Reply to DS 5, DS 3.5 will not stay in bed...bedtime tonight has taken 4 hours

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "DS 5, DS 3.5 will not stay in bed...bedtime tonight has taken 4 hours"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I think you need to just gear up for a month of hardcore consistency. No giving an inch. No discussions no talking.

My DD went through this around 3 and for weeks dh and I would trade off when we hit a patience wall but we would stand outside the door and not engage but if she came out of her room we would put her back in. No conversation, just put her back in. It was ok if she wanted to get out of bed but the lights stayed out and if she was bad the door got shut (she has nightlights) and then we would stand there and be silent enforcers while she raged.

With my son he just kind of went through a similar phase but it wasn't as bad. And we would just keep doing it every day. Put him in bed. Hug. Show love but leave. If he comes out put him back in over and over. Hes only 2 so when he got really worked up we would do a little comforting but not give an inch.

If they believe you are firm they will accept the parameter on their live. But you have to be like a beacon of calm. The second we would start to get snippy with them the other parent would tap in. Every once in awhile they'll test our boundaries and it will be a rough week but 95% of the time bedtime routine works seamlessly. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics