MY SON IS 15 MONTHS OLD. AND i AM TRYING TO GET HIM USED TO SLEEPING IN HIS TOOLER BED, WHAT SHOULD i DO i THINK THAT HE IS USED TO SLEEPING WITH MOMMA, OR MAYBE HE IS TOO YOUNG AND STILL NEEDS TO BE IN A CRIB BUT WHEN i PUT HIM IN HIS BED HE DONT REALIZE THAT HE CAN GET OUT OF HIS BED YET BECASUE HE WILL JUST SIT THERE AND CRY. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
ALSO, I RECENTLY HAVE TAKEN HIM OFF THE BOTTLE AND HE IS DOING GREAT WITH THAT, BUT NOW HE IS CARRYING AROUND THIS GLOW WORM DOLL THAT SINGS MUSIC AND HE LOVED IT.. HE WAKES UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECASUE HE WANTS THAT GLOW WARM.. IS THAT NORMAL...???? PLEASE HELP ME AND ANSWER MY QUESTIONS??????
2007-03-15 02:08:06 · 8 answers · asked by TalonsMomma 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I think 15 months is to young for the toddler bed transition but that's just my opinion. As for carrying around his glo-worm doll its his new security object and its normal!
2007-03-15 02:14:15 · answer #1 · answered by texas_angel_wattitude 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think your son is a good age for the transition. I know in daycare, we switched them from cribs to cots at 1 year. The bed will take some getting used to, but he will. Try making the bedroom as comfortable as possible, making sure he has playtime and reading time in the room. Then the bed won't feel so strange. I think the Glo-Worm thing is normal too. A lot of kids form attachments to their blankie or a stuffed animal. Just tuck him in with it, and he'll be all set. Good luck, and everything will be fine.
2007-03-15 09:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by oj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have nothing to worry about with the glow worm. It is perfectly normal for a child to be attached to a specific item. What it is is a security thing for him. He most likely feels safe having it with him. However, I do think 15 months is a little young to put him in a toddler bed, unless you have issues with him escaping from his crib. But thats your decision I am not trying to tell you how to raise your own child. If he is used to sleeping with you, try pretending to fall asleep next to his bed on the floor he might just need to know your there. Do this for a few nights and then gradually make your way farther from his bed. Thats what I did with my son. It worked for me. Good luck.
2007-03-15 09:23:11 · answer #3 · answered by peyton31602 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes time for children to adjust. The first thing I would do is make him get in the bed himself so that he knows he can get out by himself. Also let him sleep with the glow worm if it makes him feel better. My two year old has a cabbage patch doll, he calls it his baby. When bedtime comes I tell him its time to tuck baby in and hes all for it.
2007-03-15 13:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by blugrshart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The glow worm is his comfort. You should give it to him. Objects like that are easier to ween a child off of, than mom or bottle. It will help him get to sleep on his own when he wakes up crying.
Its normal for any baby of any age in any bed to sit and cry and cry when you put them to bed by themselves. Especially when theyre used to sleeping with mom or another family member.
The best way to handle it is to keep the same routine every night, and put him to bed at the same time each night. Tell him he's okay pat his back a little while, and then leave him to fall asleep. Let him fuss if he wants, if his fussing gets SO out of control that you can tell he's going to throw up from crying or otherwise not calm himself down, go back in, pat his back (dont pick him up) and help him calm down, and leave him to fall asleep. Repeat if needed.
Same if he learns to get up out of bed, put him back each and every time.
He will learn that he is safe in his bed, and that he can sleep there all on his own. It takes a few nights is all. Or a couple weeks. You have to be consistant and he will learn.
He will be just fine.
15 months is not too young to sleep in a bed. We were all in full size beds by 9 months to a year. My parents and their parents the same. None of us have developmental issues or injury from it. Cribs are for babies, not toddlers, They harm themselves much more when they try climbing out and fall three feet to the floor. Generally on their head.
If you feel your son is ready for a bed, put him there. You're his mom, these people are not.
2007-03-15 09:17:39 · answer #5 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
15 months is too young for the transition to a toddler bed. Wait a few more months. Having and carrying around the glo-worm is perfectly normal.
2007-03-15 09:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by lyllyan 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My son didn't start sleeping in a bed until he was about two.
I weaned him off the bottle when his last teat gotten bitten off.
And although it wasn't the case with my child, it is perfectly normal for a child to create an emotional attachment to a toy.
My son sucks his thumb :)
2007-03-15 09:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by Barkditch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. Sleeping in their own bed is a common issue for most children. Put him to sleep with you and then carry him into his own bed. He'll get used to it by and by.
B. Let him have the glowworm and let him take it to bed, it's a comfort thing and very normal.
Now a question for you ....why did you name him Talon ? All I can think of is claws.
2007-03-15 09:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋