How do you train your children to sleep in their own room in a new house?
By rjbass
@rjbass (1422)
United States
December 20, 2006 9:16am CST
Now here's my situation and I really could use some tips.
I recently purchased a new house and it was under renovation for a little over 3 months. During that time, my family stayed at my in-laws place in 2 rooms....bear in mind that my family consists of myself, my wife, 2 daughters (6&4), and my 16 month old son.
So, as you can probably figure out, my children had to share a room with us. You may be asking why we didn't have the 2 girls in one room and then my wife and I along with my son in another. Good question...and the answer is because I get up rather early to go to work and if the baby wakes, then the whole household gets woken up.
So, with that being explained, my kids got used to sleeping in the same room as us and now in the new house, they want to do the same.
Do you have any tips and tricks on how to wean them off of this?
4 responses
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
23 Dec 06
I would let girls sleep in the same room if they want. Once they get older, will do it without pressure.
@jolanda33 (720)
• Netherlands
20 Dec 06
hi,
it will cost you maybe a couple of days but it works!
begin with on of them, if that works you do the next one( i think they go to bed on different times?) lay them in their own bed, and say that it is time to sleep, no discussion!
if they get out, put them back, and say the same. the third time you don't say anything anymore, just put them into their bed. it is possible they come uot of bed 50 times but be strong! it cost you probably 2 or 3 nights and then it is over! my niece had the same problem, it took one day(say night) she cried from 7 untill midnight, but now she sleeps in her own room!
this method that i just described came from the televisionprogram that i watched every week!
my daughter always sleeps in her own bed, and one time she woke up because there was a storm going on, she cried so i took her out of bed for half an our, and the next evening she tried to get out of bed again, but i left her there and told her to go to sleep! she cried for 1,5 our, one day later she tried again, it took only 15 minutes, and the third day no problem at al!
if you have kids that cry quick you better put someting in your ears the first evening, but if you keep holding on you are the winner!
hope you try this tip, and good luck with it!
@rjbass (1422)
• United States
21 Dec 06
This is great advise. I will surely try this and I can see how being persistent and firm on my end will eventually do the trick. Both of my girls will be in the same room and they have the same bedtime so hopefully that will ease some of their anxiety.
Thank you for the post.
