Sleep - Eden Prairie,MN

That's how I got myself in the habit of sleeping with my daughter. EVERYWHERE I've rented the walls have been super thin and I hate more than anything to bother people I'm a super quiet neighbor. I know if I'd done the cry it out method I would totally bother people. I was living in a apartment for battered women and was told just warn the other women so they can expect it and know why they will be hearing your child for a few days in their apartments and just do it. Maybe warn your neigbors? Put a mattress on your floor for him to sleep and gradually move him closer and closer back to his room?

C.,
My daughter slept with my husband and I until she was 4. We got lazy and did not want to be up half the night with screaming child. When we moved, she was totally thrilled with a new room and made the transition beautifully. Our 14 mo old son now sleeps with us. Who knows when he will move out. my best advice is if you and your husband do not want her in the bed anymore to make a gradual, but consistent transition. And routine brush teeth lay down in his room, read a book, tell him goodnite give him a kiss stay in with him for maybe five minutes, say nothing and then go out. If he is screaming, go back in after like ten minutes or so, rub his back tell him goodnite and leave. If he keeps crying go in rub his back say nothing and leave. You may have to do this for awhile but eventually he will understand that there is no other option but to sleep. This will get tiresome, sometimes they are so strong willed it seems they can outstand you, it will be worth it in the end. If this seems like a lot of work for the moment he could always sleep with you. Remember that he will outgrow this someday and when he is 15 and wants nothing to do with you (hopefully this wont happen) you will have all the precious times he spent in your bed with you to hold onto.
Good luck!

I would suggest massaging his hands and feet with lotion or oil while he lays in his own bed. If he is still upset and won't let you massage his feet, tell him a secret in his ear. He might stop yelling to hear what you're saying. There are also pressure points on his hands and feet (the softest part of his palm and sole). If you press and hold gently there with your thumb, that should relax him enough to enjoy the massage. Plus, he'll love the attention he's getting from you!

Run, don't walk, to the store and by "Good Night, Sleep Tight" by Kim West. I feel like I read nearly every book on sleep and this is the one that worked. My 8 month old puts herself to sleep now after I lay her in the crib. She used to be just like your 2 year old.

Right now she's talking herself to sleep as I write. Miracle book! And easy to follow. Cruelty free.