How Do I Get My 16 Month Old to Sleep in His Own Bed?

well i never coslept with my little one but i did hold her to sleep and then she wouldnt sleep unless i was holding her so to break that i put her in bed and let her cry for a little while not more than 10 min go in tell her mommy loves her hold her a bit then put her back down she would cry a while longer if it was more than 15min i would go in lay her down and rub her back afer a while she would fall a sleep it only took like a week then she was fine sleeping in her bed. now she does great. hope this helps

It's going to be hard to do at this age because that is what he has been used to his entire life. So you are going to have to be strong and stick with whatever method you choose. It will take awhile for him to develop a new routine. I have heard people say that cry it out works very well. We did that to some extent: we would read a story and then lay our son down in his crib and tell him it was time to go to sleep. We said good night and then left the room. Most of the time he went to sleep just fine, but sometimes he would cry. We would leave him for a minute or 2 to see if he would calm down on his own. If he didn't, we would go back in and pat his back and talk in soothing tones, then leave the room again and repeat if necessary. I know that there are books out there about this, but I haven't read any of them. I think Supernanny has a method on this too, you might want to check her website. Just know that it may take a few weeks for him to adjust, but as soon as you establish the new routine, he won't even remember the old one. Good luck and stay strong!

I think being in a crib in a separate room is a drastic change and he may feel like he doesn't understand why he is being asked to go to sleep - by himself, in a crib, in another room. Sometimes we have to really try to think like a child to understand. I would make the transition in a less drastic do or die type of way. Try putting crib in your room or putting a mattress in his room and sleep in the same room but not the same bed. Then start transitioning to sleeping alone in a separate room.

I used to sit on the floor and hold my daughter's hand until she fell asleep. This worked much better than the "let them cry it out" way...i did that once and it broke my heart, and i ended up going in her room anyway after 2 hours of her screaming! Anyway, i started out holding her hand while i was sitting up so she could see me, then i moved to laying down as she could not see me but i was still holding her hand. After a few nights of that, i then would sit in her room across from the crib. Eventually i got to the point of when i was sitting across from the crib, that was when we would do nighttime songs, and when the songs were over i would leave. It took a couple of weeks for each transition, but the assurance that i was there for her made it easy. I never refused her hand if she held it out, but i didnt have to crawl in bed with her or pick her up. If she called for me at night, i would go and assume my nighttime position until she fell asleep again. Have patience. Dont let him cry it out, that will only upset you and him. Remember this is a huge change for him. Let him know it is happy and safe in his own crib. Good luck!