I hate bed time with my 3 year old daughter. She will not lay down because she is up playing with her toys,and playing with her sister. I take everything away from her and she ends up screaming and throwing a fit till I give in and lay with her till she falls asleep. Does anyone know what I can do to make this easier, because somenights I just feel like I am going to lose it.
2007-09-27 11:15:59 · 6 answers · asked by lvbrdy4vr 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
well with my son i made bedtime a set time every night. not just well it is the weekend you can stay up. but i also deal with him getting up early in the morning on the weekend. also a play room seperate from his bed room also cut alot of that play time out. because with no toys in the room he was cut off from his fun at bedtime. also it would help if your other children went to bed at the same time as your child that is having this issue. about the fit she throws ignore the fit she does it because you pay attention to her when she does it and she gets her way so she wins.
2007-09-27 11:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by butterflygirl249 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Give her a set bedtime. Set a routine example pick up toys, take bath, brush her teeth, tuck her in and read a story then leave the room. Ignore the fits. I would tell my daughter that fits belong in her room and I actually had her convinced that if she was in her room with the door shut that I couldn't hear her fits. I would tell her that I didn't want to see it or hear it. After a while when she got angry she would go to her room, shut the door and have her fit then she would come out just fine.
It will take time but it does get better. Hang in there. Good Luck!
2007-09-27 11:43:44 · answer #2 · answered by sara 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever watched Supernanny? She has a few really good techniques, all of which start with a calming routine. A story, a song, all quietly in her room with a dim light. The first technique is sitting next to her bed and ignoring her until she falls asleep thensneaking out and starting closer to the door each night until you end up out of the room, but I think that's more for babies in cribs. The other good one is effective, but the first few nights you'll probably feel like jumping off a cliff, but after that, it'll be great! Basically, you keep putting her back in her bed, the first time, you say "it's time for bed now, I love you, goodnight." The second time, you say, "It's time for bed now". The third subsequent times, you say nothing. You just put her back in her bed as many times as it takes. It helps if you have someone you are close to nearby so when you feel like caving, they can help you be strong. And keep in mind that the longer you wait to get her to go to bed easily, the harder it will be when you finally buckle down on it! Good Luck and peace be with you tonight!
2007-09-27 11:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No daytime naps and more exercise during the day. Eat dinner 3 hours before she should sleep and have a 'winding down' time with warm bath and avoid all stimuli ( like sister)
2007-09-27 12:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by barthebear 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
let her play before bedtime until she is way too tired and by the time its nite time u read to her and she'll fall right asleep.
2007-09-27 11:25:41 · answer #5 · answered by tootsie roll 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stop giving in remove all toys put her to bed read a story to her put on some soft music and leave if she gets up put her back in and say nothing to her
2007-09-27 11:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋