Switch to Toddler Bed

Only 10 days? Oh, honey , give it time :). This is absolutely typical, and she just needs to learn. Shel'l probably wake up for a while just because there's a change and developmental progress. Other than that, Best thing is to NOT give her positive attention when she gets up. Be consistent and firm, "go back to bed." don't engage in conversation, don't cuddle her or sing or anything. Just put her in Bed and walk away. Over and over if you have to. Shell get it.

I remember hearing this suggestion from an expert somewhere. We used it briefly with my oldest when he started getting out of bed too much. You choose some object and use it almost like a hall pass. Your daughter keeps it in her room. She is allowed to use it once a night to come out of bed and ask for something she needs. Then she gives it to you until the next night when she gets it back. The idea behind it is that your daughter has some control over the situation. She might be willing to stay in bed if she knows that she can get out if she needs to.

I would say to try a gate, don't lock the door. Luckily we didn't have this issue, or at least haven't had it yet(crossing my fingers). That way, if she gets up, she is still in her room. If she falls asleep on the floor, so be it. You can always put her in bed. This worked well for my friend.

Another friend gives her kids two passes. They use the pass to get out of bed, but when the passes are gone, it is sleeptime.

What worked for us was just telling our daughter (age 3) that it was safest to stay in her bed and call to mommy and daddy when she needs us. Of course the first few weeks, she was calling us constantly and stalling bedtime. Her biggest complaint was she was scared of the dark. We have always had a nightlight, but then I added glow in the dark stars on her ceiling and Finally, we gave my daughter a flash light and let her read to herself or play with her stuffed animals. Gives her a little control, yet keeps her in bed.

I think give it a bit more time and it might work itself out. Just pick one thing and be consistant.

Best of luck.

Just to stand shoulder to shoulder ;) we kept our son in his crib until he was 3.5 (just lowered the mattress & the bar)... primarily because it was such a convenient timeout spot.

Can't help with the out of bed thing (our son did it, too, and we just had to be consistent about going back to bed... once they're night time trained, you can't put up a baby or dog gate).

To know though... putting a lock on a child's bedroom door is a CPS worthy offense. (My SIL did so... their 3 year old would actually LEAVE THE HOUSE and WANDER THE STREETS after everyone else was asleep. He would pile furniture up to undo the dead bolt on the front door... and run). CPS was called... about the lock... not the escapes. My inlaws always recieved highest marks from CPS on that and other "check up" visits (my nieces and nephews are very well loved and cared for)... but they were told to take the lock off or lose their kids, and if they found the lock back up at any point it would justify immediate removal. They were also told (and I was there during the initial surprise visit) the only reason their kids weren't taken on the spot is that they were healthy, clean, well fed, the house (while messy) was clean and safe (except for the lock) and that the case worker's partner that had been in the car had just gotten off the phone with the preschool and had received glowing reports. So it's something very very serious, to have a lock on a child's room.

Well there is a few things you could try. My sister had to lock her son in his room but it was only for about a week or so and actually once he was a sleep they would open his door a crack so that in the morning he could get out on his own and they felt better about that so he wasn't locked in there all night. For me my daughter did great at first and always stayed in her bed but then for a while we hit a little snag. She would just come out over and over again. So this is what worked for me. When she would come out I would say nothing to her, no words at all. I would just take her back to bed, tuck her in and leave. She kept getting up and was getting angry that I wouldn't talk to her but that's exactly what she wanted. I wanted her to learn that no matter how many times she got up I wasn't giving her any attention. She continued to get up for about an hour before she finally when to sleep. but the next night she didn't get out of bed once and from then on she has stayed in bed. I have heard that doing this can take a few nights for them to get the idea but for my daughter it just took the one night.

Try putting a bed rail on the bed to make her feel a little safer and more like the crib. Also, make a plan with everyone during the day about what is expected at bedtime routine, ie potty, brush teeth, stories, songs and good night. No getting out of bed, no drinks, etc. Put a night light on or leave the door open a little so she can "see" what is going on outside. Another suggestion from another mom on this sight was put 3 pennies at the doorway, every time she comes out of the room, the pennies go away. If she earns how ever many pennies by the end of the week or even each night if you need to, she gets a special surprise.
Also, get a digital clock and tell her that she cant come out of her room until she sees the 6 or 7 as the first number.
It sounds like you may have tried this already. Just make sure you are consistent and stick to your plan and hopefully it wont take much longer.

Baby gate across the doorway is popular, until they can climb over it. Rather than locking them into their room, put a child safety doorknob cover on the inside of the room. This way you can shut the door, but your dd can't get the door open from her side. Worked wonders for my friend.

we changed our daughter over at Christmas time (38m). We leave a small light turned on and the door open. We have a gate that we put across her doorway. The only bedroom in our house with a lock on it is the parent's bedroom - for privacy reasons.

When our daughter doesn't want to sleep, we have her sit in her bed with a book and play a windup musical toy. Usually by the time the toy is done playing, she's asleep.

Please post what you end up doing. My daughter is also 35 months and still in her crib. I have been reluctant to switch her to a toddler bed for all of the reasons you describe.

My 3.5-year-old daughter has just been through this stage. She has always been a good sleeper and we were surprised when she began getting out of bed. But she had to try the whole list of excuses (few of which we fell for). We did finally come to an equilibrium about her wanting/needing some light in the room (a low-light night light). All of the ideas I read here can work, but being non-emotional and non-verbal when repeatedly putting her back in her bed seemed to be the key for us. As far as early wake-ups go, having her be able to recognize that the clock needs to have a 7 as the first number has been helpful and successful. It will pass...just be consistent. Good luck

A 35-month old is not old enough to go all night without using the potty. Let her continue to get good rest by putting her in a pull-up at night for at least another year, and probably until she is 5.

It's a novelty for her, it will wear off soon, give her time. Put up a baby gate across the hallway and "pen her in" with access to the bathroom if you want her to be able to get up and go in there by herself. If not then across her doorway. Make sure you have a baby monitor in her room or the hallway so you can hear her getting up.

All my grandkids were in toddler beds during naptime by 14-15 months and in full time by 2. They went into twin size or bigger by age 3.

We give our children books or stuffed animals to have in their bed, because the fact of the matter is that they are never ready to go to sleep when we put them into bed. Their little bodies have to settle down! So since we have given her permission to look at books or play with stuffed animals...as long as she stays in bed, the getting up has been much, much less. Worth a try!

Good Luck to you!

I told mine that they could get up to go potty, if they have an accident, or get sick. otherwise they are to stay in bed until they see sun through the window. If they can't sleep then they are to play quietly in bed. My kids have tested us, but we tell them the same thing, take them straight back to bed. They go thru stages of sleeping great & then not so great. consistency is the key. Best of luck, this too shall pass.