My children don't usually sleep through the night in there own beds. I have a 7 year old and a 2 1/2 year old. The other night the 7 year old stayed in bed but the 2 1/2 year old was in our bed. Sometimes its the other way around but many nights its both of them in our bed. Any recommendations would be great. I know we should never had them in the bed to begin with. Now with another child on the way I am going to hold to that since there will be no room in the bed for me.
We have been trying to get the girls to sleep someplace other than our bed. We put them together in one bed thinking that they just want someone to snuggle with. A few nights they both woke up and my husband was great about bringing them back to their bed since they go to his side to crawl in. He has been telling my 7 year old that mommy needs more space since I have the baby in my tummy. She seems to understand but still has come into the bed at 5 or 6 AM. Thats much better than 1 or 2 AM. My other child who is 2 1/2 has been sleeping in her sisters bed until after 8AM so it seems to be working for her but we still need to work on the oldest child. Thanks for all your responses letting me know that I am not alone with this.
LOL..... I laugh because I know just what you are saying, My girls end up in my bed too. THey start in theirs and by morning they are in mine.
I just keep taking them back into their own beds, See it doesent bother me, I love to cuddle with them,
I think it is a secerity thing for them.
My husband doesnt mine niether~
Hi i had the same thing with my now 5 yr old. You just have to stick to telling them they are big kids now and need to sleep in their own bed. If they come into your bed you have to just keep putting them in their bed. i know its hard took me a weeks or so to get her to stay all night. soon she just realized i was not going to give in. she still asks to sleep with us every once and awhile and is sad i say no. but does not get mad. it will work out just keep at it:)
M. I have the same exact problem, my sons are 5yrs old and 3 and I have been racking my brain as to what to do. My husband gets really frustrated because he wakes up early for work and he never feels like he gets the right sleep. We put both boys in the same room in seperate beds thinking that that might work but it did nothing. We mostly have the 5yr old coming into our bed but recently both have been in. It is frustrating but I am at my wits ends trying to figure it out. Just thought I would let you know that you are not alone. Wish I had some better answers.
My son (2 years old) crawls in bed with us most nights too. Have you tried to simply put them back in bed. Some nights my son is so sleepy when he crawls in bed with us that he doesn't even realize that we put him back in his bed. Other than that I am on the same page as you.
Being a mother of four i can relate with my oldest being 8 and youngest now 4. it took me a while for them to stay in ther own bed. What I did was put a TV in ther room when they fall a sleep i turn it off sometimes i locked my door a couple times and slept on the couch or some where else to see who was the one waking up to come to the room first and why. Then you just have to explain to them they have they're own bed and even sleep in the room with them a couple times to olet them know it's safe. That is what they are looking for most of the time anyway security. Give me some feedback and let me know what happened. God bless
I also had the same problem with my son coming to my bed at all hours of the night. One day he saw a toy at a store that he wanted and instead of buying it for him I told him he has to earn it by beeing a good sleeper. So, I printed out a calendar and told him that he has to collect 5 stickers in a row to get the toy (toy cost 5$). Since loves stickers and really wanted that toy he made an effort to stay in his room. First couple of nights he woke up and came to my bed and thats when I got up and took him right back. In less than two weeks he was sleeping like a champion :) After he started sleeping thru the night he didn't even ask for "reward toy" anymore. I do keep sticker board for him going to just keep him motivated for doing well overall. Try it out and hopefully it will work for you too. Good luck!
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I am going threw the same thing right now with a boy 5 and a girl thats 4.
Actually on Sunday nite I told them if they stay in their beds everynite till friday they get a prize at the store of there choice.Every nite I remind them at bed time and redirect them back to bed a 110 times that they get to put the sticker on the calander in the moring when they get up they place a sticker on that day. reach 5 stickers (Friday they get a prize.)So far it works the hard part is keeping them upstairs.
Good Luck to us Both tell me if it works for you. I'm sure it will take a couple of weeks so the dollar store will work for me..TC
You have to nip it in the bud right now. They are not allowed to sleep with you and that is final. You're the adults, what you say goes. The screaming and crying and whinning and begging is just to get you to do what they want. When it's bedtime everyone goes to their beds and that's final.
My 2 year old son asks me to sleep in his bed! I tell him I sleep with Daddy in my bedroom but, on the weekends I promise we can nap to together and we do. We take super long naps in my bed, it's great!
He cries loudly sometimes when I leave his room at night but, I assure him I love him and we'll make waffles in the morning. He stops crying after 2 minutes and is asleep after 5 minutes.
Stand your ground. It's unacceptable the kids are sleeping in your bed at night. They are running the house and in the long run it will hurt them. Babies can't make decisions and they don't really want to deep down.
