I just rearrainged my 19 mo old room. Her bed is pretty much in the same place but nothing else is not even the night light. She threw a fit last night. But walked back into her room and grabbed her blanket. She then proceeded to lay on our couch where I was sitting and try to sleep. My question is : how long will it take for her to adjust and is there anything I can do to make the transition easier? We did spend time playing in her new room yesterday.
Kids are resiliant. By the third night she was back to her normal. The first night my husband slept in the same room with her. The second night she resisted the first attempt at bedtime but went down later with minimal crying. The third night she just fell asleep. I wonder if it had more to do with her body adjusting to the time change and knowing it was too early for bed since keeping her up 30 min later made it so much easier. We change time tomorrow. I bet she will want yo ho to bed a little "early."
If at all possible, change some of it BACK to the way it was and TRANSITION IT A LITTLE AT A TIME. Change or move this for one or two weeks, then something else. It will be a LOT easier for her to handle and adjust to.
I understand that some things won't work that way and that you may have to change two things at a time, etc. Is there a SPECIFIC reason you changed it? Or.....did you change it just to change it?
C.,
The first thought that pops into my head is to color some pictures out of a coloring book she likes and tape them on a wall next to her bed so she can see them. Or perhaps some old photos of you and her Daddy that you don't mind getting all fingerprinty. Something she can look at that's new and that she can most redily see when she's lying in bed.
Good luck with her,
J.
I have read before that you shouldnt really change a babies room if at all possible until they are old enough to understand. You might want to change it back if she doesnt warm up to the idea.
Why not just change her room back to the way she likes it? She is old enough to understand that her room is her special place, and this seems to have thrown her for a loop. I would let her help decide where things should go and change it back if necessary. She's at an age that can be tough with sleep issues, separation anxiety at night, etc. I would do whatever possible to have her content and comfortable at night so that everyone has a good night's sleep. Best of luck!
Okay - how would you feel if you came home and found that the furniture in your home had been rearranged without your knowledge or consent? You violated her safe space.
I'd change it back unless you had a >really< good reason for changing it. Toddlers are creatures of habit. It makes them feel secure. Moving a few pieces of furniture is a HUGE deal to them. If you leave it, expect it to take a couple weeks to adjust. When we moved cross country, it took our son a month to get used to his new room. When our 3rd baby was born and we moved our older daughter to a new room (to put baby in her old room), it took her about 2 weeks to get used to it (she was 2 at the time).
Put her room back the way it was, she liked it that way. Kids don't like big changes like that.My Mom use to change our room around all the time and by the end of the day we had put it all back the way we liked it.I had to share my room with my younger sister.
Why not just put it back? Kids are creatures of habit. Is it really worth the disruption to MAKE her get used to it instead of letting her have it the way she wants it?
