Help! son climbs out of cot

Gold Member Joined: Jun 20 2004 Posts: 1260

my son just learned how to climb out of his cot and he will not take his nap. he already knew how to open the door to his room. So when we put him in bed he just climbs out and comes to us. he is also very excited about this new skill.
Does this mean this is the end to his naps?
I was planning to cook for shabbos during his 2-3h nap.
How do I get him to go to sleep?

Posted: Fri, Jan 28 2005, 9:48 am Post subject:

I think that since he just learned how to climb out he will do it until he doesnt think its an amazing thing to do. In the meantime he is thrilled that he can climb out of the cot. How old is your son?
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Posted: Fri, Jan 28 2005, 11:27 am Post subject:

Hi, firstly how old is ur son.

I had the same problem with my baby (now 15 months) he tried climbing out, I was sooo worried he would hurt himself, not so much that he would get out, but that he would break his neck g-d forbid. Thank g-d my hubby is a handy guy, we took apart the crib, and my dh, made a new bottom, so the mattress is much lower. Baby still tries to climb out, but he cant get his foot over the bars (for now LOL)
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Posted: Sat, Jan 29 2005, 4:19 pm Post subject:

Maybe get him a bed, so you don't have to worry about him falling while trying to climb. My son doesn't do that yet, but I am waiting for him to start.
I think once they realise they can go out of their bed when they want it's a thrill, it's great for hem and they will carry on doing it no matter what until they find it boring. So nothing really you can do.
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Gold Member Joined: Jun 20 2004 Posts: 1260

he will be 2 this week. I am not so worried about him falling - because we have carpet and he look like he climbs pretty well. It is just frusterating to be woken up a 6:30. Before he would talk to himself till we took him out. He also would talk to himself and play in his bed till he fell asleep. I am scared he will constantly climb out when I want him to go to bed.

I just this past week we got a 2nd cot for the baby. Maybe I would of just put him in a bed instead of getting a 2nd cot if I knew he would be climbing out so fast

Posted: Sat, Jan 29 2005, 10:37 pm Post subject:

Did you ever think of getting one of those child proof door knob covers for the inside of his bedroom door? That's what we did for my son when we switched him to a bed. He enjoyed the freedom of playing in his room and we enjoyed the freedom of having him stay there!

Silver Member Joined: Dec 06 2004 Posts: 812

We did things a little diffrent, we put a child's gate up at the door to my daughters room. That way she was able to climb out of bed and play with the toys in her room and not wake us up. You can only do this if your childs room is childproof and there is no other kids that might need the bathroom in the middle of the night unless they are old enough to either climb over or open the gate themselves.

Posted: Sun, Jan 30 2005, 5:36 pm Post subject:

Posted: Sun, Jan 30 2005, 7:02 pm Post subject:

I would be afraid to leave a child alone in a room with a closed door. Then again, my children are into climbing. I've gotten them off windowsills, shelves, out of the kitchen sink Smile

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Posted: Mon, Jan 31 2005, 6:31 am Post subject:

Keep a baby monitor on so you can hear what is happening.

Gold Member Joined: Jun 20 2004 Posts: 1260

bedtime is getting worse both naps and at night. My son climbs out of bed as soon as I put him in and will not go to sleep even though he is exhausted. I tried everything. Lying down with him, bribing him.
I should get a lock but I never got around to getting one yet. But does that really help them go to sleep?
Any advice on getting a child to stay in bed?

Posted: Sun, Feb 06 2005, 4:17 pm Post subject:

Tell him he can just play quietly, read books, etc. but does not have to go to sleep. Leave on a night light and close the door! He may actually end up in bed, and if he falls asleep on the floor - he'll realize after a few nights that his bed is more comfortable. Hope this works! Whenever my son doesn't want to take a nap I tell him just to play quietly or rest for a little while and sometimes he ends up sleeping and sometimes not. But at least I get a short break!

Gold Member Joined: Jun 20 2004 Posts: 1260

he is tired but just does not know how to sit still

Posted: Mon, Feb 07 2005, 1:20 pm Post subject:

Maybe buy him a new toy that he can only play with in bed. He may start looking forward to playing with it and then fall asleep after a while. Good luck! THese sleep issues are pretty tough - I've been there!

Senior Member Joined: Dec 09 2004 Posts: 149

I had this issue (only worse, because one twin would climb out of her crib and wake up the other/or stop her from napping)
At nap time I moved her to a different room, to her sister's bed, near the kitchen. She was very excited to be in a bed, and I would check up on her through the open door and if she was out of bed, I would calmly put her back and ask her if she wanted to go in her crib. Of course she said no, and so I would tell her to stay in bed then, and make sure she was comfortable. She was really not ready to give up her nap, she was just too excited to put herself to sleep - once she was calm, in a bed and near where her mommy was, she would calm down and nap - she now naps everyday (actually back in her crib).
As for nighttime- the best advice I ever heard:
NO TOYS - it just excites them and gets them into an awake cycle that is hard for them to break.
Keep a regular routine - story/shema/cuddle and put in bed.
Sit a little distance from the crib - DONT LOOK - but if you notice him climb out, CALMLY put him back in and sit back down - keep doing this (without talking and remaining calm even if he cries) until he eventually calms down and falls asleep. It will not be a quick process the first few nights, but patience will be ur reward! Some kids have a hard time calming themselves enough to be relaxed so they can fall asleep - by you being there, it has a calming effect, and you are setting the boundaries (which I believe he wants) of him climbing out.
As for the morning climbing out - Good luck - no ideas...sometimes kids just start waking up earlier and we just have to grin it and bear it....

Gold Member Joined: Aug 18 2004 Posts: 1352

they sell tents for the crib to help keep kids in.

sara

Executive Member Joined: Dec 27 2004 Posts: 357

Some children are K"H very adventurous and have majic fingures that figure out how to open anything. for ex:I was at a friends house for shabbos and my daughter at the time was @ 2 yrs she openned the front door with a child lock on it!

My daughter also did this, it's a stage (guess call it that!) that they go through, once it's starts getting boring they stop or u switch them to a bed. I shlepped it out with my daughter for about 5 -6 months, then switched her to a bed. U have to be firm,yet gentle and say now its nap time and you have to take a nap.Easier said than done though!