Any ideas on keeping a toddler in his bed?
My son is 19 months old and moved up to his big boy bed (toddler bed with anti-roll rail) about 2 months ago. All was going well until 3 days ago, when he realised he doesn’t need help getting out.
He is usually an excellent sleeper who can be placed in his cot and left to settle, but now he keeps getting up and climbing out and coming back out the the living area. This occurs at midday naptimes too! Anyone know how I can encourage him to stay in his bed and go to sleep, without putting the cot sides back on?
I like watching programmes like Super Nanny , House of Tiny Tearaways etc. The same bit of advice always comes up and has worked well for me. When the child gets out of bed just pick them up and put them back. Try not to talk too much (if at all) and keep doing this until they get the message.
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Shut the door. Put up a gate so he cannot get out. My kids have always slept with their doors shut (safety reasons like fire or smoke). When they switched to a toddler bed, I allowed them to get out of bed and play a bit, as long as they didn't get loud. Its normal for a child to test boundaries. Just tuck him in, shut the door, and he'll fall asleep on the floor or in the bed when he's ready.
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They are cheeky rascals aren't they!
He is probably just testing it out and the novelty will wear off in a couple of days.
My son does this too but I leave him to it. As long as he is in his room (we have a stairgate on his door) and he is settling down, I don't see the problem
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Persistence!! Keep the routines and things that he associates with sleep. Blanket bottle teddy etc.He will sleep in all sorts of positions and eventually explore less and sleep when he should. Its a phase and he will miss the odd sleep but be consistent and eventually he will use his bigboy bed appropriatley?
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ok i do not 100% knowledge on this but my best friends daughter was having this issue. she started sleeping in a toddler bed when she turned one. so my friend being a nanny of 14 years (so she has experience) would close the door an leave her be. She has a video montior in her room so she can watch her but after a little bit her daughter would fall asleep. so she started putting ehr in her room earlier so she would eventually pass out around her bedtime. hope it helps
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I like watching programmes like Super Nanny , House of Tiny Tearaways etc. The same bit of advice always comes up and has worked well for me. When the child gets out of bed just pick them up and put them back. Try not to talk too much (if at all) and keep doing this until they get the message.
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okay well my son did not stop doing this for almost 2 months when i transitioned. i tried everything as stated in the above answers. the one thing that finally worked was i would put him to bed with the door cracked. I would grab a book and sit by his door so i heard when he got up. when he got up and would peek my head in and say "i see you, get back to bed" and he would get back to bed. finally after a week he just stopped getting up because he expected me by the door. lol, little booger. I know ill get a thumbs down for this but it was the only thing that finally kept him in bed.
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I'd put him back in his cot, there's no law to say he's too old for the cot. Let him know that he's back in the cot because he's still a baby & that should encouage him to be a big boy & stay in his bed when he is put back in it later.
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you could set up a reward system. tel him that if he stays in his bed he will get a small peice of candy or a toy.
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GOOD LUCK……..My Nephews Are Like That They Are 3 And 4 Does He Still Sleep Ok In His Crib If So You Might Let Him Use A Crib For Awhile Again My Oldest Nephew Was 2 And A Half When We Switched His Bed
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