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amother
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 Wed, Dec 04 2024, 5:44 pm
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My 3 year old doesn’t want to sleep in her bed. She wants to only sleep on my bed and I don’t know what to do. She throws fits in her room in her bed. Can’t regulate herself and I don’t know what to do, do I give in and let her sleep in my bed or do I let her throw a fit ? Need advice we also just had another baby so there’s that
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amother
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Wed, Dec 04 2024, 11:14 pm
Let her throw a fit and sit with her by her bed if that's your only way to keep her in her bed. You will have to eventually transition to her sleeping without you in the room but more important is tackling the staying in her own bed.
If you can from the beginning of you sitting with her try leaving for a minute or 2 with her knowing you will be back if she continues lying down. E.g. I'm just going to get myself a drink I will be back straight away if you are lying nicely. If not you wait outside the room and say something like if you want me to sit with you you have to lie down...
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smarty skirt
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Wed, Dec 04 2024, 11:22 pm
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I took out once a book on sleep training for kids. There is only one thing I remember from that book and one thing I used. You soothe your child for one minute. (massage lightly downward direction on their back or the favorite place, back of head or down temple) in bed. Make sure temperature is great and bed is comfy for them. You say shma and leave. Be in next room, when the child comes out you walk them to their bed and comfort one minute. You keep doing that even 5 times in a night, keep it up, the child is LEARNING to self soothe when you do it that way. You are friendly taking their hand to walk back. You can even lock your door and go to it to walk the child away. But sometimes I did let a child sleep in our bed.....but our kids are good going to bed.....I started this when recommended at 10 months and beyond......magnesium skin patch like patch aid or their sleep patch is great for night fears.....
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