sleeping problems

[torque]

Hi, im a single mum of 5 children that i adour and love,but im having a problem with my 4yr and 5yr old.They are always getting into my bed in the early hours of the morning round about 3/4 am, as anybody got any solutions please.
torque.

I think the answer on Little Angels is always the same - a good bedtime routine, explain that they have to stay in their beds from now on, and put them back again and again until they do. Plus star charts with rewards for staying in their own beds. Maybe also make a big thing of doing something nice with their bed and bedroom and emphasising it is their special place. But mostly putting them back until it is 7am (or whenever you consider OK) when they can come in for a big cuddle. Do they share a room normally? Would they like to?

A single mum of five? I can't cope as a couple with two half the time!

lol aloha,being a single mum of 5 was through no fault of my own ....my ex thought the grass was greener.2yrs later he has no job , no home, no money , and he doesnt see his children.All because of a 17yr old girl bareing in mind he was 30yrs at the time like myself...pmsl.Im going to do the putting back to bed thing have tried it but i will give it another go .

I'm in awe. How old are your kids?
I think putting them back is the only way but you have to persevere and I bet it's knackering - esp when your bed is nice and warm!

I agree with both of aloha's posts. Good luck.

i have a 14yr old, a 9yr old,4yr old,5yr oldand last but not least a 19mth old boy, im also doing a GNVQ to nursing and midwifery which is 3 days aweek....so im abit busy to say the least lol

OMG! - do your four and five year old share a room atm? are they boys/girls/mixed??

yes i do , i do send them to bed at diffirent times to.I will just have to keep trying i think, thanks for your advice to