My 2Yr Old Daughter Wont Sleep in Her Bed

My 2 yr old was doing the same this past summer. After trying many techniques from the continued "walk them back to bed" each time (which didn't work at all since she was still getting attention), to letting her cry/get all upset that we leave her in there, the only thing that has actually worked was a reward type system. We started giving her stickers for each night she stayed in her bed all night to put on a calendar and when she got 4 stickers, she got an extra special treat (her fav. is going to the movie theater). She also did get mini-treats with each sticker (e.g. watching a home movie)to help her not lose sight of the point. You have to keep at it though-it was hard for her to get 4 stickers in a week in the beginning but now she does without a problem. It also helps them get familiar with a calendar and day of the week. Hope this helps, good luck.

After we got back from vacation we had the same problem with our son. He was sleeping great but as for my husband and I we were getting no sleep. I mentioned this to my girlfriend who recommended this book called solve your childs sleep problems by Richard Ferber. It was amazing it took about a week to get things back to normal, but it worked and we haven't had a problem since. It discusses everything from middle of the night waking to irregular sleep patterns to getting them back into their own beds. It will be the longest week of your life putting her back in her bed over and over, but stay consistant once she realizes that you are not going to allow it it will stop. Good luck!

I feel your pain! My daughter is five and I am just now getting her to sleep in her room. I have made sure that there is some type of noise like the humidifier in her room to take noises away since we live in a mobile home. Also you might want to put her in her bed and turn off the lights and just sit next to her bed till she falls asleep. It will take a while but it will work out.

My 2 1/2 year went through this stage recently. We had to tell him he was sleeping in his bed and I still generally have to lie there with him and cuddle until he falls asleep. We have been doing this for a little over a week and each night he fusses less and falls asleep quicker. The first few nights were had and involved lots of crying.

We had the same problem with our 3 year old. I just sat with her in her room until she fell asleep or was almost asleep. Each night I moved closer to the door and eventially I waited at the door and then she finally was able to sleep in her bed. When she woke up at night I would get up, take her back to her bed and sit for a few minutes. It took about a week of doing this every night to get her to stay in her bed. Now she gets up once in a while but she knows that she goes right back to her room and mommy cuddles with her for a few minutes then she has to go to sleep.

Hope it helps!!

My daughter is 2 as well and she does the same exact thing. She started doing it when we bought her a toddler bed about 6 weeks ago. I can't seem to get her to stay in her bed, I lost all control over it when I gave the crib to her new baby brother. I feel for you, I wish I could also find a way.

I just got temporary custody of my god son who is two years old. He never slept in his own bed until I bought him one. I sit in a chair out side his room and I have a tv in his room he watches it till he falls asleep. Then I shut it off. He still gets up in the middle of the night I put him back in his bed turn the tv on and he falls back asleep. I hope eventually to break him of the tv but for now it works and gives me a little more sleep. Also kiss her good night you want her to be just as comfortable in her bed as you are in yours. P.s. He seems to fall asleep to 101 delmations and aristro cats only. I have tried sesame street and Barney but he wants to stay awake and watch them.

When my daughter was little, she always had sleep issues. We were back and forth rocking her to sleep, bringing her into bed and trying to get her to sleep alone. She slept with us, (when she wanted or needed to) until she was 3 1/2. That was when my son was born and he slept in a bassinet in our room. We tried to make rules about sleeping with us (like, she could only come into our bed when it got light outside, eevery other night and so on) but really, as long as she was falling asleep by herself in her bed, we let her come and go as she pleased. When she didn't need that security anymore, she slowly started sleeping through the night alone. And now, at 5 1/2 she still sneaks in every once in a while. My advice is- don't make a huge deal of it! If she needs the comfort, let her in and see if she stops needing it!

OMG I've been going through the same thing with my 22 month old. We had recently bought her a toddler bed when she started crawling out of her crib. She would go down easily into the toddler bed but then around 2am would get up and want to get in bed with us. At the suggestion of my mother I moved her into another full size bed in our guest room. It has been two nights and she has slept all night without getting up. Maybe trying a different bed may help. I think my daughter just likes the extra space. Hope this helps.

This is what you do when all other options fail. You want to establish these habits now before she gets any older. Take the toys out of her room if they are a distraction. Remove her light bulb if she turns on the light. Lock her door. This may seem extreme to some, but locking her in her room is really not that much different than when she was "locked" in her crib. Just think of her room as a giant crib. I don't think that a two year old should be able to roam the house freely at night anyway. Put her to bed with your normal routine, books, song, etc, say goodnight then leave. If she cries, ignore her. If she pounds on the door, ignore her. It won't take more than a week and she'll get the point. She may sleep on her floor for a few nights, so leave an extra blanket and maybe a pillow too. Like I said, this may be the last resort theory, but if you really don't want her to sleep with you, then be the parent and do what you have to do. My children are ages 2 and 4. Sleeping with mom and dad has never been an option, and they are great sleepers. It's not mean, it's saving the whole family alot of stress for years to come.

All I can say is try anything to nip it in the bud now. We fell into the habit of letting our daughter (now 41/2) sleep with us and it has been hard breaking her of it. So far I have to lay with her until she falls asleep then tip toe out and go to my room. In the beginning she kept coming in our room in the middle of the night and we would let her stay. Then we started putting her back in her bed and she would cry until I layed with her. There were quite a few nights that I would be up and down and awaken out of a deep sleep. Last night was one of the first nights she didn't need me to lay down with her and stayed in bed all night. Now I just hope it is dry. I've also heard of people who put up a gate or sleep for awhile next to her bed and then gradually get farther and farther away until she no longer needs it. I admit I didn't mind sleeping with her and cuddling but my husband was not liking it very much. Good Luck.

have anyone tried a night light or some soft music playing. how about reading to them in their beds. how about playing a game let see how long u can stay in your room. how about camping out in the room let them sleep in a sleeping bag on the floor.

I don't have any advise for you but I do understand. I have a 4 year old that does the same thing. It started a year and a half ago when we moved into our new house. She goes to bed fine in her own bed, but every night in the middle of the night she gets up and climbs over my husband and gets in to the middle of us and goes back to sleep. It is to the point now that I don't even hear her any more. I have tried rewards and I tried to create a "sleep fairy" That would leave her some type of suprise every morning that she woke up in her own bed. Nothing has worked. She currently wants her room to be a different color. So we told her that if she starts to sleep in her room then in the spring we would paint it. So far no luck. I hope that you find something that works and maybe post it for someone like myself to try.

My advise, nip it in the bud before it gets too far. I have a four year son who will not sleep in his bed. He started sleeping in our bed a couple of years ago, and now we can't get him to stop. The advise I got was to tell your child goodnight and put them down in their bed. When they come out, simply put them back in bed without talking. With my son, I literally had to put a chair right in his doorway so that everytime he got up, I would put him in bed. Unfortunately my son is very strong willed, and bedtime was taking 3 to 4 hours a night to actually get him to fall asleep. I regretfully did not stick to my guns, and now he is right back in our bed.

I am still fighting this battle. There seems to be no easy way to fix it. I've just been repeatedly getting up and returning him to his room. Occasionally I manage to get him to go back on his own.

I understand some people have success in a reward system. A sticker on a chart every morning after she sleeps in her bed all night. Collect a certain number to gain a reward.

My son is not particularly motivated by these sorts of things though.LOL