SInce moving house my 20 month old has learned that he can actually climb out of his cot so I have changed him to a toddler bed and he will no longer do to bed without a major struggle. Before we moved house he would go to bed without any trouble even if he was wide awake....any advice would be much apreciated.
2007-03-14 03:35:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I would say its the bed thats the problem not the move. A lot of kids when put into a bed will get out and be unsettled, just peservere, and stick to your routine, he will soon realise that he has to go to bed .
Is his room the same as in the old house, this might also help.
2007-03-14 11:11:25 · answer #1 · answered by hayles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I watched a programme the other week on the same situation, Is his new bed/cot facing a different way to that in the old house? if so this could be your problem. Kids tend to settle with things if they are the same as they have always known, moving a bed to a different direction can confuse and upset them, if its the same as the old house..then i have no idea...
2007-03-14 06:06:18 · answer #2 · answered by bootylicious_2212 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is down to unfamiliar surroundings, and should hopefully settle by itself within a week or two. Try to resist comforting him as he could learn to depend on it. Try to keep his routine rigid for the time being, and try the return technique, the 1st time he gets out tell him bed time, soothe him as you tuck him back up, the second time just bed time, then every time after put him back in bed without talking to him. It is hard, as he's just a toddler adapting to something new, but if you cave in with him it will only get worse. Good luck.
2007-03-14 03:55:20 · answer #3 · answered by missmac1516 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a show in the UK called the house of tiny tearaways and they do a really good technique where you just keep returning them to the bed without a single word.. the first time you do it.. it may take a few trys, as soon as he gets out just gently return him to the bed and walk away and keep repeating this stay outside the room until he is no longer leaving the bed, but be persistent.. you will have a lot of tantrums and might even take nights but eventually he will learn that mummy means buisness. its not mean at all you know you love him and he knows it too. the trick is no conversation just gently return him to bed every time he gets out and walk away x good luck x it will be tough x
2007-03-17 14:42:32 · answer #4 · answered by ♥♥Cat Lady♥♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think he's way too young to be in a toddler bed. He needs to be back in the crib with a crib tent over it (available at Babies R Us and such places). If you can't do that for whatever reason, you should gate his doorway. Then put him to bed after a short bedtime routine, leave the room, and don't go back till morning. If he stands at the gate and cries, ignore him. Eventually he will tire and fall asleep on the floor by the gate at which point you can put him back in bed. A few nights of this and he will get the message.
2007-03-14 04:28:25 · answer #5 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stair gate on his bedroom door.
Bedtime routine - bath, story, bed.
Put him to bed and assure him that you will be back to check on him. Pop back at increasing intivals, 5 mins, then 6 mins then 7 mins etc. Over time you will be able to make this time intervals longer.
I promise my children that I will check on them when I go to bed. If they are particularly unsettled I assure them that I will be back in half an hour. They are nearly always asleep by then, reassured that you are coming back.
2007-03-14 03:47:53 · answer #6 · answered by Haydn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bath, bottle/cup warm milk, story, bed! this is the routine I have with my toddler, stick to it and he will get used to it. the new bedroom will be unsettling for him for a while but as soon as he starts to feel 'at home' again he will settle. would decorating and arranging his room the same as his old one help?it might make him feel more secure in his new surroundings.
2007-03-14 03:48:38 · answer #7 · answered by Blackheath rugby wife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Devolope a consisitent bedtime routine and he eventually will go to bed on his own. Plus if you have a routine, you can use it in any situation so no matter where you are, he will go to be most of thetime without problems
2007-03-14 04:13:44 · answer #8 · answered by ma2snoopy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will adjust--just have patience.I know it's not easy--I am a mom of 4.Praise him when he does go to bed without a struggle,and take away a privilege when he gives you a hard time.Good luck.
2007-03-14 03:43:09 · answer #9 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try decorating his new room the same as his old one,making it familiar to him may make him feel more comfortable about going to bed.
2007-03-14 03:41:01 · answer #10 · answered by tanny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋