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AilishHarwood16 · 29/05/2019 09:34

Can anyone help me i still have my 3 year old son in our bed and every time i put him in his room he screams the house down. He has everything in there toys, books we even put our dog in there but nothing is working. Help!!?

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SeaToSki · 29/05/2019 10:40

Does he happily play in there during the day.? If nit, then start with that. If its just a night time problem then you might need to grit your teeth and endure the screaming for three or four days until he knows you mean business. Start on a Friday night so you dont have to go to work in the morning. Put him to bed “like a big boy” and if he comes out, put him back with no conversation or lights on, just say “you need to sleep in your bed like a big boy”. Rinse and repeat. It is going to take a while, but you will get there.
Oh and talk about it with him for a few days before you start. “On friday you are going to sleep in your own bed like a big boy” etc. and consider buying him a special night light or duvet cover to mark the occasion

AilishHarwood16 · 29/05/2019 11:03

Thank you for the advice we try that and we have a stair gate on his door. He does play in there happily but just screams daddy when we out him in there and the husband cant take it.

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SeaToSki · 29/05/2019 11:26

So you have a DH problem then. He needs to toughen up, what will he do when teenage DS is whining for alcohol and drugs because all his friends have it.... Parenting is not for the weak 🙂

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