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MrsHughesNC
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The bedtime fun continues...
MrsHughesNC
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Yeah, we're still struggling with Holly getting out of her bed. She slept all night in her bed a couple of times last week, and Friday night, and Sunday night--I was so excited. But since then, it's been her usual tricks. We had removed everything (toys, books, dresser drawers) from her room a couple of weeks ago, but slowly let her start getting one stuffed animal at a time back when she stayed in her bed, etc. We've failed to take them back (like we said we would) after getting out of her bed. I really try to follow through with stuff like this, so I'm not sure why we haven't. She got the "big toy" (the Little People Circus) that we'd been holding over her head as a big reward for staying in her bed, and was SO excited. But, we had to take it away 2 days later. Currently the circus, her YGG friends, play-doh, and the majority of the books & toys from her room have been taken away.
We finally put the dresser drawers back in her dresser, because it was ridiculous trying to put clothes away, etc, when they were stacked in the hall. Of course last night she got into them. And removed her pants and Pullups again. I awoke to a full moon on the video monitor. LOL. And of course she's still sleeping on the floor. This is after her enthusiastically talking about staying in her bed while I was rocking her moments before.
So...I'm reaching out for ideas again. We're not going in her room at night anymore once we tuck her in (although had to the other night when she smashed her finger in the dresser drawer), and are talking to her about it all the time though--what rewards she'll get if she stays in her bed, how proud we'll be of her, what we expect from her, etc. Is that a mistake? Should we just shut up about it and let it be?
Here's a longer post I posted on the 24 mo board, if you want more details about where we are, what we've tried, etc.
Anyone know where I can get a toddler sized straightjacket?
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Re: The bedtime fun continues...
I think at this point, I'd just stop talking about it. No rewards, no punishment, nothing. I WOULD remove the toys that she is throwing around or whatever, but that's it. And I'd consider putting the clothes she wears frequently in her closet & removing the dresser drawers. But, I'd do it without much discussion, if any.
It sounds like it's getting her a ton of attention and a lot of discussion, so she probably gets excited about it. I'd just take all the excitement away and hope that she'll get past it.
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I think you're right... I think I'm truly holding on to the hope that I can reason with a two year old.
Heck, maybe we'll move the whole dresser out into the hall, so its still easy for us to get her clothes, but she can't play around with it (or smash her fingers).
I completely agree. sorry you are having such a hard time but I think the best thing is to take away all distractions and ignore her antics. No prizes or rewards.
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I'm reading a John Rosemond book on discipline and he describes a lot of sleeping issues like this- from what I read in your posts, I *think* your style would jive with his- he's a big fan of putting to bed early, removing everything from a room:
https://www.rosemond.com/