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transitioning to new home

LBartholomew13080LBartholomew13080
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Hi everyone,

 We are moving to a new home in two weeks and wanted to know if anyone can give me some advice to making the transition easier. Currently we are all in one room (have been his whole life) and although he has his toddler bed, he prefers to be with daddy in the Cal King since I sleep in the recliner because of my bad back. Now we are going to a bigger place where he will have his own room. For the longest time we could put him to bed and he wouldn't come out of the room and go right to sleep. Since our San Francisco trip this summer (week long, and he came with) he hasn't ever slept the same. DH takes him to daycare early in the am and he needs to get a decent night's sleep. He used to go down around 7pm and now he WILL NOT go to bed without one of us there AND until 9-9:30pm. Me and hubby never have time with one another or adult time because of this because we both have to get up very early in the morning. I know we are moving to a bigger place and transition is a part of it but I'm afraid that things will be the same there. 

 

PLEASE HELP WITH ANY ADVICE! I'm so nervous about the move! TIA!

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Re: transitioning to new home

  • sleepingbeauty825sleepingbeauty825 member

    How old is he?

     

    What I'd definitely do it start talking to him about the new house. Tell him he's going to be a big boy and have his own big boy bedroom and if you can decorate it in such a way that he wants to be in there, set it up before the first night. If I were you, I'd start the first night with him in his own room and maybe just sit with him in there until he's asleep. Keep soothing him, but be firm and consistent. Understand that you will have some hard nights ahead but remember to be firm and consistent. 

     

    Make sure you psych him up and maybe you could even take him shopping for some items for his big boy room? Anyway, GL!

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  • AmericanInOzAmericanInOz member

    we moved when dd was 18 months old, and it was a really good time to break bad habits

    I'd make a big deal of it for him - that he has a new big boy room & bed and this is where he has to sleep now

    consistency is the key - so do it from day 1 when you move in

    just make sure you & your dh are on the same page as to what you want to do and I'll be he'll settle in in a few weeks

    like if he gets out of bed, just walk him back to his own bed, no matter how many times you have to do it, telling him he has to sleep in his own room

    and honestly I'd move the bedtime back to 7pm as well, you guys need your time alone, and he needs a good night sleep, just make sure (if there still is one) that nap time isn't too late, and set a good bedtime routine in place for your new house

    like when we moved we started doing bath, pjs in her room, books in Mom & Dads bed, brush teeth, then into her own bed in her own bedroom - always - routine & consistency can do it for you - GOOD LUCK!!!!

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  • LBartholomew13080LBartholomew13080
    Thanks so much. It's so funny because I'm a behavior specialist for special needs kids, yet I can't do this with my own! Kind of embarrasing I know, but man, it's so hard. He's in "NO" ville right now, everything is no lol I will definitely think of a game plan tonight with hubby so we are for sure going to do it the same always. He naps M-F at day care consistently from 1-3, very rarely does he skip it but it's been months that he naps on the weekends since we have family time and are out and about. We also haven't seriously started to potty train because of the fact that I graduate from school at the end of november, at which I will be home in the afternoon and evenings with him. Hubby only has a few hours and then bed during the week  and I only see him on the weekends period right now. He went potty once here at home but then we tried undies and he had an accident immediately after. He has peed a few times standing up at daycare so I think he's ready. He just turned 3 9/23
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  • mamainseptembermamainseptember member
    We bought a new house a week after DS turned 2 and things are great! He had also been with us in one room since birth but he never slept with us. We transitioned him into a big boy room, big boy bed and NO bottle all in one swoop! Consistency was the key for us, he tried to come into our room about 3-4 times a night for the first week and we just keep reassuring him. Since your DS is 3 I am assuming he understands change and you could start talking to him about the move. My DS was too little and didn't understand what "moving" was. You should be fine, its exciting to start a new chapter! Good luck!
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