My just turned 3 year old was fighting me very hard to not sleep in her bed tonigjt- (she has a full sized mattress on the ground, was switched out of the crib two weeks ago without any issues); full on screaming and crying to the point she has almost no voice. She has always been a good sleeper and this is the first time she has really fought me. I’ll add that she is mildly on the spectrum and has communication issues- so she can’t express why she doesn’t want to sleep in her bed, and doesn’t answer “yes” or “no,” but just kept screaming “mommy’s room” and would just flip when tried to put back on her bed or even step foot in her room. It was so exhausting for both of us, I’m letting her sleep in my room for now, but I do not want this to become a habit. I’m planning to carry her back to her room once she’s deep asleep, but don’t want that to become a habit either.
How do I end this? Cry it out? |