Help....getting My 3 Year Old to Sleep in His Own Bed

It will probably be a bad couple of nights but you just have to be tough in the new rule that he has to stay in is own bed. Like the other responses it's good to give him something to keep him "safe" from the monsters. I used to give my daughter a flash light. Let him listen to soft music or like my sister who's son was very scared so she just let him sleep with his light on for a few months. Kids go through little phases like this often so you just got to do whatever works. But after you give him something to calm him down don't let him in your bed. Even if that means placing him back in his bed over and over again. Once he realizes he won't get his way he will stop. I had to do this with my daughter. It took only one night but I had to keep putting her back in her bed for an hour straight!

give him a spray bottle of water and tell him to spray the water on the ghosts and they will be gone....alot of parents have used this and have called it monster spray but in your case call it ghost spray!!

My daughter is almost 6 and we have tried most of the suggestions I have all ready read here. We do the night light, the flash light and mommy smell "a squirt of the body spray I use" on her pillow. I also put her back every time she gets up and stay till she falls back to sleep. Remember though, he will not be doing this when he is 18...lol...you hope. Maybe a reward system could help too? Start with, 2 hrs by himself in his own bed, and gradually work up to longer time in bed. Hope something works for you! My bed feels pretty cramped at times too!

My dad died a little over a year ago and when it first happened my 3 year old son said my dad woke him up and he wouldnt sleep in his own bed either for a while and had many nightmares along with some other issues, i'm just curious if there is a chance that just maybe someone from the past might be there?? One idea that worked for my son is putting the bed in your room so you are close but not too close, also with my son we decorated his room with a bunch of stick on glow in the dark stars and letters etc and put some cool/ fun lights around his room as night lights. this has worked greatly. just 3 little lights from a store like spencers in the mall has some neat lights has worked greatly for him. he looks forward to turning them on just before bed. not sure if this is a help or not but thought id give some ideas. good luck,

My child sleeps with me so I am an advocate of co-sleeping, but to be of help to you, I would suggest that you lie with your son in his room until you know he is truly asleep...then sneak out back into your own bed.

Your son is scared to sleep alone for whatever reason, and just your presence at bedtime will help soothe him. Perhaps a night light will help as well.

Good luck.

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My girlfriend had this problem with her 2 year old daughter. She used a eucalyptus spearmint spray as her ghost/monster spray. That has worked great for her. And it helps relax her as well.