Okay Moms, my almost 3 year old is making me crazy! We moved here in June and since being in the new house, she gets up from her bed several times a night. She still sleeps in a diaper at night but we've told her she can get up if she needs to poop. She ALWAYS gets up shortly after going to bed to poop. We are fine with that. She will then get up 2-5 more times with various excuses (or none at all) and it is taking forever to getting her to finally sleep. Right now, we warn her if she gets up for any reason other than pooping, she will lose a toy. Usually one of her favorite babies that she sleeps with or her tricycle. We've also tried time out but none of it really seems to work.
Any ideas???
Put a gate on her bedroom door. Or usher her back to bed with no talking each time she gets up. You'te taking all the fun out and she'll soon realize it's not worth getting up.
We have always sat with our kids in their rooms until they got settled for the night (5-10 minutes). Especially since you recently moved, it could be anxiety. Sit with her and let her know everything will be fine. Tell her you will only be in there for 5 minutes and when you leave, she can no longer get up. We have never had any issues with kids leaving their rooms or getting out of bed.
We used to have this problem at this age too. Our little girl is 3 1/2 now but as she transitioned out of her nap we had lots of problems with this. When she would nap during the day, she simply was not tired at night and not ready for bed. This was terrible for me as I was pregnant with #2 and some nights she would not go to bed until midnight!! She does much better not that she does not nap during the daytime. However, evenings can be very rough at our house! She will usually go down now about 7:30 or 8:00 and sleep about 12 hours. It was a very long transition out of the nap, about a year, and she still does catch a nap in the car periodically and then is up until midnight again.....ugg.....good luck and hang in there!!
She needs time to adjust to her new surroundings. Moving is a huge development for a child her age. With sleeping in a 'strange' room, initially it calls for a lot comfort, which she is seeking.
PLEASE don't take her sleep babies!!!!! That isn't helping her at all! She needs ALL the comfort she can get!
I understand she's making you crazy with constantly getting up (had this experience myself), but react the same way every time with this:
No talking. Just walk her back to bed and tuck her in. She gets up again, same thing.
I think she just needs to know that she is safe and to know you are there.
She'll adjust soon. Best of luck to you all.
I agree with Everly. our son just turned 2 so we are working on the potty training, but we put the gate up in front of his door and close the door almost all the way. he usually does pretty good about going to bed, but when he gets up, he stands at his door and me or the hubs just tells him to go back to bed then we check him later to make sure he is covered up. be consistent and persistent. dont let her make it a game. and try to make her poop before she goes to bed, make her sit on the potty for awhile.
No but that is because I am in the EXACT same position! We have to sit guard on the couch and tell her to go back to bed. We even have the same poop rule! :) I have told her that if she gets back out of bed she is going to get spanked, and I have done that but I barely swat her, so I guess it isn't much of a threat. But yeah we have gone to sleep at 930 instead of 8 for the past couple weeks. I did learn that if I listen at her door, and hear her get out of bed, and catch her right away, sometimes she will stay in bed. But it only works occasionally
You could go back and use a crib for awhile until she is alittle bit older-nothing wrong with that if she fits. Otherwise, once you put your child to bed if she comes out-- the first time tell them that she must stay in the bed, walk her back to her bed and from now on you will not be talking. The next time they get up just walk them back to bed, do not get mad, and do not carry on a conversation, and continue doing that. At first it may take a few times but it does work. Do not do time out or take away her favorite sleeping bunny. Going back to crib may be your quickest solution for now.
She may also need to adjust to the new house--maybe she is scared.
If she is scared you could let her sleep on a mattress on the floor in your room until she is not afraid.
Good luck.
