my son doesnt want to sleep away from me :( what do i do?
Hi, im 22 with a 3 year old son who does not want to part from my bed. as soon as he feels me leave he wakes up from his sleep to scream and yell and cry until i come back. its gotten to the point where i cant even shower in the am or at night. idk what to do to get him not freak. hes slept with me since he was born and i breastfed him exclusively a little over a year. i dont want him to be 6 and still sleeping with me!! help!
Hello. My daughter slept with me when she was a newborn and still sleeps with me now that she's 4 but she was sleeping in her own bed at our old house. Just a few suggestions try things that will comfort him when he's sleeping. A security blanket, teddy bear, a night light? When I have to shower at night and my daughter isn't fully asleep yet I let her know what I'm going to do and to not be scared. When she was smaller I would put a pillow on her back when I left so it felt a little like I was still there. Just a couple things to try out. Hope it helps :)
Can you talk with him and tell him that you're only going to be in the other room and make him understand he is safe? You can try getting him his own bed and letting him pick it out with new bedding and stuff and see if he likes that. You can sit with him while he falls asleep.
I think being consistent will be the key to getting him to sleep independently. You can't say no and then take him in again. Maybe don't say anything for a month and then bring it up well before bed time and talk about being a big boy!
Sometimes you have to put your foot down and say no. Get him his own bed and tell him that he is a big boy and needs to sleep in his own bed. He may cry and scream, but you just have to ignore him, if he gets out, put him back. He's learned that crying and screaming get him his way and gets you to do what he wants. I know kids who slept with their parents until they were 12 because their parents just wouldn't say no.
No. Don't ignore him. The last thing he needs is to get his comfort ripped away from him. Some parents are cool with letting their kids feel abandoned... it's not healthy at all though.
Quoting AubreeG16:
Ignore him. My twins are 28 months, and they sometimes do that. Just get up anyways and go to the shower, or roll away from him.
Quoting notjstanothrmom:No. Don't ignore him. The last thing he needs is to get his comfort ripped away from him. Some parents are cool with letting their kids feel abandoned... it's not healthy at all though.
Quoting AubreeG16:
Ignore him. My twins are 28 months, and they sometimes do that. Just get up anyways and go to the shower, or roll away from him.
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on Jan. 22, 2013 at 9:50 AM