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toddler sleep help
We haven't been having issues getting Will to sleep in his new bed, but we've been having trouble getting him to attempt to go back to sleep once he wakes up. For the last week he's been getting up 2 hours earlier than he usually does, and because there's nothing keeping him in bed, he doesn't attempt to fall back asleep. We tried putting a curtain in front of the bottom bunk where he sleeps to block out some of the early morning light, but it doesn't seem to help.
Lorne's schedule usually involves sleeping until Will gets up, then taking care of him in the morning, then working from 2-7, coming home and eating with me, and working from home until 2 or 3 in the morning. Will getting up way earlier leaves him really sleep-deprived. And Will isn't compensating by taking longer naps than usual or anything, so as a result, I have a super cranky toddler and a super cranky husband.
Does anyone have any suggestions about how we can get him to go back to sleep?
Re: toddler sleep help
Sorry. No help here, but this is what I fear about moving Andy from the crib. He wakes up all throughout the night and often starts his little wake up routine at around 4:30. He will fall back asleep and wake up, fall asleep, wake up. So, without the confinement of the crib, I bet Andy would do just what Will is doing.
My friends with older toddlers seem to be able to tell their kids to stay in their room until the parents go and get them. I have also heard that people put baby gates up at the door of the kid's room. This way, they have the freedom to roam about their room, but still are somewhat confined like they were in the crib. However, none of this helps with sleep deprivation.
So, I will stop babbling since I am of zero help and will leave it at, I'm sorry. That sucks.
I was also going to suggest gating or locking the door.
So what you're saying is don't give him a chance to teach himself out to unlock doors because before long he'll realize he can apply this knowledge to other doors?
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No, I'm saying don't buy Will a four wheeler.
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Could you get him one of those clocks that change to green when it's time to wake up? If its green, he can come out of his room. If it's yellow, then he needs to stay in his room and can either sleep or play quietly. I've heard this works, although it might be more 3+ appropriate than 2 y.o. appropriate.
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thirty years ago my MIL solved the problem of my husband getting out of bed to play with his hot wheels/climb his dresser/roam the house by giving him a little radio.
it definitely kept him in bed. however, the long term effects of this have manifested for him in the form of the heartbreaking lifelong dream of becoming a rock musician, so take this with a grain of salt.
This reminds me of a story about my own childhood, recounted to me by my mother.
Picture it, New York, 1978. A three year old and her imaginary friend tuna sandwich, DeeWee, awake and decide that it's time to get up to watch cartoons in the family room. But she know she's not supposed to get out of bed until it's light outside. Just then, a BRILLIANT idea strikes our heroine..."If I can't see anyone, then they can't see me". So the brave little girl ventures out of her room with a blanket over her head and walks down the hall, bumping into walls. Despite being loud, the little girl is absolutely confident that she is invisible. Unfortunately, the commotion awakes her mother, who enters the hallway to see this blanket covered little person bumping into walls. The (very angry and sleep deprived) mother says to the girl, "what in the world are you doing??" to which the girl replies, "shhhh. You can't see me. I'm invisible."
Fin.
I need more info on the sandwich.
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
Husbands should be like Kleenex: Soft, strong, and disposable.
My parents thought it was so wise to tell me that I couldn't emerge from my room until I could hear the birds singing. So, I would proudly march in to their room around 5 AM and exclaim "The birds are singing! Let's go!"
That blew up right in their faces.
Then, they got a hook-and-eye type lock on the outside at the very top, and just caged me up. That worked.
Magpie likes to rise early too. This is where the video monitor comes in tremendous handy. As long as we see that she's content playing with her friends, books and her raincoat (she now wraps a blanket around herself and calls it her raincoat) we'll leave her in her room for an hour or so in the morning if it's too early for us. She doesn't try to get out of bed though.
I really need to get blackout roller shades for her room.
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