HELP!!!!...tell me how to teach 19month old that...

[mrsmiawallace]

anytime before 6am is not an appropriate time to get up!
1am last night, mainly 4am and 5am, will just not go back to sleep, end up getting up, going down stairs and laying on floor with duvet while she plays!
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just sympathy, sorry

tried that with her too, she's not interested

hmmm... is she still in a cot or not? If so, can't you just ignore her?

If not, then my sympathies. My 31 mth ds has just worked out that he can actually get out of his bed and it's not always at a good time, and he wakes his 2 older sibs. I lock his door, and when I hear him rattling at it, I go and put him back in his bed and tell him it's not time to get up yet. It is still a battle with him, but I'll give you the benefit (if you can call it that) of my experience with his older brother. Who was child #1 so no sibs to worry about at the time. He has always been, and still is, an early riser. There is a school of thought, and I have to say that I agree, that an early riser is an early riser and there ain't nothin' you can do about it. What you can do is prevent them from disturbing anyone else. (All this is obviously within reason - 1am is still the middle of the bleedin' night!).
Various tips:

1. A well-rested child sleeps better. Don't be tempted to put her to bed later.
2. Make it possible for her to turn the light on. I swear by the Ikea ones which you put on the wall, are tamper-proof, and dim, so if they should want to fall asleep again they can.
3. Give her some stuff to occupy her. Books, puzzles, duplo, whatever.
4. Training anything takes time. Explain to her at night what you expect from her (ie stay in her room, don't wake mummy, whatever) and in the morning, either take her back silently, or explain briefly to her that it's not time to get up yet, turn on her light for her, tuck her back into bed but with some books or toys, and tell her you will come and get her when it's time to get up. I try with ds2 to catch him while he's still in bed (ie not run the risk of him getting up himself by leaving it 5 mins too long) to reinforce in his mind that I WILL be coming to him. Any help?

Has she always been an early riser?

I think you have to persevere and not get out of bed until 6am. Use a form of CC if she's really hysterical, otherwise just put your head under the pillow! I know it sounds simplistic, but 1am and 4am are just not acceptable times of the morning are they? How are you supposed to function? I am assuming she is in a cot?

yeah, she is in a cotbed, and because of my own lack of confidence, we are just getting her head round sleeping in her own cot for the most of the night, i used to have to take her to spare room early doors every night.
dp no use, he starts new job sat and has been out of work for 6 months, but still doesnt see to her and after last night performance, instead of helping, said this couldnt carry on as this time next week he would have to be at work for 6am!!!
i know we are all irrational at this ungodly hour, but i was awake too and i tend to her every need during day!
she only began settling afew weeks ago when we bought a grow bag and touch wood, this seems to have helped a lot.
she doesnt understand..its still night time, or go back to sleep till the sun comes out and so on, she just repeats like a mantra, down stairs, down stairs, yog(yoghurt..not hungry, just used to having them first thing)and crys constantly until i relent and stagger down with duvet.

don't go to her at all!
ear plugs.
It'll be a nightmare while you're dong it but she'll learn soon enough and will go back to sleep. Honestly, if she's not physically getting out of bed... just you wait until she is, then you'll know you have problems! you have to start leaving her.

if i try that i will get more winging from dp and saying..how can you let her cry like that!
i know i mollycoddle him and then call him but i feel stuck and need a bit of sleep and me time!

well!
she slep from 8 pm til 5am am then till 7am in bed with me, then last night i have 10 friends over, pretty load nad she slept from 7.30pm till 6am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
god knows what will happen tonight but thank god for those two nights

what about that rabbit clock? some people swear by it. Me, I just swear... lol. Sorry, that probably wasn't any help at all. My 9 month old dts have decided that nighttime isn't for sleeping so I'm sleep deprived and pretty much brain dead at the moment.

saw that clock somewere recently, is it the one you pat its head or something? please explain, i am gormelous!and would she be too young to understand?