3yrs old wakes every nite

[butterfly911]

my 3yrs old wakes every nite & gets into our bed how cn i get him to sleep through the nite in his own bed cause im spending far 2much time in the spare rm.

if your child is waking in the night is it because of a bad dream/bed wetting or anythin else? what do they say when they wake? Are they crying?

What do they eat/drink before bed?

do they have a good routine?

I need to know all of this before advising.

no hes not waking over a bad dream he doesnt wet the bed he has a little milk & sum nites a biscut hes always had same routine
dinner at 6pm
shower at 7pm
bed at 8pm
its never varied much over the 3yrs

If he has a god routine, then its more than likely just a habbit hes got himself into. The body trains itself into a new habit very quickly. I know I find myself waking at 630am on the wknd because ive trained my body too every day of the wk for the past 7 years for my job!

The best thing to do is to be clam with him when he comes into your room, and expalin its still night time, and take him back to bed. If he cries you need to be strong and leave him expalining al te time that its still sleep time and youll see him in the morning.

If he comes back to your bed, you need to take him back straight away and repeat that its night time. Keep doing this (it might take lots of effort or it could work straight away)

The more you let him come into your bed or give in them more it will continue.

Wishing you lots of luck!

Fi

does he sleep during the day? dd did this when she was outgrowing her nap.

thank you fifilou will start tonite ya its probaly habit as u say but ya would like my bed back so will presevere & c what happens

ya he still has a nap during the day not everyday but sum days i no i shouldnt leave him but 2b honest i enjoy the peace for an hr

Ds wasa rubbish sleeper, and responded really well to a very clear star chgart (am not normally star chart person. One star for every night he didn't cry or have milk in the night. Five stars = treat of his choice.
Sorted him out in 2 weeks, pretty much, much to my absolute surprise - never thought it would work. Worth a try, at least

i found it really hard to drop the nap but honestly it really works.

hows it going? Have you tried yet?

good luck butterfly911

ive used this technique over many years and with different children and am pleased to say its always worked.

remember to always stay calm, even if he gets all grouchy and cries, be firm but calm. Always talk in a whisper (any louder is too stimulating and he will wake up fully then and it will be even harder to settle him back into his own bed!)