To wish my 2 yr old would just go to sleep

5 replies

CountryDweller · 16/02/2011 01:55

Title says it all.
5 nights out of 7 Ds gets up and charges around. I can't leave him in his room as he shares with school age sibling.
He'll probably be awake now till about 3-4am. This very tired mum wants a good nights sleep for a change.

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MissyKLo · 16/02/2011 04:36

You poor thing

He charges around? What just playing? Will he sleep in your room?

Have you tried star charts fir good behaviour etc?

I totally sympathise as took my boy till he was nearly three to sleep well

Maybe you need to take away privileges for bad behaviour

Tortoiseonthehalfshell · 16/02/2011 05:27

My two year old doesn't yet respond to things like sticker charts and privileges; if the consequence isn't immediate, and basic, it won't have much impact. Maybe an older two year old would?

Sympathies, OP. Has it been going on for a while? Or just a frustrating phase. Mine rampages too, but I just leave her to it unelss I hear a wail, and usually she burns herself out really fast. Does your son go to bed at the same time as the school-age sibling?

Tobytyke · 16/02/2011 05:58

Does he sleep during the day? If he does make sure it is earlier, I didn't let mine sleep after say 1:30 in the afternoon cos I knew it spelled trouble for later.

GotArt · 16/02/2011 06:15

I feel for you but what is going on through the day? Maybe a walk after dinner would help. I'd move sibling into your room for a few nights to get younger one use to sleeping and he'll cry the house down, but be stern in making him stay in bed and in the room. My DD, just over 2 years, doesn't have playtime/walk after dinner, she is hard to get down and has a disturbed night of sleeping and never let her nap past 3pm... she goes to bed at 8.

willieversleepagain · 16/02/2011 07:24

I don't have any suggestions as i also have a great deal of trouble with my dd at bedtime (as my name suggests), I can sympathise though. I know for us we probably need to follow a set program (supernanny style) but we are just too exhausted & opt for the easy option of letting her stay up late & then sleep with us.

Sorry that's not much help is it?
We just hope & pray things will get better as she gets older & we can bribe her communicate better.

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