Ok I have 3 year old son and a 15 month old daughter. She's recently been able to climbout of her crib. Now everytime I put her down for a nap or to bed at night, she climbs out and plays in her room. I don't know what to do to keep her in bed. I've tried laying down with her but that doesn't work. She's a very light sleeper and as soon as I get up she starts howling. My son doesn't take naps anymore for the same reason. They really need a nap in the afternoon especially the young one and I haven't a clue how to make them do it. HELP!
I let both my boys sleep with a small oscillating (sp?) floor fan, I put it up ontop of their dressers. The 'white noise' does wonders- they sleep through ANYTHING. My oldest stopped taking a nap at age 2. Now he does 'quiet time' with a movie or something. Good luck :)
is there any way to lower the mattress and turn the shorter side of crib against the wall? We had to do this with my 2 year old last year and it worked for us.
Hey B., well, if she gets up and plays in her room then maybe if you just let her play for a while she'll fall asleep in her bedroom floor somewhere. my oldest refused to nap after age 2 but he had to stay in his room for a "rest". he would play and many times i'd find him asleep in the middle of the floor surrounded by legos...if her room is safe and she stays in there and plays that might be your best bet...one person suggested a toddler bed to eleviate the concern of falling as she climbs out of her bed, that might be a good idea but i don't think you'll be able to "force" her to nap. Good Luck, R.
Buy a crib tent. They sell them at Burlington Coat Factory. It's all "in the sale" to your daughter. Tell her how fun and exciting it is that she's getting a tent for her crib! How great! Put her stuffed animals in there. Make it really fun. Let her do the zipper.
It worked like a charm for my 2 1/2 year old boy. I was bringing home baby twins and didn't want him climbing out of his crib.
Does she sleep well at night? My 15month old has never been a good sleeper but has always slept well at night. Doctor told me that's the most important and to not fight the naps too much. They do need some sort of rest during the day though, as do you! My toddler always sleeps better after an outing, to the park or library or anything that can wear her out a little. Sometimes she still won't nap but will at least lay in her crib and play her music for an hour or so. As for her getting out, I would second the advice of turning the taller side out away from the wall; that may work. Otherwise you are going to have to go to a toddler bed so that she doesn't hurt herself. We are moving ours to a toddler bed this summer before the new baby comes and I dread not being able to contain her - best of luck to you!
I had the same thing when my son went to a toddle bed. Unluckily, for my daughter, once she started to try to hike her little leg on the railing, we made plans to get the toddle bed back down. However that night, she did get out. She fussed and fussed to get out, then I heard a thud and a scream that kept getting louder and louder until she reached my bed. That was about 3 months ago, she has not tried it again. However, There is a book called "To Train Up A Child" by Michael and Debi Pearl. It has delt with ever issued that we have or ever will come across. If you cannot find it in a store go to NOGREATERJOY.ORG. Our children have changed so much.
They make a tent that goes over the crib. Maybe you could try that. I haven't used one, but it might be worth a try. I had problems with my son, now 4, because we would rock him to sleep and then lay him down and he would wake up crying. We used to play music in my daughter's room to drown out any noises and that seemed to help her sleep. Hope this helps!
It's true, you can't make her sleep, but if she is in her bed the chances are greater that she will. My dd is 26 months and started get out of her toddler bed about a month ago to just play in her room. The first time she went without a nap completely she didn't sleep that night either, so no nap was not a option. I just listen and when I know she is out of her bed I go to her room put her in her bed and tell her its time to rest and leave. We've been doing that the past 5 days and yesterday I only had to put her back in her bed once! Make sure she has had plenty of activity during the day so she's sleepy. Fifteen months is too early to give up naps-my 4 year old still takes 3 or 4 naps each week-those are good days :) God bless-my guess is she's going thru a phase-my oldest dd did this while I was in my first trimester with her baby sister...those were not good days!
This isn't so much how to get her to actually nap, but I think once they are able to climb out of the crib that is dangerous, as they could fall and hit their head, etc. I've been told by safety articles that as soon as they can climb out of a crib you have to put away the crib and use a toddler bed or just crib mattress on the floor, etc. Obviously that doesn't keep them in bed, but at least they are safer from falls since they are lower to the ground. I've seen those tents that go over cribs, but I thought they were more to keep cats out, but maybe they are sturdy enough to safely keep the toddler in. You might investigate those - if they are safe enough to truly contain a toddler trying to get out, it sounds like it would be well worth getting one. As for the nap, not sure. Mine is pretty good at taking a nap so I haven't had to deal with this yet. But you mentioned that she climbs out of her crib at naptime and plays with her toys in her room. Maybe if there was nothing for her to play with she would nap? Mine doesn't have access to any toys in her bedroom, she only goes in her room to sleep or for me to change her diaper or clothes. Her toys are in the playroom area where we spend most of the day. If you must keep her toys in her room, maybe you should put them away and out of reach for naptime so she isn't tempted to play instead of nap. It's a good practice to put away the toys when she is done playing with them anyway, get her to help and put everything in a toy box and put the box somewhere else, etc.
