2 Year Old Not Sleeping Through the Night, Help!
Imagine you’ve finally drifted off to sleep, after yet another exhausting day. After two or three hours, however, you hear “Mommy…” or “Daddy…” If you have a toddler, it is likely that you have experienced this. At this stage, children are just learning to sleep in a real bed, in their own room, away from their parents. So it is no surprise that many of them have trouble sleeping through the night.
Here are a couple suggestions for getting them to do so.
Special Bed
One solution is to put a cot or futon at the end of your bed. Tell your child that when they can’t sleep in their own bed, that special bed is there for them. This way, they won’t disturb your sleep when they come in. Explain to them that grown-ups need sleep too and unless it is an emergency they need to try not to wake you up.
They can simply tip toe into your bedroom and cuddle up on their special bed on these nights. The idea behind this is that slowly your child starts sleeping in their own bed more and more, and will only use their special bed when they are particularly upset. If this doesn’t work and they always want to sleep in the special bed, try this next suggestion.
Reward System
Another way to keep your child from waking you up at all hours of the night is to set up a reward system. Make a chart with each day of the week on it. For every night they sleep the entire night in their own bed, put a sticker on the chart.
There are many options for what you can reward them with. For example, if you don’t mind them sleeping in your bed sometimes, reward them by letting them sleep with you once a week if they stay in their own bed all of the other nights.
If you want them staying in their own bed every night though, simply think of a different reward. You could have them earn a certain number of stickers before they get a new toy, or take them out for ice cream, or whatever you think will entice them.
If your child is having trouble getting to sleep in the first place, a good bedtime routine is key. This can include lavender bubble baths, back rubs, and bedtime stories just to name a few.
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