Question about a 3 year old???

Question

My three year ols will not go to sleep at night. He got to sleep about 3 O'Clock in the morning or mabe 4 but then sleep all threw the morning to about 12. When up all threw the night all he want to do is just eat food or either wanting to play games

Answer 1

Interesting...my 3yo is doing the same thing except thankfully going to bed around 2ish and not getting up until 12. He has been doing this for 2 wks straight. Only thing I can think of is they are growing and will hopefully grow out of this soon! Good luck

Answer 2

wake him at 9 or 10 in the morning and don't let him nap. He will pass out in the evening and sleep all the way through after so little sleep the night before. I do that to my daughter. If she stays up to late the night before I do not let her sleep past 9:30

Answer 3

you are at fault here . you allowed this schedule to begin so you have to change it

take the tv dresser and all toys and other furniture out of his room leave a potty chair. put him to bed at 9pm put up a baby gate and leave. he will go to sleep. in the morning no matter what time he finally crashed get him up at 8:30 am. keep him awake all day. yes he will be cranky let him be fussy. go out side and run around go to the park. the more you tire him out the earlier he will crash he needs 10-12 hours of good sleep a night not 9

Answer 4

Put him to bed at a normal hour for a child that age (around 8:00 p.m.) Ignore him when he asks for food or to play games. If he gets up, return him to bed. Repeat as many times as necessary. If it takes him until 3a.m. to go to sleep, wake him at a normal hour anyway (around 7 to 8 a.m.) KEEP HIM AWAKE. Yes, he'll cry and be cranky, but he'll go to sleep the next night at a normal hour.
You are the parent. You should have never allowed this to happen in the first place.

Answer 5

wake him up early and keep him busy throughout the day. He needs a set bedtime also. If he wakes up at 8am, he can go to bed a 8:30-9:00 pm. Limit his sugar throughout the day. Have a set bathtime at night, then read a story or two, then off to bed. It may be difficult at first, but he will get used to it if it becomes routine. I wouldn't want to go to bed early either if I got to sleep till noon. Good luck!

Answer 6

well, your problem lies in how late you're letting him sleep. you need to wake him up at 9 or earlier (Preferable at around 8). like somebody else said, keep him busy all day. if you let him sit and watch tv, he won't be tired by the time he needs to go to bed. when it IS time for him to go to bed, remove the toys from his room other than a blanket or stuffed animal (you know, the favorite one he likes to sleep with). or, you can put them in a toy box and put a baby lock on the doors. put up a baby gate in his door way so that he can't leave his room without your help. he'll become bored and go right to sleep. try this for a couple nights before you give up. he won't like it at first, but once its time for him to start going to (Pre)school, it's going to be tough on him. get him into the sleeping pattern now.

Answer 7

you should wake him up at 8 in the morning. Then keep him busy all day and put him down at 10 at night or earlier. He'll definantly be exhausted. If your three year old is still resistant its time to be a stern parent. put him in bed and every time he gets up put him back, dont say anything just put him back, over and over again until he stays put, he'll should be asleep within minutes of getting over the fact that your putting him in bed earlier. You should be determining his sleep pattern not him.

Answer 8

Not letting your child sleep all day might help get your child up/to bed at a decent hour and keep him active through out the day.

Answer 9

Here is what I did for my daughter. I put her to bed a 9pm. I put all her toys in places where she couldn't get to them. I put up a baby gate at her door. Eventually, she will start going to bed. I would not let him come out into the living room to play or eat! I know it seems mean but you need to stop this. It only gets worse!

Answer 10

Dont let him sleep during the day or limit his day time nap..
my son is 2 and he gets 15mins nap each day that way hes soo tired by 8pm that he goes down to bed no problem..
worked for me.. you should try it!
And stick to your guns hunni,at first ur son will scream and be dead grumpy about it but stick by it and eventually he'l think ohh no point in me moaning about this beause my mummy isnt givng it to me..
hope this helps.

as i said worked for me!

good luck.