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DD will fight us tooth and nail re: going to bed, but will finally fall asleep in her bed. Inevitably though, at around 1 - 3, she will wake up and come into our room and crawl into our bed. I am usually too tired/asleep to bring her back to her room/fight with her. To tell you the truth, I don't mind THAT much, but I feel like I am creating this awful "habit." Any tips? TIA!!
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With my oldest son when he was around your daughter's age we did the reward system similar to Amaurosis mentioned. He got a sticker for each night he stayed in bed and after X number of nights got to pick out something at Toys R' Us (within reason!)
I am now older and more tired and go with the philosophy that in not too many years they are going to be teenagers and want little to do with me and I am going to enjoy the snuggling while I can! :)
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Ummm... I've solved this by climbing into his bed with him. That's probably the wrong answer :D. Suffice it to say we're still struggling with this one, too.
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MAM goes through phases like this--when I can, I bring her back to her bed and wait til she's asleep and then return to my own bed. Other nights, it's not so bad....and earlier this week, she came in, I got up with the baby and when I returned, she was completely hogging my side of the bed, and hubby was snoring like crazy. So baby and I shut the door to the kids room and I slept in her bed!
As long as she is truly asleep, I don't really mind too much!
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Thank you, guys. The funny thing is I opened my eyes this morning and she wasn't laying next to me so at least for last night she managed to stay in her own bed!! (Of course, she came bombing in at 7 -- morning snuggles I can handle!!!!).
Mcnally, congrats on your new baby!!!!
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Nick was wanting to get up and start his day too early recently so we bought him a digital clock with BRIGHT, LARGE numbers for his dresser. He knows he has to stay in bed until it says SEVEN-ZERO-ZERO.
Perhaps this will work for middle of the night wakings as well?
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Jenna, Nick is smarter than my DD. When she sees 7s, she says "THREE!" hahahaha. But maybe when she masters her numbers!
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I put a nightlight on a timer and told DD that she could not get up out of bed unless the light was on! I set it to come on around 6:30 am. This works a lot, but I also used a reward/sticker system for that which helped.
She has a toddler bed and the other night she told me that if she had a big bed she would stay in it!!! UGH!!!
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I have the same problem with my 3 year old, so you are not alone as noted by others.
I like Jenna's idea. Maybe we'll see if Natalie knows her numbers well enough to follow through with that one!
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Jenna, Nick is smarter than my DD. When she sees 7s, she says "THREE!" hahahaha. But maybe when she masters her numbers!
Nick boycotted the number seven for a long, long time. It was so strange. HAHA!
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I had to laugh at boycotting the number 7. I think all kids do that. For my nephew it was 14. My son it was 15.
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Am I evil?
I actually shut her door. She can't open it. Luckily she sleeps the night through very consistently.
How about putting up a gate? Would that work?
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Am I evil?
I actually shut her door. She can't open it. Luckily she sleeps the night through very consistently.
How about putting up a gate? Would that work?
No, b/c I do the same!
We put one of those childproof thingies on the doorknob.
Keep in mind...DS has NEVER been any sort of escape artist nor a climber. In fact, he just recently went to a big boy bed b/c I insisted on it, NOT b/c he wanted out of it. He's NOT ONCE ever tried to get out of his crib!
I've had friends switch the doorknob and put a hook and eye latch on the door as well.
We still sleep with his monitor on, so we would hear anything.
Good luck!
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No, b/c I do the same!
We put one of those childproof thingies on the doorknob.
Keep in mind...DS has NEVER been any sort of escape artist nor a climber. In fact, he just recently went to a big boy bed b/c I insisted on it, NOT b/c he wanted out of it. He's NOT ONCE ever tried to get out of his crib!
I've had friends switch the doorknob and put a hook and eye latch on the door as well.
We still sleep with his monitor on, so we would hear anything.
Good luck!
Whew! That makes me feel better. I don't have a monitor which does worry me a bit, but then the other night (coincidently, the night I posted this!), she woke up wailing about 1 a.m. I heard her just fine and went in to cuddle her and put her back down.
She is an escape artist, so having the door closed and latched allows me the peace of mind that she is somewhat confined and not wandering all over the house!
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I have thought about the gate thing except DD's bedroom is right next to ours and I know she would just scream and scream trying to get out. (And I'm a wimp and wouldn't be able to deal with it!). Now the funny thing is the other night I shut my door because we had the AC on (window unit) and that night she stayed in her bed....maybe she couldn't open our door?!! I think anything that works is a great solution!!!!!
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