & bless

Answer 8

You have to be persistent and just keep putting him back in his bed. It's up to you to decide if you're willing to let him cry to achieve the end of the "family bed" you raised him in.

Answer 9

I would tuck him in, read him a few stories, and get in bed with him...when he falls asleep, go to bed. Or when he asks just tell him no.

Answer 10

just keep putting him in his own bed, and leave a night light in his room and the door ajar allittle. give it time, he will get use of it, but you have to be strong and keep putting him in his room even if he throws a tantrum.

Answer 11

Find out why he doesn't want to sleep by himself and maybe try to lock your door at night.
Tell him a story and tell him that big boys sleep by themselves