I need help!! My three year old sleeps with us.

Brandy - posted on 09/22/2012

all i can say is do a bedtime routine to help them wind down and prepare for bed everynight and be done with it. my 3yr old sleeps alone in her room and sometimes she will wake up and cry at night from a bad dream or something but i dont go rushing in because if i do she will expect me to come running every night all night long, if she cries and she wont stop i will go in and check on her and comfort her one time and thats it and if it starts happening everynight i will stop going in all together which i have done and she stopped that after 2 nights. we have let her sleep in our bed rarely like if she was watching a movie with daddy and they fell asleep or something but other than that she is not allowed. one thing that i do let her do is after daddy goes to work (which is around 5am) if she wakes up and he's gone she can get in bed and go back to sleep next to me and that i dont mind. just stop giving in.

Gabrielle - posted on 05/25/2012

I know it sucks but you will just have to let her cry. She KNOWS you will get her if she cries so she continues to do it. I know it sucks hearing them cry but if you let them just cry after a couple of nights she will get used to it. I had to with mine. She is smart and she knows what to do to get what she wants so you just have to put your foot down :) You guys need your bed to yourselves :) I hated the fact my husband wouldn't let the babies sleep with us because he believed they needed their bed space and we needed ours but I do miss sleeping with them :( but now I'm just glad I don't have to go thru this now when they're older :(

Stephanie - posted on 05/24/2012

I understand that my older children are twins and when the younger one got older she messed up the twins night schedule. its been and off again, on again battle. My three year old was getting use to sleeping in her bed and now she back in our bed, falls a sleep in our bed ( in minutes) then we put her back in her bed. she even tells us "can i fall asleep here and you pick me up and put me in my bed". but it makes it harder that my husband works nights and I like to watch her sleeping next to me. its my last baby.

Katrina - posted on 05/23/2012

I wish i could help you but im in the same boat. My 3 year old daughter was sleeping in her own bed but when her younger sister got older , it became difficult. My family has a 2 bedroom aparmtment and both my husband and I decided to put the girls into the same room . My youngest isnt a " sleep all night " kid and thats why my oldest comes into our bedroom because she sleeps all night and hates being woken by her sister.

Louise - posted on 04/05/2012

Let her make her space her own. Let her choose her bed sheets and assessories. Sit her down and tell her that this is where she sleeps from now on. It is going to be hard to break this bad habit as she has been doing it for three years but if you stand firm she will get the message.



When she comes in take her straight back to her room EVERY TIME. This will take about three nights to break and you have to be consistant. My advice is get somebody to take her during the day so you can get some sleep for the three days as it is going to be hard.



Once she manages to sleep the entire night reward her with something and give her lots of praise, but NEVER let her slip back into your bed.