Help with Bedtime

My three year old was a terror at bedtime. My advice is routine, routine, routine. Get her used to the same activities in the same order every night so that her body trains itself to know its bedtime. With my kids it's a bath, teeth brushing, 15 min of reading to them, and they go to bed. I will allow them to take a book or favorite toy to bed with them most nights as well. ALso, a baby gate at the bedroom door works wonders. My sons' room is childproofed so that there isn't anything in there he can hurt himself on. All three of my kids are in bed every night at 8:30, and usually they are asleep before 9:00. It is tough to set up a routine at first, but, believe me, it is SO worth it. Good luck!!

Is she still taking naps through out the day? If she is try taking that away. I would also start getting her up early, if she's not already getting up early. If your already doing all of this maybe she's sleep walking. Yeah, I know scary thought but my sister used to when she was a toddler and then she just grew out of it. If it's not any of that then I would suggest just trying her in her own room for a few nights, let her play it out until she crashes. The next morning get her up at her usual time and keep her up all day until bedtime. She'll be a bear the whole day but it work for ours. Good luck and Happy Holidays.

Not a problem. She's 23 months old so she's probably not potty trained...baby proof her room, keep all of her toys in the livingroom for her play with so that they're not in her room. Put in your plug covers and do your baby proofing of her room so that there's nothing for her to get hurt on. Then when you put her to bed, put a baby gate up in her doorway so she can't get out. If there's nothing for her to do, she's likely to get bored after a while and go to sleep. If she starts crying all night from feeling lonely, put a radio in her room and put it on something like classical music and keep the volume low enough that she has to be quiet to hear it.

Don't take away her nap, she's too young to miss out on a nap, just limit the time she naps! For 23 months, she should be taking at least a one to two hour nap.

It is definately time for her to have her own room. Make it a fun thing. Let her help you pick things out for her room and put things in there that would make her more comfortable. Hype up the whole idea of "today's the big day that (your daughter) get's her very own room! Tonight's the big night! You get to sleep in your very own room all by yourself! Make it out to be something great and wonderful for her. She will be resistant at first, just be consistent with it and I'm sure we'll be seeing more messages on here from you because this isn't going to be an easy transition for anyone! If she gets up in the middle of the night, let her play. As long as she can't get into the rest of the house then she should be ok and if you're worried and want to hear what's going on when she's playing, get a baby monitor so you know when she's up. Sometimes my son will play in the night but I think he just does it until he's ready to fall asleep. Good luck.

My son just turned 2 on the 20th of this month and use to be a wonderful sleeper however lately he is a walking nightmare. We put him in his room sometimes 10 times a night. It is hard but I stay firm and eventually he goes to sleep. Naptime is rough too. But I know he needs a nap. I close his door and out he comes down the stairs or at night into our room. Sorry right back he goes. for nap I started to lock his door. His room is baby proof and I can hear him because he room is at the top of the stairs. He eventually falls asleep on the floor. He may play for awhile but his body usually wins and he falls asleep. If he needs a nap he will fall asleep. As for night time. You need to get her out of "Your" room. That can not be good for your relationship. Which is very important in a childs life. Put up a baby gate like someone said. Is she still in a crib? Mine in in the crib made into a daybed. If she gets out in the night chances are she is going to come into your room. Mine do. Give her books to read in bed, put on music but be firm that she sleep in her bed. If she needs you in the middle of the night Be a little more leniant. I know I am because I'm just soooo sleepy. But some nights it a straight thru night with no interuptions. Good Luck. It seems as if we both have children struggling with thier wills over ours.

I have a child that will be 3 in March that basically still sleeps with me and my husband. Doctor's say now that is is a comfort thing for them. We can get her started in her bed but by the night is over she is back in bed with us