Sleepless Nights - Corpus Christi, TX

I completley agree, you have to tough it out. Your and adult he is the child, this is not a sleeping disorder or some kind of problem. This is your son being the boss of you! You need to put your foot down (lovingly) Love on him lots, read him a story, put on some soothing music, give him lots of hugs and kisses and let him learn to fall asleep on his own. My son was just the same, we enlisted the help of a baby monitor and I tell him (with my son it's an assurance thing) when you see the green light remember that means mommy and daddy can hear you! And we tell him periodically "close your eyes" "love you" "see you in the morning" and we kind of fade out with that and then we just quietly talk and wait for him to get into the deep sleep.

It sounds like you have your hands full...please don't take this wrong, I mean no disrespect...but sometimes I think we "overthink" the situation. Put your son in his bed at whatever time you want him in bed, don't turn on the television (maybe play some soothing music instead) and tell him you'll see him in the morning. No matter how many times he gets out of bed, put him back into the bed without talking to him at all or even looking at him. After the first few nights of knowing you're serious, he'll stop getting up. He isn't going to bed in his bed at a normal hour or without the tv because you don't expect him to, he knows he will get his way.

I'm going to chime in with the others. Establish a routine that works for both of you. Put him in his bed (out of your room if possible) at what you consider a reasonable time. Give him lots of cuddling and put him in bed. Every time he gets up, put him back in bed wit very little interaction. Do not let him get in your bed. Establish that you are in charge, not him.

Good luck!

SuperNanny has shows on this all the time .. its hard once you have already established a routine, which you have. One your child has been in your room and 2 you have always left on the tv.. and you I can imagine Id have done the same, let him fall asleep then do what you can after that.

I moved my son into his room making it a big deal for him.. Started out with this is your big boy room, in your big boy bed.. nighty light on, no tv after 730pm, it only made him more active. My son just turned 5 yrs old. He is allowed to look at books, or sit quietly and color for 30 minutes prior to bed time which in our house is 8pm - he needs at least 10 hours of sleep at night. When he naps, rarely anymore, its only for 1 hour nothing more or he wont go to sleep later ..

Try a warm bath early, keeping things quiet .. no more play time, then read to him, lay with him in his room for a little bit then tell him its time for bed, then you need to leave the room. It took a long time for my son, but after a few nights of returning him to his bed until he fell asleep, he has been there ever since and he knows 8pm is bed time - no questions asked. You have to remember to keep at it and dont give in. If you give in, it only gets harder and you will have company in your room for a very long timea dn kids who know they can get away with what ever they want if they just continue long enough...

I'm with ya on this .. its hard!! Its easier to give in but if you can stick it out - its so worth it!!!

Good luck!!!

J.

You need to move his crib out of our's room. If you want let him watch TV until he falls asleep then so be it. My girls do too. I put them in bed at 8 and they are usually sleeping by nine. The TV has a timer so I set it for hour and half so I don't have to go in there. Also tell your son when the TV turns off that's it, DONT GIVE IN!!! If you want put two hours. He has to learn to fall asleep by himself. Sometimes all the children will pile into one bed and watch TV and sleep (only on weekends). Hope this helps,
L.