Help my 3 yr old daughter to

Kim - posted on 02/13/2010

my eldest son wouldnt sleep in his own bed so i moved his bed in my room and put his bed right next to mine so he was in his own bed but thought he was in mine after about a month i moved his bed back and he has slept in his own since

Nikki - posted on 02/07/2010

We went through that phase with my two year old. She was sleeping just fine in her room all by herself in her big girl bed, and then all of a sudden, she was scared to sleep in her room. These would be screaming fits at bedtime, and with just putting a baby to sleep in another room, I wouldn't make her sleep in her room, just to stop the crying. Sometimes I'd let her fall asleep with me in my bed,(which I didn't want to make a habit) and when my husband came home, he'd transfer her to her own bed. Mostly, she felt comfortable and safe sleeping on the couch, so that's where she slept most nights. At different times, we'd try putting her back in bed, and sometimes she was okay with it and other times she wasn't. This phase lasted for about a month, and now she's fine and sleeps in her own bed without any problems.
You may want to try some alternatives. Just remember, this is probably just a phase she's going through.

Michelle - posted on 02/05/2010

Here's what i've learned from super nanny, thats just an excuse for her to get back in your bed. It may take a few nights but you have to be willing to put in the work. When you put her in her bed after you've read to her sit in the door way w/ your back to her and everytime she gets out the bed put her right back in it. And be leary of the I have to potty excuse because if it works once she might try to use that one a lot. And you keep doing that until she finally goes to sleep. /The first night it might take a while but as the nights fo along she will stop putting up such a fuss. I got that from super nanny and she's a professional. I hope that works.

Jennifer - posted on 01/31/2010

my daughter does something similar to this and i just simply tell her f she wants to be a big girl she needs to sleep in her bed. i also ask if she wants me to lay with her for a while and the first couple nights i would lay with her for about 5 mins and then the following nights after that i would tell her i will lay with her when she goes to sleep

Giseli - posted on 01/30/2010

Every night either my husband or i have to lay down w/ our daughter until she falls sleep,which is ok and she's all done for the night w/ no tantrums:)

Richelle - posted on 01/22/2010

I know it sounds odd, but put something that smells like you (like a t-shirt you wore for a few hrs)... cuddle with her, sing to her, stroke her face... just please take my word for it ...coming from a mom who had a horrible time breaking my 6 1/2 year old daughter of sleeping in my bed... a real fight you DO NOT want! ... Please, whatever you do.. don't give in.. it will just make it worse!

Ashley - posted on 01/21/2010

Try cuddling with her in it while reading a bedtime story.

Linda - posted on 01/20/2010

try warming a towel in the dryer than putting it under her fitted sheet. it should help!

Heather - posted on 01/19/2010

lots of stuffed animals, blankets and a cool light with a favorite character lamp shade, let her decorate the room, then shes more likely to want to be in it