4 Yr Old Won't Go to Sleep Alone

I have learned that when children are scared something has scared them. When where behavior changes something has happend to make that change. My main advice would be don't overlook it. It could be something small like she saw a movie that scared her and made her fearful or it could be something major that caused trama. Talk to her and see if you can think back to when it started and what happend around that time. Be encouraged and I pray you get to feeling better.

M.

L. - We've been through this before & tried lots of different things but what finally worked for me was to put my daughter to bed at night & then sit with her for ten minutes -then tell her you have to go do some things for yourself & you will be back in five minutes to check on her - be true to your word & come back in five minutes - then go for a little longer & a little longer - somewhere in there, my little girl always fell asleep. We moved from five minutes to start out with to ten minutes & then longer & longer - after a week or two, my daughter started going to bed without any problems & going to sleep. This helps to keep them calm & reassured that there's nothing to be afraid of & you will be back to check on them without you losing your mind. Hope this helps!

Sometimes a cartoon wakes them up, the story time sounds best. Maybe going to bed a little later she will be sleey, tell her mommy and daddy are close, inspect things if this would help to show her there is nothing to be scared of, let her have a special buddy toy to sleep with, leavethe light on, later you can use a night light, but at first it may make shadows, but if you leave the light on she can go to sleep , and then you can put the night light on, and turn off the big one when you go to sleep.Ifshe cries, Go back in room and pat her say all is o.k., but it is night - night time now, and everyone is tired, and crying must stop, or she will upset (teddy-doll) whoever she is sleeping with. It may take a few nights, but if you can get through two or three of crying you have it made for all the future.

My daughter is 2.5 years old and has started wanting to sleep with us. One thing we have started to do that has worked wonders is let her pick out one toy before she goes to bed. We allow her to take that toy with her to bed, but if she starts crying or throws a fit we threaten to take it away. This always works for her! We have had to go up a couple of times and threaten to take the toy away but never actually had to do it, and she falls asleep. Every kid is different so it may not work, but it's worth a try.

I hope you start feeling better. Good luck

Not trying to be rude or step on anyones toes but it sounds like she might be a little spoiled. You and your husband should just let her cry it out. Putting her in the bed with you guys or laying in her room until she goes to sleep is just showing her if she throws a fit she'll get her way.

Get and read "To Train Up a Child" by Michael Pearl- a life-changing book! It's short and easy to read and will definitely give you the answer to this problem. Basically, get a little switch or rod- tell her not to cry and lay down to go to sleep. If she cries or gets up, give her a little switch on the hand or leg. Every time she cries, do the same. If it's constant crying, remain completely calm, go in and give her a swat every 3 minutes or so and say "I said it's bedtime." It might be rough the first night, rough the second, but by day 3 or 4, you'll be wondering why you didn't do this 3 years ago!

My 3 year old daughter comes out of her room countless times each night before finally falling a sleep. I am not sure what to do about it. I was online the other day and found a baby safety gate that is 42 inches tall. I was thinking about buying one for her door so she cannot get out. She just climbs over all the other ones. As far as her crying when you try to leave the room you will probably need to just let her cry it out a couple of nights. It is rough and I am hoping this is just a stage and will be over with soon :).