My 2 year old daughter will fall asleep anywhere, except her bedroom/bed. Help!
We ended up putting a tv & dvd player in her room. She watches movies(nemo, cars, princesses) every night to help her fall asleep right now and she is doing great. She will go into her room and lay down in her own bed for naps during the day and also when she is ready for bed at night.
I had a similar problem with my daughter. I ended up rearranging her room and changing her bedding to new "big girl" bedding. Problem solved. She helped with the whole process so she is very proud of her "new room".Hope this helps.
Here is what we had to do.. I know some people may think this is a no no.. but we put a TV in my daughters room so that she could watch movies. We would turn on a movie for her when she went to bed.. and within 30 min she was usually out. We slowly transitioned into her listening to the radio instead and now she goes to bed with nothing! It worked for us :)
is she sleeping with you? is that a problem for you? my daughter is 4. she goes to bed IN her bed every night, but always winds up in bed with me at some point. my friend, a mother of three, told me if it bothered me, i had to get up every night and put her back in her bed; if it didn't bother me, i should let it go. i always said i would never let my kids sleep with me, but it turns out it doesn't bother me!
if she falls asleep on the couch and you transfer her to her bed, does she stay there?
some things are giant issues to some people and some things are not giant issues. don't worry about society/peer pressure; do what works for your family.
Maybe fill her walls with her favorite disney characters. My husband is an artist and our church's toddler room had a bathroom that they were always scared to go into. He airbrushed little Nemo, the turtles and water scenes from the movie all over the walls. Now we can't get them out of the bathroom! Also going to sleep with a flashlight! You can check out my husbands website at airbrushunlimited.zoomshare.com
I have 4 kids, 12, 10, 4, 2. My thought is, as long as she isn't sleeping in your bed and she's sleeping then let her sleep where she wants. My three youngest still make their way into my room, ESPECIALLY when my husband is out of town. So, if she's sleeping then let her be.
When my oldest was 2 she would not sleep in her bed. It was very important for me to have a routine of putting her to bed each night. We started with a sleeping bag where she fell asleep the night before. I would lay her down there and put her to sleep. Each night we would move the bag a little closer to her room. At the end of two weeks she the sleeping bag was on her bed. She was tucked into her bed each night after that. I hope it works for you!
Let her fall asleep wherever she wants then just carry her to her room. This will be a passing phase, and as she gets older you will be able to reason with her more about starting out in her bed. If you try to force her now when she doesn't want to it will cause un-needed stress for both of you. I always say "pick your battles", lol. Some things are just not worth the battle, and there are so many things we have to deal with as moms that we truly do have to choose which ones are worth the time and energy to fight against. I am also a sahm to 3, and our youngest will be 3 in July. We have dealt with all sorts of sleep issues through the years, so feel free to message me with any questions!
When bedtime comes,make a special time for your and her (with two others this may not be easy) but sit by her bed and read her a story , sing her a bed time song ( they ususally get pretty drosy and fall asleep (accidentally). Have a night light.
supernanny has a sleep technique try it
Google supernanny and sleep separation I think
