and with out throwing a fit?
2007-12-11 08:21:19 · 12 answers · asked by babygirl 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
try leaving on a cd of some quiet children's music or Christmas music quietly in her room or something like that. too it could be the light that she likes if there isn't already put a night light in her room. hope i could help! =]
2007-12-11 08:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by KayBaby 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your only problem is the fact that there is a "her t.v." in the first place. Get rid of the thing plain and simple...she WILL throw a fit, initially, but you're the parent and it's definitely for her own good. Then introduce a nice routine full of things she likes, make sure you have a night light, or even some soothing music, if that helps her get to sleep. If she knows what to expect at bedtime, and she knows that she's not getting the t.v., the fits should stop eventually.
2007-12-11 16:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, she is 4 and should NOT have a TV in her room. Remove her TV, she might throw a fit at first, but she will get over it. Instead of the TV at night, try offering another option. You could buy a night light, as it might be the light from the TV that comforts her. It could also be the noise that comforts her. She might be scared of the various noises at night, and the TV drowns them out. For this, you can try a softly playing CD of her favorite music. Pick a music that is soothing and won't make her want to dance and play. They have some baby classical music CD's, that could be good. You can also try a white noise machine.Also, you could do the music and the light.
Before bed, try reading her 1 or 2 stories, having a glass of warm milk (if it won't cause her to wet the bed), and snuggling with you.
Explain to her that TV's are for the daytime and when you go to bed, the TV must go off.
Maybe try telling her that when she sleeps, the TV needs to sleep to. Tell her that TV's get tired just like little girls.
2007-12-11 16:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're probably going to have some fits at first. But when she sees you mean business about no tv in the room, she'll listen. You're the parent, not her. So you decide what's best for her. Sure, she can become dependent on it. But she doesn't have to be. Teach her how to fall asleep without it. It may mean a few nights of her being up later than usual in her bed. Give her some books in her bed to look at by herself if she says she's just not tired. But eventually she'll learn. And you'll be teaching her a valuable lesson for life, of falling asleep by herself. You're a good parent to even be thinking of this now, before it's too late. Good luck!
2007-12-11 16:33:53 · answer #4 · answered by trapeze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would probably have to do it slowly over time like start by turning it off right when she goes to sleep, and its probably not the tv she's wanting, she's probably a little scared of the dark so you might try a night light or like i have for my son a music night light. It works very good, some kids just need to here noise or see light to be comforted into sleep
2007-12-11 16:29:57 · answer #5 · answered by Rusty Shackleford 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the same problem with my 4 yr old....lol.i guess that all started when she was 2 sleeping in her playpen in the livingroom with her great mamaw so her great mamaw would have someone to keep her company at night.my daughter was sleeping in the livingroom up until 2 weeks ago watching tv and staying up all night because i couldnt make her go to sleep with out the tv because we live with my hubbys parents and they get mad waking up to her screaming and crying at night because i was forcing her to go to bed with out watching tv.them we got her a adult bed and a little tv so she will sleep in her room and she does good sleeping in her room but she still has to watch tv or else she will scream and cry waking up pissed off nana and pop.so we have no choice and we cant afford a place of our on either but we r going to have to get our own place by June anyways because Im going to have another baby in June and theres no room for another person in my in laws 3 bedroom house....so good luck if you find a way let me know....lol
2007-12-11 17:15:07 · answer #6 · answered by ShreekyDaStonerLette 420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to say this but you shouldn't have started it. Habits like this are hard to break. Bed time is bedtime and you have confused it with tv. Take it out of the room and go from there.
2007-12-11 16:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people need some type of noise to go to sleep, I know my husband does. Try and find a noise machine that makes white nosies like a waterfall, springs, rain, etc.
2007-12-11 16:29:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would take the tv out of her room, replace it with a cd player and play soft music for her, music is much better for her anyways.
2007-12-11 20:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by Tracy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why does your four year old have a tv in her room in the first place???
i would take out that tv and just deal with it...she will get over it soon enough...
remember...you're the parent, she is the child...so act that way!!
2007-12-11 16:25:16 · answer #10 · answered by skattered0077 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋