Toddler Not Sleeping Thought the Night

K.; most kids tend to wake up and need attention, sometimes they have little bad dreams and need comfort this is normal, most the time they need to sleep with you , and in your room, this is also normal, but in order for our bed to not be intruded, we put a small mattress under our bed all made up, when they needed to come into our rorom, we comforted them and laid them in the mattress under our bed, that way if they woke up again, one of us could easily turn and pat theirl little backs or hold their hand without getting out of bed, they got the comfort they needed, and we got the space we needed, they eventually sleep all night in their room, you will have some nights alone and others filled, with young ones, its ok, just be there for your child when they need you , soon they wont need you anymore, and you will miss them, either way , enjoy life and have a good day D. s

It sounds like a phase and a testing time. DON'T give in! Stay consistent about keeping him in his bed and he'll learn that this is where he sleeps. He's learning those manipulation skills right now, so let him know that it doesn't work!

Best wishes!

I am not sure if this is night terrors. Hopefully my discription helps you if it is. I am very familiar with night terrors, as my daughter (now 8) experienced them for a long while. Night terrors occur at the same time of the night, ususally 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours after falling asleep. They were most common if my daughter was over-tired. She would wake up screaming and terrified, yet not aware of her surroundings. She was trapped in her dream and very difficult to wake. Often she would get out of bed, run for the door and walk around the house if I didn't get to her to stop her.
In order to stop night terrors 1) determine when they were occuring, for us it was 1 hour after falling asleep (this was very consistent and not hard to see the pattern) 2)15 minutes before the time that the terrors would normally begin (for us 45 minutes after falling asleep) wake your child - take her to the bathroom, turn on a dim light, etc. 3)continue this for 1-2 weeks. You are breaking the pattern of the night terrors. This should stop them. If they come back at a later time, repeat. This WORKED for us!! Good luck.

K.,
My son went through this also at 2 and with another on the way....I thought maybe it was related. Don't worry, it passed. We would go in his room, rub his back and let him know it's still night time and everything is okay....usually it worked but we were going this several times a night for a few months.....we had put him in a toddler bed and that is when it started, so that could have been a relation also. Not sure if yours is in a toddler bed or crib still, but I would keep lights off, voices soft, and do like I said....not sure if you play music at night but we do that also and we have it on repeat so it plays quietly all night to relax him...another thought...hang in there!

My guess is that your little love needs more sleep. It sounds backwards, but the more tired they are the harder it is for them to fall asleep, stay asleep, and go back to sleep when they wake. I would really pay attention to making sure naps are done when your toddler is tired, signs would be quieting down, rubbing eyes, yawning, tantrums and moving bed time a bit earlier. It will take a week or so with really careful attention, but will correct itself. Whenever my daughter had wakings I did this and presto it was gone! Good luck.

My son went through the same thing. After several night with little sleep, we just put him in our bed. Sometimes you have to do things you normally wouldn't do just to get some relief. Good luck! This will pass.