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Really need advise on bedtime

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nknight85 · 12/01/2012 22:12

Right I have a 3 year old and a 23month old boys, in October we decided to put them in the back room together, as they did have seperate rooms, but the traffic outside use to wake them up too early. For the first few weeks it was a nightmare as they were excited, but they got better, my eldest would run around the room to being silly but after awhile he would be asleep, and my youngest always stayed awake the longest talking in his cot as he had a nap during the day. But they were always asleep no later than half 8. Well the past week or so they have been terrible not going to sleep till after 9pm, we have even tried putting them bed at 8 instead of 7 to see if that works but no look, they are constantly shouting or my eldest running about, we go in a few times and warn them both but no joy, but my youngest started being more clingy and crying for me so I tried leaving the door open, or keep going to him, but I think he felt trapped, so we decided tonight to try him in his own toddler bed to see if he would stop crying, well that worked but it has made them behave really bad, obviously it's his first night in a big bed but he has been running round room getting teddys and things off shelves just being a nuisance, I would say me and my husband have been in there 30 times to pug him back to bed, my eldest was really good As he only got out 3 times. It's now ten past ten and they've only just gone to sleep, after I went in there. It's driving me Barmey if this is gunna happen every night I don't no what to do, I do wanna try giving it ago, as he has to go into a big bed sooner or later, but I can't be doing night after night like this, I am thinking of maybe putting my youngest in his own room again, as my eldest won't be able to go to sleep if he has a brother running to him every minute. Some advice or help would be nice lol please I beg of you help me. Xxx

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ilovevenice · 12/01/2012 23:55

I have 3 boys, and have now put the older two in together (they were 4 and 2 when we did). The first night I removed all the toys etc that were on the shelves they could reach, so they wouldn't have anything to distract them, and also said that if they didn't get us up in the night they would each get a sticker in the morning (they love stickers!). The first morning they didn't get stickers, but it didn't take very long before they did. We do occasionally get a bit of jumping around, but mostly it's chatting/singing and they love being together, especially in the mornings. Hope it all works out for your boys.

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