Advice on Getting My Almost 2 Year Old to Stay in "Big Boy Bed"

While i have yet to face this problem, as my son is still in a crib,and will be in one for as long as i can keep him there. This is what i myself will be doing when we do have to transition him. Take all the stuff from his crib and use it on teh big boy bed. A gate that will be locked to the doorway of his room. you don't want the little ones wondering around the house all night, for safety reasons and all. this will help deter him from coming out of his room. NO toys in the bed room. bedrooms are for sleeping and not playing. there are no toys in my son's room. Have and keep a steady bedtime and naptime routine. that way he knows that it's bedtime or naptime and will lay down. let him know that he doesn't have to sleep, but he does have to stay in his bed and cannot get up unless it is an urgent need. he will eventually get bored and go back ot sleep. If he gets up durign the night, go in and say night night once, after that, you just put him in his bed without saying anything. Leave the room as soon as you put him down. keep repeating the process, until he goes to sleep. this goes for naps as well.
well it's bath time so i hope this helps
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make sure and try a bedtime ritual.that way he knows it's coming.next,after you put him to bed,close the door.make sure his room is completely childproofed.if he has issues with the door being closed,try putting up a baby gate instead(if he doesn't climb over it)it's not a big deal if he gets up and plays in his room.he is probably just getting used to his new "control" over something.just ignore it if possible and he will go to sleep when he is ready.the novelty will wear off eventually and it won't be a problem anymore.

My 20 month old has been in his toddler bed since 15 months. We don't play any games. Naptime/bedtime is just that. He has a wodden sliegh bed with a babyrail on it, but the rail does no good....he had mastered climbing over it in about a week. His room is TOTALLY childproofed, so I never worry about putting him to bed and leaving the room after cuddle time, a book and goodnight kiss. Before leaving the room, I inspect it for anything on the floor that could be choking hazard (strings, lost buttons, fuzz balls anything!)

For naptime, he gets out of his bed and plays for about 30 minutes without ever crying. Then he cimbs back in bed and goes to sleep. At bedtime, he doesn't get out of bed because we put his favorite stuffed animals in bed with him. BOTH of his favorite toys light up (glow warm and leapfrog elephant)

Trust me, at first he cried for an hour. Every 15 minutes, I would go in and soothe him through words, check diaper and offer sippy cup. I never picked him up. After he had calmed down, I'd say goodnight and leave.

We had our hard days where I wanted to give in, but I stood my ground and now he knows Mommy means bedtime when she says it..

Okay dont think Im mean or cruel, cuz Im not, my son is 2 and does the same thing from time to time, we put the child saftey door knobs on his door and removed all toys, I put on a lullabye cd and leave him in there, he'll bang on the the door for about 15 min, but then he'll sleep for 3 hrs. Its a pain in the but but they gotta to nap.