When will he stop calling me in 10+ times before he falls asleep??

sarahgcapecod

It drives me batty!!  I just want to be able to eat my dinner, maybe clean SOMETHING in the house or get something done. I don't care if he goes to sleep right away, he can talk and play in his bed if he wants but he insists on calling me in to tell me every little thing. Tonight it's about his stuffed doggie being 'hurt' because he fell out of the bed.  This is driving me insane and we're going on a good 6 months of it.  His door was 'locked' for a while because he would get out of bed but that stopped and now I don't even care if he gets out of bed to get something that fell, his water cup, etc. but he doesn't....he just continually calls me in.

I don't even bother going downstairs.....and if I ignore him he freaks out and wakes the baby up or comes downstairs and we start the process all over.  He is not quite as bad the 3 nights of the week DH is home (he travels 4 nights) but still we each have to put him to bed and then DH does one last 'tuck in.

Oh, awesome, he's out of bed now after calling me in 3 times while I wrote this.  UGHHH!!!

LeoChic

You sound just like me.  I don't care if DD plays in her bed or in her room for a while....I just wish that she would let me leave the room and go do the things that I need to do.  I hate bedtime.

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do a positive reward for the behavior you want. for example, think of something reallllly small and meaningful that he wants. like...going to McDonalds with Daddy on the weekend (I am not sure how old he is, so adjust as needed). No huge toys, etc.

Then tell him he can call out ONE other time (because no one is perfect). Then put up a sticker chart and if he does this 3 times -- not in a row...then he gets the treat. make sure you explain this really well in the daytime and even practice/role play.

and tell everyone about it -- grandma, grandpa...even if he does it once, have grandma tell him how proud she is that he can put himself to sleep, etc.

 

Jelliebean1982

That stinks!  Have you ever lied and told him that you were going to do something and you'd check on him after he was done?  Like told him that you needed to put the dishes away, it would take five minutes, and you promise you'll be back.  Maybe just knowing you'd be back to check on him would help him to fall asleep with a little less commotion?