I Have a 2Year Old Lil Girl

Updated on March 05, 2013
C.M. asks from Ringgold, GA
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yes im i have a lil girl she is 2 and i try to have a reution for bed and went i try to put her to sleep around 830pm are 9pm other people tels me thats way to early so wat can i do?

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S.A.

answers from Chicago on

If she's taking an afternoon nap, 8:00 pm is a good time to put her to bed. If she's not, then you should be putting her to bed at 6:30-7:00 PM.

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L.L.

answers from Rochester on

That's not too early for a child. I put my almost three year old to bed closer to 6:30 or 7:00...however, she no longer takes a nap.

If your daughter still takes a nap, make sure it's in the morning or right after lunch. If she takes a late nap, that sabotages a decent bedtime.

I see you answered someone else's question from 4 years ago much with this same question, and mentioned something about her father and you not agreeing on this. Ultimately, you need to take charge...she doesn't need to stay up until she passes out from exhaustion. Children need to learn to fall asleep, and YOU need to set up that routine for her.

Wake her up early, by 7. Make sure she has a good breakfast, plenty of playtime, etc, and a good lunch by 11 or 12...then put her down for her nap, if she still takes one.

If you want to break the habit of her sleeping in YOUR room, you can do it. Start by laying down with her in her own bed, so she has part of both worlds...laying with you, but in her own bed. Put her to bed when she is tired, but don't let her get TOO tired, because that makes it difficult to fall asleep.

Establish a bedtime routine...bath, snacks, brush teeth, and then lay in bed and read a book.

Stick with it...stick with a routine, and it will eventually work.

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J.S.

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My 3 kids (aged 7, 6 and 4) go to bed at 7:30.

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T.V.

answers from San Francisco on

That is not too early for a child that young. However, I would still put her in pull ups because a two year old and sometime older child may need a little/lot more time before not having accidents during the night.

At two, I would put her to bed by 8 - 8:30 PM at the latest. Restrict her fluids by 6 PM and give her a little drink of water before bedtime. Make sure you take her to the bathroom before putting her down for the night.

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That is not too early for a child that young. However, I would still put her in pull ups because a two year old and sometime older child may need a little/lot more time before not having accidents during the night.

At two, I would put her to bed by 8 - 8:30 PM at the latest. Restrict her fluids by 6 PM and give her a little drink of water before bedtime. Make sure you take her to the bathroom before putting her down for the night.

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J.G.

answers from Chicago on

I don't understand your question. Could you please rewrite it in complete sentences?

I.X.

answers from Los Angeles on

Its not to early. If anything its too late. I saw your other answer that your husband thinks putting her to bed later will cause her to sleep later. Seems logical but does not work out that way.

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M.S.

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I think 8:30 or 9pm is too late for a 2 year old. My 4 year old goes to bed at 8:30 and my 1 year old at 7:30. Keeping them up late generally only results in them sleeping poorly and getting up too early in the morning! Sleep begets sleep. Overtired children get up early and wake during the night.

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J.B.

answers from Spokane on

my daughter is 5 and goes to bed at 7-730 on school nights (sun-thurs) she is in bed no later then 9 on the weekends

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answers from Los Angeles on

When our daughter was 2, she went to bed around 6:30 p.m. Of course, she woke up at 6:30 in the morning, as well. Do you know how much sleep your child should be getting for her age?

http://www.babycenter.com/0_your-childs-sleep-and-nap-tim...

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