How do you keep a bouncy 3.5yr old in bed? Until recently we've been sitting with our DS at bedtime until he fell asleep. The trouble being this could take c2 hours a night. So we realised that this method wasnt really helping him get to sleep and we actually wanted our evenings back. The last few days we've been leaving him in his bed with lullabies to listen to, but he's just up and out so many times. I've been trying the rapid return method but he just turns this into a game eventually, and ends up giggling and trying to get me playing catch! I'm trying to be calm and not react but it's quite exhausting.
Any tips? Or just reassurance that it will get easier (it has to!!)
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Bedtime horrors with 3.5yr old DS
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findyourbacon · 15/06/2015 19:07
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