Sudden trouble sleeping...?
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and you dont want him to get in that habit either, my son is also 22 months old and i always had trouble with his sleeping, but recently the last month or so he has been absolutly horrible, it could be dreams and he just wants to be next to mommy and daddy but it also could be seperation exiaty sorry cant spell tonight, we decided to try a toddler bed to see if that helped, and i got to be honest, the first week or so was hard cause he kept getting out of bed but now hes going to sleep pretty good he still comes to our bed once a night but i bring him right back to his bed i will lay on his floor for a little bit and i dont hear any crying anymore, hes only fallen out of bed a few times but its not that far off the floor like the crib so good luck
Be sure he is not watching things on tv that would scare him. It sure sounds like he is having horrible dreams.
hello,
this is a tough one.
one thing i can suggest is to sit with the child in the room for a few minutes to maybe help feel secure that you are still there for him if he needs you.
maybe read a book to the child while he or she is laying down.
you may have to limit the nap time and increase play time to get energy worn down so the child will fall asleep quicker.
Best of luck
God bless
I once saw a super nanny/nanny911 episode where she noticed that after observing the family that the child needed more quality time with one or both of the parents. After reorganizing the families daily activities, the nanny had the mom put child to bed and kneel on the floor beside the toddler. With no eye contact or exchange of words, if the child got out of bed mom placed him back in his bed and went back to her place (enduring the screaming and crying but staying near by to let child know that she was there). As the time shortened that the child would fuss less & finally fall asleep mom would move further and further away toward the door and then out the door (night by night move a few inches) . I am just explaining what the nanny observed in that particular family, not making accusations in your case in order to get to the point. I hope that you do what works for you and your son. Good luck!
Give him a the pillow or the blanket you sleep with or sleep with a favorite blanket or stuffed animal of his for a few nights so that it will pick up your scent. This way as he is falling asleep in his bed he has all of the familiar scents in his own bed.
My son tried that with me, my husband travels and is gone months at a time. When my son started acting like that he was 7 and as much as I hated to hear him scream and keep asking to sleep with me, I had to stick to my guns and just ignore him and made him stay in his bed. I understand what you are going through it is very hard to tell your child no, but getting them in the habit of sleeping with you is not a good idea. Just make the child understand that he has to sleep in his bed that is why he has it. Stick to your guns and don't get him in the habit of sleeping with you. Good luck.
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