My daughter just turned three and I am having trouble getting her to sooth herself to sleep in her own bed. All the literature states that she should not be waking up or if she does she should be able to console herself back to sleep. Help!!
There really is no way to potty train at night. It's not mental so much as it is physiological. If your daughter is still wet at night, it's just that her bladder isn't ready, and/or that she doesn't feel the urge to go when she's asleep. I know a few children who aren't night-trained, and they're 5-6 years old. It's not uncommon, and there's really not a lot you can do but be patient!
My dd is 3.5 yo, and every night, she has to have her Baby Tad. His right hand has a "night-night" setting and the more you push it, the more minutes it gives nighttime music with flashing lights to the beat. She loves it and falls asleep to it. Maybe you could use something like that? Also, my son has a projector with music on the ceiling after I leave the room. That works for him. Does she have a lovie? Maybe she needs something to cuddle with? What worked in the crib with her? GL!
I am having a little trouble understanding all of the great potty training advice, is that what you are looking for?? It seems like you are asking about getting your daughter to put herself to sleep, and then go back to sleep on her own if she wakes up. It can become a problem at this age, when they really start to figure out that there is an option of getting up:( We have done things like giving them rewards in the morning if they stayed in bed all night, to getting a special stuffed animal that would watch over them at night and help them sleep (we did build a bear for this special occasion.) Also I know that there are people who say to force the issue and make them cry it out, I have never had to get to that point, so someone else might be able to give you better advice there, but honeslty the best trick I had was the promise of chocolate milk( a tsp of ovaltine:) in the morning, and it worked wonders for my 3 year old. Good luck and try to get some rest!! ~A.~
R.,
My daughter, who will be three in December, recently started having problems going to sleep. She has always been my great sleeper, I'd put her in her bed and wouldn't hear a peep until morning.
This summer my daughter changed from going to sleep peacefully to going ballistic at night time. So, last month I talked to my ped. and she said it is just a phase. I remember struggling with my son at the same age. We started a routine and did everything we could to make his sleeping environment happy. We even started having our cat sleep in his room on the floor next to his bed. We told him the cat was a super hero and could protect him through the night. We did a nightly routine of bath, books, lullabies and then bed. We bought a CD player that is also a sound machine to create white noise.
We are doing all the same things with our daughter, but with limited success. I don't know that there is a secret trick, so you just may need patience.
By the way, our son occasionally still comes in our room at night when he has a bad dream and he is five.
Good luck
We struggled with night time potty training as well. Eventually we had to just take the pull-ups away. It only took a couple times with waking up wet and our daughter started staying dry at night.
Good luck!
S.
You may not be able to just yet. Just to echo what Allison had to say... it could very possibly be that she just isn't physically ready yet. I know several children (one as old as 6) who continue to have issues at night. Their parents tried the no diaper thing, but still the child continues to wet at night. It's not an issue of them not "training", they are just not physically ready yet. Talk to your ped, but I don't think they consider it a problem until the child is older than 6 or so.
