My 2 1/2 Yr Old All of the Sudden Wants to Sleep with Me

I would just take her back to her bed when she tries to get in with you. She's old enough to understand that she needs to sleep in her bed. Just keep taking her back, you don't have to say anything, eventually she'll get stay on her own. Good luck!

I loved sleeping in my parents room when I was little! But I was also afraid of the dark so I had a nightlight on, and the door always slightly ajar. As I got older I turned to glow in the dark stars. Set boundaries. I could only sleep in my parents room once a week and I looked forward to it. She is still young to fully realize whats going on. She just knows that you are there and are warm and comforting.

Don't give in!!!! She'll be trying to get in your bed every night forever. Our daughter has issues with sneaking in our bed, and she is 7. We have worked out a system. During the work week, she has to stay in her bed. If she wakes up, I pray with her and then leave the room. On the weekends, she is allowed to sneak in with us. I know your daughter is a bit young for that, but all I can say is, don't give up! Take care of it now, so you're not dealing with it later. Be consistent and don't try to justify why you're putting her back in bed. She is smart and will work your emotions! Good luck!

I would never give in. Once you do that you are then being controlled. She will wear herself out and finally will not be of any value because no matter how long she cries she is not getting her way. She then will find another way and basically she is rewarded by not crying because she will find crying is not getting her what she wants. This is exactly how teens act. They slam doors, mouth off at you to get what they want and the end result can never be bad behavoir will never accomplish. Sweetness cleaning you room doing even the most unwanted jobs if the reward is worth it they will do it. Good Luck it will not take long. Get ear plugs turn up the tv or read a nice book but do not give in. Adult beds are for closeness together and will not accomplish that with a child in your bed. G. W

Could she be scared of something in her room or of being alone in the dark? Maybe you should just ask her why she wants to sleep in your bed. I, personally, always think there is a better way to solve sleep problems rather than let them cry it out. Once you find out the reason she wants to sleep with you, then you will know better how to solve the issue. Maybe she needs you to sit with her every night even if it does take forever(good time to catch up on reading), get a night light or leave the closet light on, reward her for staying in her bed all night, etc. Good luck!

We had this problem with our youngest. We used the Super Nanny technique. Do your usual bedtime routine. Put your little one to bed, then sit on the floor next to her bed. Look down at the floor and sit quietly until she falls asleep. Do not make eye contact or talk to her. If she gets out of bed...tell her it's bedtime and but her back in bed. Again you sit on the floor next to her bed looking down. If she gets out of bed again put her back in bed and give her a kiss, no words. Again you sit on the floor looking down. If she gets out of bed again you put her back in bed and DO NOT SAY ANYTHING..no more kisses. Again you sit on floor next to her bed until she falls asleep. Hopefully she will get the message. You stay on the floor next to her bed until she falls asleep. Do this for several nights. Next sit farther from her bed, still looking down. Do that for a few nights then inche closer to the door each time. The idea is to get her to understand that bedtime means staying in her bed and falling asleep on her own. We had a strong willed child so it took over an hour the first few times. It only took a week.

Hope this helps.

Here's what we did. We brought a twin bed into our room and placed it on my side of the bed. Then we set up an adult play room in another room and had adult time in the other room. Our kids never complained about us leaving the bed room after 5 or ten minutes of reading to them because they knew we had to come back to our room to sleep. Our kids did move out of our room after a few years and are happily sleeping without any problems. Bed time is short, no fuss time because they know that we care about their fears and help them get over any speed bumps along the way.

My three year old has been having trouble with naps and goind to sleep. I don't know if she is scared or just an age thing. Something that has worked for us is leaving the light on in the room so that she can have some alone "reading" time in her bed. Usually, when I go back up to turn the light off she is fast asleep. Also, I sometimes compromise by leaving the door open with hallway light on if she hasn't fallen asleep yet when I go to turn the bedside lamp off. I also am pretty firm; if she calls to go potty, etc. I have her get out of bed to go potty; however, I stay outside of the bathroom so that she can focus on business instead of stalling. Good luck!!

When my son was having this same issue (he was about 3 yo), our pedi suggested to us something that she did with HER son. That is, when you put her to bed, tell her, Mommy's going to go put on her pajamas (or brush teeth, or whatever you can think of that would take about 5 minutes), then I'll come back to check on you. Go back about 5 minutes later as you said you would, then up the time: OK, now mommy is going to go downstairs and finish cleaning the kitchen (or whatever), and I'll be back to check on you in 7 minutes, or 10 minutes. Then go back and check on her again. Hopefully, by that time, she'd be asleep, but keep upping the time until she is asleep. Maybe just that security of knowing you're still there and would be there to keep her safe would help? Worth a shot anyways. It works well for my son, I still find that I have to do it sometimes (he's 4 1/2 now) if he starts saying he's scared or he doesn't want me to leave the room at bedtime. Luckily for me, though, he tends to fall asleep during the first 5 minutes that I leave the room so I don't have to keep coming back! But worth a try, anyways - good luck!