TODDLER BED PROBS!

puppy_love6969

Ok I know this is probably brought up here a million times but my 26 month old has been in her toddler bed for 2 months now because she was climbing out of her crib. The first night, she stayed in it all night. Now, unless I rock her to sleep, she gets up as soon as I leave the room and screams and bangs the floor.

She also will NOT nap in her bed...weve been driving her just to get her to nap because she NEEDS it. SO naps are hit and miss. Everything is a mess. Im a control freak and feel the need to fix all this.

I tried letting her CIO - it works in the middle of the night most of the time but not at the beginning. I tried the supernanny technique and gave up after a few nights because I was extremely frustrated with it not working. I heard about the stay in the room technique but can't find any good resources on it.

What worked for you? Any good links to training techniques?

Thank you

thatoneredhead

I still lay in the room with my kid until he sleeps, usually on the floor so he doesnt need me in the bed. Sometimes with a book at naptime, sometimes on my phone in the closet at bedtime, sometimes I just lay with him if I havent had the best day with him. I pick my battles too. I know if we have company he just isnt going to nap and try to schedule around it. If he has to poop, he wont nap either. I usually let him play until he goes. If he doesnt go til 3, sorry kid. No nap. 

It sucks to lay down with him, but honestly bedtime and naptime really isnt painful because he doesnt hate it. I wouldnt be able to have that time to myself with him climbing out of bed all the time either. 

Mine is still a horrible sleeper and has been since day one. I just do what I can. 

ashiscute

Honestly if you try something and then give up when frustrated it probably will not work.  She will not learn that this is how it is because you are changing things.  Consistency is key.  I also agree that letting them pick new bedding, pillows, or lovies is a good start.  

Have you considered putting a baby gate at her door so she cannot leave her room?  And then what she does in there is up to her?  I think you have two basic choices.  Lock her in her room and let her figure it out or the supernanny technique.  DD was 3 when we moved her to a twin bed and DS is still in a crib (but we are going to transfer him next month I think for potty training purposes and he'll be 28 mos).  When she got up we just told her to go back to bed until she did.

I would not drive her around for a nap or lay down with her to get her to nap if that's not what you want to do.  Bedtime and naptime aren't painful for me or my children but we are strict about boundaries.  If I say it's time for my kids to go to bed they at least go to their rooms.  What they choose to do with their time up there is up to them.