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Toddler sleep tips?

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Poor DD is all out of whack with her schedule.  I feel like this summer, we've been flipping her all around - between a temp daycare provider, my mom, vacation, etc. 

Lately, she's been having trouble going to sleep in her bed.  I can't figure out if it's the screwed up routine, or if she's just being a brat!  She'll even try to trick us, by calling us back into her room for something, or trying to just climb into our bed with us.  I feel bad, because she has had a lot of adjustment over the past couple of months - but, I also don't want her to take advantage of us.

Does anyone have any recommendations for sleep tactics to get a toddler to bed? 

The night before last, she screamed and cried for 45 minutes before she finally fell asleep.

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  • CandKmommaCandKmomma
    We keep books in DS room, when he can't sleep he'll look at the books. 
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  • SofkaSofka

    can you Ferberize? go into her room in increasing increments of time and don't say much, except "good night, it's bed time, I love you, go to bed..."

     

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  • rnin02rnin02 member
    No real tips, we have the same issues. Just wanted you to know you're not alone! Last night DS told me he had to use the potty (something he hates to do right now) to get out of bed:)
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  • ArtslvrArtslvr

    Our 2 yr old and 4 yr old share a room and at least once per night (and many nights it's multiple times) one of them gets out of bed for some lame-o reason.  It's infuriating when they both decide to do it, though for some reason it seems like they take turns, like they say to each other "tonight it's YOUR turn to be a pill!" 

    Anyway, I just walk them back to their room, put them in their bed and tell them "time for bed, close your eyes, don't get out of bed, good night."  Sometimes I have to walk them back 3, 4, 5 times in one evening.  Blech.

    DH gets infuriated - he puts them back to bed and yells at them. I can tell you that it doesn't really work.  Hmm

    I think it's just consistency - I try to channel Supernanny - don't say a whole lot, put them in bed, walk away - short and sweet.  Even then they might continue to cry.  At some point, there's not a whole you can do besides wait for the crying to stop.  Sad

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  • victoria1212victoria1212 member

    I have no advice- just wanted you to know you are not alone. We switched DD to a toddler bed in May and it was a life changing event for us. Every night is a new excuse and no matter what we say/do she is up multiple times, takes at least an hour to fall asleep and usually somewhere between 2am and 4am she stealthly climbs over our footboard into our bed.

    I figure this is some sort of payback for never having a sleep issue when she was younger.

    Good luck and let me know if you find the magic solution.

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  • vtmezzovtmezzo

    Ugh, I feel for you! We went through this when we brought DS#2 home - all of a sudden DS#1 decided he was done with sleeping in his bed! What worked for us was rewards (bribery, if you want to call it that). He has a sticker chart, and if he goes to bed and stays in his bed all night, he gets a sticker and 2 jelly bellys in the morning. Has worked like a charm for 7 weeks now. Is there something your LO really likes that can be earned by staying in bed?

    Good luck...it's so not fun when they decide it's time for sleep regression!

     

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